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The throttle cable (top one in the pic).
At full throttle, the plastic end on it hits the barrel adjuster / bracket before I can get to the full throttle stop or the carb butterflies open all the way. It's maybe 1/4-3/8" of travel left in the throttle arm?
I'm just not seeing any way to...
I have another thread going but in response to some rough running at specific throttle conditions I went through the service manual procedure to link & sync everything as well as set the timing. Pro Tip: If you're using a timing light with advance built in and nothing is making sense....check...
I just picked up a new-to-us boat that has a 1992 or thereabouts Mercury 115 4-cylinder 2-stroke engine. From the previous owner it sounds like was stored a lot and used very little, and the outward condition of the motor reflects that. It starts and runs fine, very smooth at idle and up to...
Last year when I had our new-to-me boat out on the water for the first few times, I noticed that our outboard would seem to run fine at idle & full throttle, but had a pretty bad shake/misfire at part throttle. I didn't worry about it too much as we only got the chance to use it a few times...
Last year I noticed that the lower unit was leaking on my (new to me) 75 HP outboard. I pulled the lower unit & brought it back with me to re-seal it, and am now getting it ready for the season. Everything has gone more or less okay, but I am stuck on the water pump seal (#11 in the diagram...
