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    no fuel to carb while in neutral

    ... well the title pretty much says it ... i can start the motor if i throttle up in neutral but as soon as i drop back into neutral , i am not getting any fuel .. where would you guys look?
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    motor dies at idle after carb removal

    I posted this once before with no response , but here it goes again ... any suggestions would be helpful. I have a 1983 mercury 50 4 cylinder 2 stroke ser. 6277090 that i was having issues with only running half speed at full throttle. Well i decided to take a look at the carbs and the first...
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    50 hp idles at half throttle , but dies at neutral

    I have an 83 merc 50 4 cylinder ... I was having problems with the motor bogging down and only pushing half throttle.. changed the plugs.. plugs were slightly wet..decided to take a look at the carbs since i didnt know when the last time they were cleaned .. well i found a small peice of...
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    I'm sure I'll get crucified for this ....

    but the only way I could wire my trim motor up was to wire the solenoids up to a momentary switch . I tryed wiring a new switch , new wires , new solenoids , and relays but the only way I could get anything to work was to just wire a switch straight to the solenoids .. so whats issues am I...
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    mercury tilt wiring question

    Re: mercury tilt wiring question this is the plug
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    mercury tilt wiring question

    My tilt/trim wires on my 83 merc 50 got burnt up a few days ago when the trim switch got stuck in the up position , now i'm trying to re wire it and ran into an issue.I have the new switch installed but the wires connect to the trim motor thru a 3 prong rubber housing which the wires are burnt...
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    Slow rpm increase?

    Re: Slow rpm increase? j martin.. just got done running a comp. check all cylinders checked to be 91-94 ... i did however hook the motor up to the hose and noticed this.... water leaking from the bottom of the motor:confused:
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    Slow rpm increase?

    I have a 83 merc 50 inline 4 , Took the wife out in the boat today for the first time and it ran fine the first mile. When i slowed to idle i noticed the trim tab got stuck up and the motor was trimmed all the way up . The next run of about a mile was very slow. Could only get about 3000 rpms...
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    Some more questions about my 83 mercury 50

    So Ive posted a few threads so far .I just bought a 1983 Lowes side console with a 83 mercury 4 cylinder 50 and have been doing some test runs to work out any kinks in it before summer starts.1st I had a bad battery connection that was giving me some eletrical issues. check now Im good . Then...
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    is there an ignition breaker on a 84 merc 50 hp

    ive had my boat for about a week now. and so far 3 times when ive had touble getting the motor to fire up and hold down the igniton key for a long period i lose all power to the motor , starter and choke . i turn the key yet get nothing , but when i try again about a day later the motor starts...
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    no ignition power all of a sudden 84 50hp merc

    Ive always been been around boats but never had to maintain one or work out the problems. i bought a 84 lowes catcher pro with a 50 merc . took it out today with a buddy for a test run and look for any issues . got to the lake took a few turns of the key to get it running but once it got running...
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    boy did i mess up

    Just bought a 84 mod v side console with an 84 mercury 50 on it . Got it home and went to show my brother how the engine purr like a kitten , hooked the water muffs up turn the water on ( or so I thought ) and proceeded to turn the motor over . Turned it over , and it ran for about 3 secs ...
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