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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    I aligned the connecting rods until no separation line was visible, just had small issues with one of them but I disassembled and noticed some dirt in between, cleaned out and then reassembled and the separation line disappeared, I think that worked out good. Now for the gas/oil mix 25:1...
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Any recommendations for taking it to the lake for the first time, should I run it with a higher gas/oil mixture? I've seen people suggesting 1:40 ratio or something like that.
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    So i just finished building up the motor today, and it fired up immediately, no hick ups or anything, but I noticed some drops of water leaking through the head gasket, I warmed it up and retightened a little higher than specs suggested, the leak stopped. Compression is now 105-110-105. Seems...
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    OK I’ve had enough.

    I'm in northern Mexico no snow or rain in months, our lakes are drying, gobal warming is hitting hard here. We still could go out fishing anyday until the lakes completely dries, praying for god Tlaloc for some rain in the area.
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    Starter fluid everytime....

    Yes I would say this choke was 90%+ closed and that little amount off was enough for not starting by its own, fortunatelly it was a quick fix hoping to take it to the lake to test in real situation. I've used so many times the starter fluid with no issues on the outboards for that how ever I...
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    Starter fluid everytime....

    It was a quick fix, choke wss not closing completely. Thanks
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    Starter fluid everytime....

    I do press the choke button and advance the warm up lever, I havent checked if the choke is actually closing the carb completely, I will take a look. I put the startarter fluid directly to the carb air intake. Then crank.
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    Starter fluid everytime....

    Hello I have a 1978 Mercury 500 Thunderbolt 50HP, the motor idles good, runs good overall how ever every cold start needs to use some starter fluid, then when fishing I can move from one side to another with out issues then I stop fishing for an hour and to restart the motor I will need starter...
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Thanks I have done some reading in other threads, I see suggested for cranck case sealing Loctite 518 I have already orderd that one.
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Finally got back to the motor this week end, I got new rings and some used pistons, all look good minor scratches hoping will work well, I have already installed the connecting rods to the crank, that was easier than I thought. Now I would like your suggestions for sealants and loctites to use...
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    Leg Length 1989 Force 85HP

    Thanks Jerry, I have measured and is 20" the transom height. Regards
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    1978 Mercury 50HP Throttle and Shift cables

    Thanks Chris, both throttle and shift are the same?
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    1978 Mercury 50HP Throttle and Shift cables

    Hi, can anyone directme to what throttle and shift cables I need for my outboard, it has a mercontrol also from that date. Regards
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    Throttle & Shift Cables

    Hello can some one help me to select the cables needed for my 1978 Mercury 50 HP outboard, it has a mercontrol... I see in iboats.com that there's the option of GEN I, would that work? What should I look for to know the exact type needed. The picture attached is from something similiar to mine.
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    Leg Length 1989 Force 85HP

    transom measures 20", so that means I need a long leg motor 20" I guess? thanks
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    Leg Length 1989 Force 85HP

    Hello, how can I know the length of the Leg of my outboard, or what is required for my boat. The outboard is a 1989 85HP serial 856X9F. The boat is a 1989 Bayliner Capri 1750. I'm looking for ourboards in case I'm not able to rebuild mine. Thanks
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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    This was my order back then. No cheap though.
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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    I filled the complete transom and drilled again the drain, this material will not get damaged if drilled and exposed to water again.
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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    I used only one bucket and had some left over, the transom for my Bayliner is very small, actually the lady from transomrepair.net takes this seriously and gave me a call to confirm the volume needed, they will not sell you if you are planning to do partial repairs... the stringers were in good...
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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    I used seacast https://www.transomrepair.net/ to repair the transom of my 1989 Bayliner Capri 1750, it was pretty simple and the transom now is rock solid I don't see it failling again soon. I suggest same as "The Force Power" mentioned, work in your motor first to know if all this work is...
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