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  1. Barnacle_Bill

    Water seperator filters

    How often do you change your filter? I'm getting ready to add one to a 12 year old boat that doesn't have one now. So I'm assuming there is some water in the gas. Should it be changed sooner the first time? My last boat I changed it every spring and never had any problems.
  2. Barnacle_Bill

    1975 air cooled 5 HP Mariner

    I'm having problems verifying the fuel mix ratio for this motor. Anyone know for sure?
  3. Barnacle_Bill

    1995 75HP Merc

    I did a link & sync with no problem except figuring out where to make the final idle speed adjustment. Usually its pretty obvious but I'm drawing a blank on this one. I can id the full throttle stop screw, Idle timing screw, WOT timing screw and throttle cam adjustment screw. Where in the world...
  4. Barnacle_Bill

    75 HP Merc problem?

    I have a new to me 1995 Merc 75HP. While out running WOT the motor suddenly acted like I was slowly throttling back and died. Primer bulb checked good. The motor started right back up and idled good but would die when I tried to give it gas. It did this several times and then started to act...
  5. Barnacle_Bill

    Alarm horn?

    Think this would be easier to hear than the regular sonolerts? http://www.iboats.com/White_Single_Horn/dm/*******.560648856--**********.818063978--view_id.70457--viewcart.long
  6. Barnacle_Bill

    1994 75hp Merc

    I recently got this motor and it is my first oil injected. Will order factory manual tomorrow but meantime: With the key on and motor not running I hear a very sick weak sonalert. Is this normal until the motor is started and where can I get a replacment? Dealer?
  7. Barnacle_Bill

    1997 Merc 75HP

    Anything special needed to pull the plugs on these motors? I'm going to have one of my sons do a compression check on one and want to be sure he has the right tools. Can you pull them with a crescent wrench? Or need 13/16 socket?
  8. Barnacle_Bill

    Deleting posts

    How can I delete a post if I accidently duplicate myself?
  9. Barnacle_Bill

    Rebuilt stator

    Has anyone ever used these services to have their stator rebuilt? Not a bad price considering the price of a new one. http://www.boatfix.com/bykeywordnew2.asp?textfield=r16074&texttype=2&submit=Go
  10. Barnacle_Bill

    What is it?

    According to that serial no it is a 1980/81 80 HP
  11. Barnacle_Bill

    idle speed adj screw

    If I had the serial no of your motor I "might" be able to direct you to an exploded view showing it.
  12. Barnacle_Bill

    merc 115

    Not sure what you mean by over adjusted. But check your rectifier, that may be why your tach isn't working and your system may not be charging properly.
  13. Barnacle_Bill

    NFB 4.2 steering?

    Anyone using this system for steering a big motor? (150 or bigger) iboats has a pretty good price on the system but I'm waiting to hear back from them to verify it will work with my motor.
  14. Barnacle_Bill

    NFB 4.2 steering?

    Anyone using this system for steering a big motor? (150 or bigger) iboats has a pretty good price on the system but I'm waiting to hear back from them to verify it will work with my motor.
  15. Barnacle_Bill

    Fuel pump preventive maintenance

    1983 150 Merc. How often do you replace the check valves as a matter of preventive maintenance?
  16. Barnacle_Bill

    Steering cables

    I have an old dual cable (Teleflex) steering system. The outer sheath appears to be in good condition but the steering has gotten stiff over the years. (its not the motor). If I take it loose from the motor, can the inner cables be removed and lubed? I did take them loose at the helm and lubed...
  17. Barnacle_Bill

    Temp or pressure gauge?

    I want to add a temp or water pressure guage to my 83 Merc 150 because I keep forgetting to test the horn. Which do you prefer and why?
  18. Barnacle_Bill

    Trolling motor batteries

    If you were going to buy new batteries for your 24V trolling motor, what would you get? I was going to go with Optima until I seen a large pile of returned batteries.
  19. Barnacle_Bill

    Minnkota universal sonar

    Has anyone ever removed the xducer? Is it sealed in?
  20. Barnacle_Bill

    Suggestion

    In the FAQ section a list of all the links for looking up the year of an outboard.
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