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    1984 Mercury inline 6 115 hp outboard - power head removal

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    1984 Mercury inline 6 115 hp outboard - power head removal

    Thanks for your reply Chris1956 , I know it was a stupid question but I just had to be sure. I will go to Crowley now and check it out --thanks again
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    1984 Mercury inline 6 115 hp outboard - power head removal

    Thanks everyone, I have finally received the midsection gasket and the power head is now attached to it's new midsection With Power Trim ! Torqued up what I could and firmly snugged the rest. Now I have to figure out where the solenoids bolt down for the PT and slip the jet back in and it's test...
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    1984 Mercury inline 6 115 hp outboard - power head removal

    Thanks for your reply Chris 1956 it helped me out ! The cap came right out with the scraper and a couple of screwdrivers , thanks , I did not think it would be that easy . I took a picture of the seals as removed , still in the cap and want to make sure that they are in there correctly . I'm...
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    1984 Mercury inline 6 115 hp outboard - power head removal

    Looks like I have been locked out of the search venue here so I will try to ask for the information I need. I need to replace the lower crank seals on my 1984 Merc " Tower of Power " 115 hp outboard . Can I pull the power head without removing the carburetors ? Would like to just remove the...
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    Mounting my Mercury outboard , off center

    Hey everybody, I am trying to mount my old 1984 Mercury inline 6 with a jet on an old Kenner Fishnski barge boat that I bought. I made some 3/8 " plates to jack the motor up to accommodate the jet and when I started to measure for height I realized that the set back mount ( angle aluminum ) Is...
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    1984 Merc 115 compression test results-

    I bought this motor to use as parts for another I was in the middle of buying but the guy just flaked so I'm trying to salvage this motor. Motor is complete the PO tore it down and used the crank out of another older 115 but the rest is the original parts with the exception of 3 new pistons .. I...
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    1984 ? Merc 115 with a JET--Running the jet in the driveway to test ?

    Howdy all , I just bought a 115 hp Merc with a jet on it . I bought it for the jet and was going to use the motor for parts as I was looking at another 115 as my runner.I would like to try and run the motor and then run a compression test . I have a flushing tool that screws into the water...
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    Old Mercury tower of power control question

    I'm looking at an old donor boat with a 1980 ish 115 hp motor. Supposed to have good compression but issues with the control box wiring. There is a control box for sale by a different guy in good shape but it's from a 40 hp Merc within a 6 year span of age of the 115 . Will the control from the...
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    New old Fiberglass boat needs painted or gel coated

    I was going to wait until I moved before taking on another project but I could not help myself when this old river runner came up for sale fairly cheap. A 1971 19 ft Kenner FisinSki Barge or Bluffer that looks every bit her age. I wanted another Starcraft Aluminum to make a river boat out of but...
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    Back again with non starting issue--5.7 OMC Cobra---1988

    I have been fighting a non starting Problem with my boat. I had thought that i figured it out but it showed it's ugly head again today. All plugs , plug wires , fuel lines and Holly 4010 Carburetor have been replaced with new or rebuilt. I put the boat in the lake this morning and fished for...
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    Howdy and looking for input on 2nd Battery set ups for my Starcraft with a 5.7 .

    Howdy all , been a while. I'm putting in an anchor winch since I don't fish with anyone who can still pull up an anchor any more . Lol. Right now I'm running a 65 lb thrust trolling motor off of a stand alone ser. #31 battery in the bow and a separate starter/ fishfinder series # 24 battery but...
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    Which Fish Finder to buy next ?

    I'm about ready to buy another fish finder and since poor boys have poor ways I'm looking at a Humminbird 7" or a Hook 2 7" screen that has side imaging . My question would be for those of you who actually have these types of finders and how you like their performance. Would be a great help to...
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    Thanksgiving

    Wishing all my fellow OMC Owners a Happy Thanksgiving Day !!!!
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    Turkey

    Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Starcraft Addicts !!!!!!
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    New day New Problem--1988 GM 5.7/Cobra oil at the plug wells---

    I noticed after my break in oil change that I seemed to be using or leaking oil. When I changed the cap rotor and wires I saw what was to me an alarming amount of fresh oil in the bilge. I cleaned the bilge and started the engine running on muffs in its stall . With a good light and engine...
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    5.7 gm/Cobra won't start after cap and rotor replacement

    I finally got around to installing new plug wires , cap and rotor on my 1988 GM 5.7 / Cobra with a Mallory / Unilite electronic ignition. Now the engine won't start. Does not really even try . I just went out and pulled the cap , checked for proper rotor placement and traced each plug wire from...
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    distributor cap question ---

    Another stupid question I'm sure but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I have a Mallory dist. part # 4748201-H on my 5.7 gm engine, 1988 vintage . I want to change out the cap and rotor . Is the cap and rotor the same for an electronic ign as it is for a standard points dist. ? |The cap...
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    1988 Omc Cobra 5.7 --where should my electronic choke be wired to ?

    I currently have my electric choke wired to the side of my coil . I have read somewhere that it is not correctly connected by doing this. I do not have an original alternator on the engine but seems like I was not supposed to go to the alternator either. Sooo where is the correct place to hook...
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    5.7 difficult to start on and off --- Any ideas ?

    Hey guys , was out fishing yesterday and have been working out a few bugs in the engine and have figured out a few but the engine not wanting to start every time has me a little stumped. It will fire right up one time and then sometimes I have to crank on it for quite a while before it will...
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