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I am trying to figure out what year my motor is. I have called many marinas and they are the rudest people. It says mercury 500 so I assumed 50hp. The motor is fresh as well as the lower unit but it has sat for a few years. I took off the cover and noticed the wires from the main plug are shot...
Just purchased a duck hunting boat and it has a 78 Evinrude 55hp motor. I am having trouble getting the actual shifter/ throttle into neutral and backwards into reverse. I disconnected the linkages from the motor and it shift fine (motor linkage) but the actual shifter seems to get stuck. I took...
