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    What's with my head gasket?

    Last season I bought a 1978 Mariner 40 hp outboard.I took it to a mechanic to look it over.He said that it had good compresion, but that the plugs where wet. He put a head gasket on it for me. I've had to do a few things to it, but it runs good. It starts first crank every time. Soon, it had...
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    Unplug Myth ?

    I mentioned to my friend that, after I shut off my 2 cycle out board motor, it seemed that alot of oil was coming out of the exhast. He promptly said,"Oh yeah, don't you know, you're suppose to unplug your fuel line from your motor and let it run out of fuel before shutting it down. I found that...
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    2 blade prop

    I'm running a 1978 Mariner 40hp w/ a 10 1/2 x 13 Black Max on a 16.5 Alumnacraft.It runs great at 5500 full throttle( which is at the top end of specs.).I,m looking for a spare. I found a 2 blade in the same size.I know it's just a spare, but is there any pros or cons ?
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    Heavy tongue!

    When I bought my '01 16 ft. Alumnacraft I suspect that the dealer paired it up with the wrong trailer.I think it's because I ordered it with a 40hp rather than the 25hp that they put in their package.After the first season, I had to replace the springs and beef them up.Now,after years of towing...
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    Ignition coil v/ lighting coil what's the diff?

    I'm trying to get my top cylinder to fire consistantly on my '78 Mariner 40BE.I put in a new coil,but that did 'nt fix it.In the prosess of shopping for it ,I ended up with an ignition coil that goes under the flywheel.Should I put it in ?Could that fix my problem?I've got compression.Is this...
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    '78? Mariner 40B top cylinder fires speraticly

    Sometimes it runs fine at the begining of a trip then bogs down,other times it's just the opposite.When I pull the top plug it is wet.I replaced the ignition coil to that cylinder,but that did'nt fix it.What should I try next?
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