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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    Most definitely my a/c is set to 63 most of the time and I only go fishing from 12am-5am so the sun hasn’t been out in awhile and the temp drops lol
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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    its about 105 outside atm yesterday it was 108 sometimes we get 115 for a few days so maybe the heat cooks them? I know I cant touch any metal part of the motor sitting in the sun I have to put a towel over it before i do anything just to touch parts lol
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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    gotcha, I have replaced the impeller that video is after I replaced it so it should be good for a few years? the boat guys around here said every year because its a hot desert. also I meant add a over heat horn not sure if thats possible
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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    is there a way to add one or just change the prop every 4 years
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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    Hello sorry for another dumb question i tried seeing if i could find anything on this but i cant use the search function correctly, in this video does it look like the water pump is working? I just wasnt sure with all that water coming out everywhere and not just the pehole
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    ok so maybe i should test it on the water first and see how she preforms before trying to mess with tuning and timing lol thank you all again so much help thank you thank you
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    ok I see what you mean by throttle plates, yes all thats moving i was just not pushing the stick forward enough. is it normal to have to push it waaaayyy forward or should i adjust the cables a little bit? also where would i ask about a water pump question? i have a video of it running and the...
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    Uuuhhh I can’t really see them from the outside I just see the spark plugs, so take apart the plate that covers the back side so I can see the carbs? Sorry for being dumb
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    How would I check the throttle plates? I just got my repair manual in the mail today the only one I could find was the seloc brand not sure if there’s a page reference to try and find that part
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    Ok and if I push the throttle forward all the way and the engine doesn’t rev but the connecting cables seem to move inside the engine compartment thingy? Then what would that possibly mean?
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    I did notice the rpms dont change when i put it into gear forward or reverse the only throttle change i get is by raising the natural lever did i do something wrong there? I noticed the same thing before i took it apart so maybe the engine is working 100%?
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    All right that’s good to know would have never thought that lol awesome thank you all so much y’all have helped me a lot with this project, I just need some drain plugs and I can test her on the water
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    Sorry I thought I got a comma in there, after I have the engine running and I put it into gear I hear a slight grinding noise like a bad shift if that makes sense.
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    Thank you and everyone else i was able to get everything back together starts right up when i engage forward or revers it kinda sounds like someone who cant shift a manual correctly is that normal? also where is the throttle is that the wired tab on the control box thingy?
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    It doesn’t rotate smoothly it kinda jerks counter clockwise maybe half an inch but nothing more
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    I can spin the prop in one direction but not the other and when I do I see the little spur move a little and click as well as the main shaft if that helps at all on what I messed up
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    ah shoot i think that little spur gear got moved so ill need to take that aprt now too? how do i do that?
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    sorry for the poor wording on that title everyone I'm not sure what terms to use but I recently purchased a boat no idea what I'm doing lol I was able to get the engine to start right up following a lot of everyone's recommendations on other posts I was told to replace the water pump asap so i...
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