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    Mercury carb adjustment

    I have a 2002 mercury 9.9 2 stroke. I rebuilt the carb and it seems to be running rich. How many turns out is the correct amount on the adjustment screw?
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    Algea in tank

    I bought a boat that has been sitting for two years and my racor filters are plugging up, so I pumped out the remaining gas and looked into the tank. It has algea on the bottom and a few inches up the sides. The tank now is bone dry and I took a small wire brush and scrubbed the sides and the...
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    Merb problemcury 9.9 car

    I have a 2002 9.9 two stroke. It will not run without the choke on. I took it apart and cleaned everything. No change so I bought a carb kit mostly gaskets and changed everything, no float needle valve, fuel pump ect. I put it back together again no change. I have put in new plugs and tried...
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    Mercury outboard 9.9 carb.

    I have a 2002 mercury 9.9 2 stroke and it won't run unless the choke is on. I took it apart and cleaned everything. Put it back together and it wasn't any better. So I bought a carb kit that had mostly gaskets no fuel pump, needle valve float ect. I put it back together and still the same. I...
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    Replacing gas line

    I am replacing the fuel line on a 1997 crusader inboard and I need to connect brass threads. Can I use teflon tape or is some other sealant used? And if so what is it called? I see the originals have some paste sealant.
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    Thru Hull Transducer Installation

    I am installing a raymarine thru hull transducer by airmar. In the instructions it states to seal it with bedding compound or good grade sealers. Does anyone know what brand or trype I should use?
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    Racor fuel filters

    I have a 1997 Silverton with twin 454 fuel injected engines. I purchased two racor water seperators / fuel filters with the steel bowl. When I went to install them I noticed that the inputs are 1/4 npft ports the existing fuel lines are huge 1/2" ID. to the fuel pump. after the fuel pump there...
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    Old gas

    I am buying a boat from a repo yard that I know it arrived on its own a year ago, I do not know how old the gas is, but it smells very bad, so bad, when they tried to start it both fuel pumps were clogged. They relaced them and both engines started and seemed to run good.The mechanic at the yard...
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