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    Transom Saver Question

    I know most (if not all) transom savers require power tilt to lower the motor to a point where they hold each other firmly in place. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried the following. I have a manual tilt Honda that has two shallow water tilt positions. If I were to raise the motor to the...
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    1988 Mercury Classic 50 Stalling

    Hi, my outboard starts and idles fine, but when I throttle up it runs good for only 15 - 20 seconds, then starts to stall out - unless I drop it back to idle quickly. If I wait maybe 30 seconds or so it will throttle up once again but then starts to stall out after 15 - 20 seconds. I had my...
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    Motor won't always go into reverse

    Hi, I have a 1988 45hp Classic Fifty that I recently purchased and it will not go into reverse when the steering wheel is turned to the starboard side. If the wheel is in the center position or anywhere to the port side it works just fine. The previous owner just put in new flooring and carpet...
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    1988 Mercury 45hp 4cyl "Classic Fifty" Carb Question

    Hi, The top carb floods out and I want to pull it off and have a look to see what's going on. I removed the front cover from the lower cowl and it doesn't look too bad to get at the top carb's mounting nuts but I need advise on how to separate the upper carb's throttle shaft from the lower...
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