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    '88 15 hp Evinrude carb jet plugged?

    Help! Ran great last year, This year as soon as you give it throttle it kills unless you choke it and get it past low/mid range then runs great at fast speed and choke pushed back in. It will idle great after warm and trolls all day. I heard that piece of gasket material will often plug up jet...
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    7.5 HP Merc wont start without squirting fuel into carb

    I have a 7.5 HP Merc 1973 that I bought new. It has been a great motor and only used about 4 times per year since new. When at the dock with dry carburetor, I put fuel hose on and pump it up till hard. I used to hear fuel squirt out the front of carb after bulb was hard. It would fire up...
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    Help with 1973 7.5 HP Carburetor problems?

    My '73 Merc was built as a 10 Hp but Merc needed to compete in the 7 HP models so they took the 10 HP and de-horse powered it to fit into that market. The report said that the carb and reed valve are the only differences. This is per Consumer Reports Annual report recommending this motor as...
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    No Spark 1973 Merc. 7.5 Brown Wire?

    I had no spark on my 1973 Merc. 7.5 HP. I was able to take off the flywheel from the Merc. There is an ignition capsul of some kind under the flywheel that splits in half exposing the wiring and points. The brown wire I took off of coil #2 that goes to the bottom cyl is what the spark procedure...
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