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    Engine Rebuild Ignition System Help!!!

    Re: Engine Rebuild Ignition System Help!!! this is a tipical breaker points ignition wiring diagram so have a look at this and see if it makes any sense to you trent you may have to blow it up to see... the wire going from the coil to the dizzy is 12 volts to the breaker points. if you are...
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    DVA meter

    Hi guys where can i purchase a DVA meter from or can you convert your multimeter to do the same thing..
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    40hp mariner year model no spark

    Hi guys i have here a 40hp mariner model no 40ml 6e9 l 309189 can anyone tell me the year model?? also it has no spark i have tried disconnecting the cutout switch and still no spark it looks like it has a power pack and coils in one i haven,t seen them before like this..could the pack be the...
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    alpha 1 gen2 stalls

    Hi guys my alpha 1 gen 2 mercruiser stalls when shifting from fwd to reverse i have just changed the lower shift cable and adjusted it according to the manual it is better but still stalls from time to time i,ve wound the idle up to 950rpm and that has improved it but still stalls sometimes...
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    70hp johnson bogging then stops

    hi guys i have a 70hp johnson 19820model that boggs down under load but only sometimes i,ve replaced fuel, plugs, checked timing,compression. it only seems to do it after a good run at wot. i bring it back to idle then hit the throttle to wot again and it stumbles and either comes good after a...
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    1981 115hp v4 johnson timing

    Hi guys can anyone help with the ignition timing setting procedure on a v4 1981 115hp johnson. i have no manual handy. thanks guys..
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    removal of lower unit on 850 merc

    hi guys i have a 1977 850hp mercury that i,m about to remove the lower unit to replace the water pump but to disconnect the shift rod is the roll pin in the shift connector link under the bottom carb the only way to remove or ? thanks
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    Can somebody tell me what year my mercury is

    Hi guys i have here a 6cyl inline mercury outboard i,m not sure what year it is i beleive its an 85hp and the serial no off it is 4699853 can any one help with a year model thanks
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    89 evinrude 8hp spark

    hi guys i have a 8hp evinrude here it has 1 ignition coil for each cyl.can anyone tell me if it has points or electronic ignition under flywheel. thanks
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    89 8hp compression

    does anyone know how much compression an 89 8hp evinrude should have? i have 60psi on both cylinders. won,t start checked fuel,carb,ignition all good no signs of scoring on cyl walls but think it may be down a bit on comp? any ideas?
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    Shift Cable Problem

    hi guys i have a alpha 1 gen2 mercruiser that keeps stalling when changing fwd to rev i have put it down to a sticking lower shift cable? does this sound correct? also what does the cutout switch actually do is it to cut the ignition out for that split second on gear change or? any help would be...
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    power trim and tilt question

    Hi guys i have here a 83 model v4 90hp johnson and ther is a screw in the side of the trim/tilt with an oring around it is this a pressure releif valve or an air bleed of some sort as the trim/tilt is not working and once i pulled out this screw i found half an o,ring on it. is there a procedure...
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    mercruiser shift cable problem

    hi guys i have a regal with a 5.7lt mercruiser in it its a 315 hp and i,m having a problem when i shift from fwd to neutral then to reverse the motor cuts out. there is a small what seems to be a switch on one of the manifolds that gets activated when the shift cable comes back and touiches it...
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    mid 80,s evinrude 235hp v6 no low end power

    Hi i am new to this website and just wanted to get someone elses advise on a problem i have with a 235hp v6 evinrude outboard i have. its mid 80,s and seems to be labouring under load. once its up on the plane its fine just no low end power. i,ve done a compression test on all cyl,s and have 5...
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