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    anyone else suspect problems from useing marine stabil?

    after haveing rpm problems and finding the same symptoms as alot of these threads, i'm curious as to how many of you switched recently, or before problems started , to marine stabil. i'm going throught he ringer here trying to figure out what is causeing this problem. starts fine, but does not...
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    40hp 1981 merc thunderbolt

    ok, gonna seek more help by makeing another post. 2 cycle 2 stroke ser#5992675. after every trip to the lake, i clean plugs and add fuel 50:1 this time i added some marine stabil for the first time after all the ethanol write ups. it started fine, and idled ok, then powered up and no speed. when...
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    1981 mercury thonderbolt 40 hp

    ok, so, for the last couple of trips, i had a problem starting my motor, i thought it was moisture getting into the engine from the drive to the lake. after about a 1/2 hour or so it would start and be fine all day. i really didn't worry about that. when i get home i always clean my plugs and...
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    81 mercury thunderbolt 40hp o/b-starter?

    hello everyone, i'm here again with a question regarding the starter. engine is cranking very slow, like a dieing batt would cause. replaced the battery, full charge still very hard to crank. jumped/bypassed the selinoid ,it still cranks very slow. also starter was getting hot to the touch. just...
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    81 mercury thunderbolt 40hp tell tale info

    in the past i've found a wealth of info in this forum. so this is the first time i could not find an answer on my own and look to your expertise in helping me. my outboard motor ser# starts with 599, i recently installed new impeller, fuel pump, prop. my tell tale does not work, the lines run...
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