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    Fill/drain tread on gear box nearly stripped

    Ive got a feeling the thread on my gearbox fill/drain screw doesnt have many oil changes left, any suggestions on how I can fix this problem. Looks like its had quite a lot of abuse in the past and is boarder line stripped. Any ideas? - 1986 135hp V6 merc
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    Any help for a comparison

    Ive searched numerous topic on trying to find what year(s) the brown band mercs were from. I dont have a serial no or anything just thats its a 150hp V6 and Im assuming from the 80s sometime. Im looking to sell my boat to make way for an upgrade, Ive got a 86 black max 135 and was just trying to...
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    water in cylinders

    A mate of mine just picked up a late 70s, I think 78 blue band 402 40hp mercury. At first it seemed to run fine however recently it has been deteriating now to the point where we can get it to idle for a bit (20-30 secs) then dies. Checked fuel supply/pressure etc and we eventually came across...
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    Mercruiser Selection

    Very shortly I will be making the transistion from an outboard boat to inboard and I'm just after a few opinions on engine selection. Im planning on getting a new skicraft (which is an Australain ski boat simmilar to the malibu) and there a few engine options. The base engine is the carby 270hp...
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    Trim and tilt dropping on '86 135hp merc

    Just wondering where should I go from here, my trim and tilt drops on my 135hp black max merc. It a 1986 model, Ive had the end cap and supposably all o rings replaced and the thing still drops. (Right down, just not to the trim prods) Twice Ive been told that its the o rings on the manual...
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    Oil out, water in on merc 135.... any suggestions welcome

    Hey guys,<br />Ive got a 135hp 1986 black max v6 merc. Just recently I noticed a slight weeping oil leak in my lower unit out of one of the two 4-5 mil holes that are situated upwards and towards the bow of the boat in relation to the water intake. Being new to outboards I was a bit concerned...
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    Slow sluggish take off for a 135 merc, or so it seems...

    Hi all,<br />I've got an 1986 135 black max merc on a haines signature 1700S, total weight around 700kgs. When I use the boat for wakeboarding or skiing it really seems to struggle on take off, even when just cruising it doesn't exactly really jump out of the hole. I had a 14 X 19p vented...
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