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    125 Mercury. Trying to decide to buy or not.

    2002 Mercury 125 HP outboard on a triton aluminum boat. 2 stroke, 4 cylinders and 4 carbs. Boat's in my driveway and I got to put it in the water last week. Motor starts and runs pretty good. Several issues with the rig but all fixable. I checked compression and all 4 four are all most the same...
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    1969 Merc 40 4HP water pump bypass question

    I have had this motor for several years with lower unit off and on but started trying to get it running for real just recently. Fuel pump was clogged with bugs so I fixed that with a diaphram kit but didn't clean carb while I had it off. :mad: Haven't been happy with the way it runs lately. I...
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    88 Evinrude 25 excess fuel mix out exhaust.

    E25TECCA. Rebuilt carb and didn't/couldn't remove jet. Cleaned in the float bowl. Engine still dumps enough excess oil out exhaust when running, the grass will be dead for years. I have a manual and following the book, I should have link and synch right. Motor didn't pump water when I got it 7...
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    Tach needle hangs at 1k. Yamaha 90 on G3

    Tach has always worked fine. Motor hasn't been run in several months. I wanted to try another prop and when I got in the river the motor ran fine but tach needle would stick as it crossed about 1k. Bump the face and it would start heading to were it was supposed to go but never got past 2k. Any...
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    25 Evinrude. Too rich. Will start and run. Wet spark plugs

    1988 Evinrude E25TECCA. Good compression. Rebuilt carb yesterday. Have a manual for this engine. Used a lot of seafoam to decarbon just soaking the cylinders. Set link and synch but still have to move throttle and timing independently to keep running. Both spark plugs are soaking wet when I pull...
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    2002 Mercury 25 EH Low compression. Runs.

    Bought off Craigslist as a parts motor. Owner had replaced starter and prop. Took to local shop for poor performance and 410.00 later had impeller replaced, carb and fuel pump rebuilt. Took home and still ran poorly. Took back to shop where they were told poor compression, junk motor. Has set...
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