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    Pvany you are my last hope!

    Your kind of talent and honesty is hard to find. I wish I was closer to Buffalo. I have posted on the mercury topic here and on mercurypartsus.com.. not one response. The Mercury dealers around here don't even know what a 15 hp 4 stroke Mercury/Tohatsu is much less understand it's quirks. I...
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    05 15hp Mercury 4 stroke revlimiter kicks in at 5100 rpm

    I am sure that my tach is right. If I change the cdi would it cut in at 5500 like it is supposed to?
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    Weak and intermitent spark om 05 15 hp 4 stroke

    I have had intermittent problems with my 15 hp mercury. It is getting worse. When I run wot for a period of 40 minutes or so it cuts out and stutters. It isn't fuel because it starts right up. I have replaced all fuel lines, filter and cleaned the carb! The engine is not overheating, a new...
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    Garmin Map Chip Information

    Is anyone using the Garmin lake vu hd chip on their chart plotter. Is it good or just unusable ginger bread. I am also interested in the US coastal G2 chip. I have looked and looked and I can't find any detailed info anywhere! mainly on Long Island sound.
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    Is this the best place to ask about the chart/finder quality?

    I lost my old garmin gpsmap 398! I have spent the last ten days trying to find a reliable unit to replace it. From what I have read Raymarine makes the dragonfly 5, but their support is slow. Hummi makes a nice unit but the gps is weak ? Garmins maps and graphics don't give any land or road...
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    Ignition problems on 05 Mercury 13 hp 4 stroke

    SN 0t987569 Motor can run at top rpm and drop a cylinder in and out but not enough to lose speed? new plugs, checked connections, compression is good will not stay out enough to diagnose. Resitor plug caps look good on a meter. I know it could be coil but the motor has around 300 hours on it...
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    Does Tohatsu 05 carb kit inclue a diaphram and o-rings for the accel pump

    Mercury doesn't seem to have a part number for this. they are just two tiny o-rings they want me to buy a carb bowl for $160. Please help guys my o-rings are shot.
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    Warning on 00 to 05 9.9 and 15 hp 4 stroke Mercury( Could be fire hazard)

    Leaving on fishing trip on Sunday! went out to check my 15hp 4 stroke before the trip. The motor is well cared for and has been very good to me and my wife. Started right up and purred like a kitten as usual. warmed it up and checked rpm at idle everything was as I left it in July. Shut it...
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    Purchase and impeller replacement on 05 15hp 4 stroke

    Help guys, I have a Mercury 15 hp 4 stroke 0T987569 with 200+ hours in fresh water. When I lookup water pump kits they don't list the impeller. The number I came up with was 46 42040T5. Most kits say they are for a 2 stroke. Iboats supply Mallory are they as good as quicksillver or...
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    What is the freaquency of SS prop theft?

    How many props have you had stolen, what part of the country did it happen? Is there anything that will slow em down?
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    Problems with Solas Saturn Tolerances

    I purchased a Solas Saturn for my Mercury 15hp. After test run I found the prop was loose. The thrust washer they supplied has .015" of clearence that lets the prop wobble around on the shaft. SOLAS WILL NOT EVEN HELP ME ON THIS!!!
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    Problem with Three blade 9x11 Solas Saturn SS on 15hp 4 stroke

    Hi guys, I got the SS prop for my 05 15 hp 4 stroke Mercury outboard. It seems to do everthing I had hoped, but after testing it I found it was loose on the shaft. I examined it more closly and found that it wobbled around on the shaft. I found that the thrust washer was a loose fit to...
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    Anyone have experience useing a Solas Saturn SS on Mercury 05 15 hp 4 stroke?

    Hi Guys, I have a 61 14' starcraft and a 15hp mercury 4 stroke with 2 batteries, floor and carpet. It is heaver than most boats this size. I have a Mich 9x10.5 aluminum prop. I weigh 215#. In cool weather at sea level I turn 21.6 mph gps @5600 rpm. If I add my wife 150#, snacks, and a...
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    Stuck driveshaft on rude 9.5

    I found a pretty 9.5 68 evenrude I cant get the splined shaft out of end of crank. anyone been there done that ? Been soaking but nogo. What fails here no corrosion. Fresh water only.:confused:
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