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I have a 1978 mercury inline six tower of power. The serial number appears to be 5316117.
The problem is the engine starts fairly easily but does not stay running after about 2 minutes unless I contiually pump the primer bulb. It runs/idles for 2 minutes and then begins to loss power unless I...