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    Video of my Merc 25XD, How does it sound?

    Finally got my motor running after cleaning out the carb several times and fighting with some seals I had put in wrong. To get it to idle on it's own, I had to adjust the idle control valve to about 2 1/8 turns from seated. This is much higher than most of the suggestions I've seen of 1 1/4 - 1...
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    Mercury 25XD - Trouble keeping it running

    Re: Mercury 25XD - Trouble keeping it running Thanks JBJ, you may have saved me from ruining the motor. So I got the parts in and opened up the carb again... and I noticed I had put two of the seals on in the wrong order :redface: I replaced the parts and got the seals back on and put it all...
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    Mercury 25XD - Trouble keeping it running

    I have a 1984 Mercury 25XD, serial #6453715. I purchased the motor last year with a jon boat. Let me state that this is my first boat & motor. I had it on the water twice and it ran fine (as far as I know of boat motors). The third and last time on the water, it started dying when opening up...
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