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    Relays - Don't jump to conclusions!

    Last summer, my 1997 Mercury 115 2 stroke did something nasty to me. We were out for a picnic. As the tide was running out, I started the engine to head home. But there was no way to lower the engine. The tilt switch appeared to be dead on "down", and actually worked only on "Up". I mooched a...
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    Mercury 115 2-stroke Stator Problem

    My trusted and trouble-free 15-year old Mercury 115 HP 2-stroke packed up on me for the first time. After a great day at sea, and a long rest on a sunny sand reef, there was just no way to re-start the engine. Not the slightest pop. At first, I thought I had flooded it (this can happen rather...
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    Mercury 115 2-stroke thermostat

    I have a 1997 Mercury 115 (four cylinder two stroke) outboard that runs fine. I've never changed the thermostat on it because it seems to work fine (I have an engine temperature gauge so I can monitor this closely). However, there seems to be a recommendation in these forums to change the 'stat...
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    Trim Pump Oil

    Just a question: My good old Mercury 115 is going on to its sixteenth year of trouble-free operation. Being a maintenance freak, I check the oil in the power trim every year. It hasn't budged at all since new and still reaches the bottom of the filler neck. It looks nice and red and fresh, no...
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    Storage and Injectors

    Last summer, my brother took his Johnson 50 HP 4-stroke (actually, a Suzuki 3-cylinder under Johnny wraps) out of storage and put his boat in the water. The motor has only about 6 seasons on it (in salt water) and has been more or less professionally winterized every year. This time, hell broke...
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