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The issue is that moving the boat into forward and accelerating, it takes an inordinate amount of lever travel to make anything happen. If you start at 12o-clock in neutral, it is at 10-oclock before it starts to do anything and pretty much is against the stop before it really gets full...
So far I have been tinkering with this motor for about 2 weeks. I started out just figuring out the wiring. Moved into replacing ignition wires and plugs. That was enough to get it running. Next steps have been to pull the lower and rebuild the water pump/impeller. I managed to get it apart...
I pulled the lower on the mystery inline to rebuild the water pump. I believe I pulled it off in forward gear. The lower gear shift shaft has no resistence, i.e. doesn't feel like it is moving anything now. It is definitely in gear. I moved the shaft on the lower into the middle (neutral...
Re: Mercury Tower of Power - mystery ID
I was afraid it might be something of a hodge podge.
I am missing the clamp assembly so I am not constrained by that in terms of the tilt assembly. I was suspicious with the condition of that tilt assembly that it was the wrong one.
New wires...
A little background. I bought a Merc tower of power off Craigslist here in Washington state. I have never worked on an outboard before but have dealt with 2 stroke engines quite a bit. I brought it home, acquired the appropriate fuel line and water supply system. I located a wiring diagram...
