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Hey everyone! I inherited a 1989 Mercury 3.7 lx ( I know, lol). There is so much play in the distributor that the rotor is chewing up the cap after running for some time. Has anyone run into such troubles? Also, is there somewhere that I can bu a complete distributor with electronic ignition...
Hey everyone,
I inherited a boat with what I believe is a late 1980s Mercruiser 470 but I am not sure. The seriaL number off of the number plate on the side of the engine is: C522085.
I cannot decipher this serial number off anything I see online. Can anyone help me as to tell me what model...
Hey everyone! I'm new to this forum. I'm 30 years old and have grown up with 1970s Mercury outboards and don't want to go with anything else.
I have a 1976 Mercury 1150 short-shaft outboard. It runs great-good take-off power and good top end. She just has a bit of a low idle, sometimes so low...
