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    Blown head gasket?

    I have a 87 merc 115 hp I6 which has a water leaking from the starboard side, top part of motor near the head. I cannot see where it is coming from due to accessory brackets that are in the way. The last time that I ran the motor I lost a singificant amount of power while at WOT and my...
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    Starter problem?

    My starter is intermittently not working at all. No clicking, no spinning, just nothing. It has happened to me three times and each time I was able to get it to work by pulling up the motor and turning over the motor by turning the prop with it in gear (ignition off of course). It is a...
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    Water leak under electical plate

    I have noticed a drip coming from under my electrical plate on the starboard side of the motor when it is running. It drips right out the bottom of the cowling so I am not really worried about it building up. My water stream is strong and the motor is not overheating. Anyone have an ideas...
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    Starter solenoid

    I am just getting ready for season and I have just installed a replacement power trim unit. However, once I installed the unit and attached the battery, I had smoke coming from the bottom starboard side of the motor. I think it is the starter solenoid. I unhooked the wires to power trim...
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    bleeding power trim

    I just received a used power trim unit for an 87 Mercury 115 hp/I6 that I bought used on Ebay. My old unit was very corroded and not worth repairing. The used unit I received is in great shape with no corrosion (fresh water makes all the difference). However, when I bench tested it, I did not...
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