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    Loss of power

    Hi all, I have an old 63-64 Mercury 1000, 100 HP engine. It's been running great all year, until the other day when I was pulling the kids on the tube. It started fine but kept losing power until I finally took my kid back to shore. I wanted to run the boat with no load to see if I could see...
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    Merc 1000 flooding?

    Hello, I have an old mercury 1000, 100 hp 6 cyl. inline motor. It starts good, idles fine but loses power at top end and I can smell gas fumes coming from the engine,like it's flooding,while at top speed. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.<br />jefflos
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    Merc 1000 loses power

    Hello, I have a '63 Mercury 1000. It is 100 HP with an inline 6 cylinder. It starts fine, idles fine, runs great at top speed, but loses power when I am pulling the kids in the tube or on water skis. Spark plugs and wires were just changed. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
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    merc distributor troubles

    Hi all,<br />I have a '63 inline 6 cyl. 100hp mercury engine.<br />It ran great last year, except for once, it wouldn't start. I eventually found water in the distributor. The cap had no cracks that I could see. I cleaned it out and it started and it ran great. This year is started and ran, but...
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    merc 100 hp spark plug question

    Hello,<br />First off I would like to say that this is a great forum, I have learned alot by reading on here already.<br />My question is, I have an old inline 6 cylinder 100 hp mercury motor, I believe it is 1963, the serial number starts with 155, the rest is worn away.<br />I am wondering...
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