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    Refitting lower unit

    Hi there, I've got a 1996 mercury 30hp elpto serial no 09885943. I bought the engine with a broken lower unit and have since found a replacement. The trouble I'm having is that when I do the lower unit up tight to the midsection you cannot turn the engine over. I have tried putting the original...
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    Mercury 225hp Trim

    Hi There, Ive got a 1981 mercury 225 power trim model. The pump and motor are seperate part no 823653A5. I have managed to get the motor working but the engine will not move and the system sounds dry. I have removed the plastic tap on the pump and there appears to be oil in there. What is the...
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    Starting after switching off

    Hi there, Ive got a 1991 mercury 40hp 4 cylinder oil injected outboard. The engine stars fine from cold normally about second go then will run fine. The problem lies when I switch it off say for 5 minutes and go to start it its very hard to start again and only normally starts with the enricher...
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    Mercury 40 4 cylinder problems

    Hi there, Im having a few problems with my 1991 mercury 40 4 cylinder oil injection outboard. I rebuild it last month and have been waiting for the weather to warm up before starting it. Its had new oil seals,o rings,carb rebuild and a crank case re sealed. I went to fire it up today and water...
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    Mercury crank case

    Hi there, The front crank case on my mercury 40 4 cylinder has a bit of damage to it and I think air is getting in.can I use a front crank case from another engine or are they machine and matched together? Cheers
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    Fuel problems

    Hi there, I've got a 1991 40hp 4cylinder oil injected mercury which is giving problems. I've just installed a new fuel pump kit and impeller due to it breaking down on me a few months back. The engine only starts when carb cleaner is sprayed in. This tells me the problem is fuel related. I have...
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    merc 40

    Hi there, I need to know the weight of a 4 cylinder mercury 40hp. Its oil injected and does not have trim and tilt, Thanks
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    Weight required

    Hi there im trying to find out the weight of a 1980s oilinjected mercury 40. Its the 4 cylinder version and does not have power trim. Cheers
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    Would this affect it?

    Hi there I wonder if you can help I have a 1998 evinrude 25hp be25elece and it's been given problems. It's had new oil seals and a new crank sealant. New power pack, fuel pump kit and plugs. I took it out last week and in neutral it revved fine no problems at all but in gear you could crawl...
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    Dont understand..

    Took my 10ft speedboat out today with my 1998 evinrude 25 be25elece. Running like a dog explains it best! Basicly in neutral it picks up fine, in gear it is fine at slow rpm but when the floor it it coughs and stops if you dont catch it and lower the revs. If i pull the enricher out quickly and...
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    Sudden low compression

    My 1998 25 evinrude be25elece has lost its compression by sitting for a week. It's now 100psi on both instead of 135. It was fine last week now won't even fire, have spark and fuel. Changed the head gasket today and still no better. Confused..... Any ideas????
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    Strangest thing..

    Hi There, Last week i fitted new oil seals and a new crank seal to my 1998 Evinrude 25 BE25ELECE and it was running absolutely fantasticly. Put it away for the week on the back of the boat. Came to start it today, it slightly fired then nothing, good spark,good fuel but the compression has...
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    No luck?

    Hi Guys, I wonder if you can help my 25 evinrude be25elece wont turn over. I have 12 volts at the solenoid so i know there is power getting to it. The kill cord is on,control box in neutral and i have cleaned and check connectors. I turn the key and nothing happens not even a click. Any ideas?
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    Cut out. now???

    I was running my 1976 evinrude 40hp pull start in the bucket the other day and it just stopped which i immedietly though ignition. Fuel is good compression is good but i have no spark. Both coils are good, clean and gapped points and condensors are good. Maybe something to do with the weird stop...
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    After rebuild

    I have just overhauled my 40hp 1976 evinrude with new rings,gaskets, main bearing, re honed the bores, new oil seals. The compression was just below 100psi before the rebuild. i am now getting around 115psi. Will this be a significant increase in starting, running ect? Cheers
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    Crank help.

    Hi there, on my 1976 40hp evinrude i am struggling to put the cir clip on the bottom of the crank. It does go right at the bottom under the oil seal right? I cant get it to work :s
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    Starting issues.

    I have a 1976 evinrude 40hp pull start and it will not start. I have fitted a new carb kit, head gasket and set of plugs. The fuel is new. Points have been reset and cleaned. There are two new coils and there is a spark from both cylinders. The engine will fire then will not run or fire again...
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    Evinrude 40 help

    Hi guys, My evinrude 40hp 1976 pull start will not start. It fires on occasion but will not run. There is plenty of fuel and sparking is good. The compression on each cylinder is 100psi i thought this is a bit low so i am fitting a new headgasket and soaking the bores in quicksilver powertune...
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    Carb swap?

    Hi there, I have a 1976 evinrude 40hp and a 1973 evinrude 20 and was wondering if it is possible to put the 40 carb on the 20? Cheers
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    Evinrude 40 help

    Hi there. On my 1976 40hp pull start evinrude i cannot get it to start. It has had points re gapped, new coils and is sparking well. There is fuel getting in but when it fires fuel pours out of the carb. It has had a new carb kit but i am unsure of the float settings. Could that be the starting...
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