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    Will a Merc 115HP trim unit work on a Merc 175HP???

    Hi, The tilt &trim unit is off a 1989 Mercury 115 HP (oil injected) Motor. My trim pump and motor went our on my 1987 Merc 175 HP black max....They look identical. The only diff is one has a sort of square Motor and the other is Round, Also my 175HP has 3 wires from motor (Blue,Green,Black) up...
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    Mercury Black max 175HP won't start

    Hi Everyone, I just purchased a 1987 Skeeter Bass Boat that has a Mercury 175HP Black max (Oil Injected) Motor. Here is my dillema...The day I purchased the boat it started right up with Muffs on it. I towed the boat home and now it will not start at all. I Purchased Brand New Batteries and...
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    More$$$ More$$$ More$$$ HELP!!

    Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Bass boat with a 1979 mercury 150 V6 It has been a downhill battle so far:(....But with the help of all of YOU nice people I have been able to avoid Blowing my top Completely! Ok...Here it goes...When I first got the boat it ran GREAT for a couple of...
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    Can ANYONE please HELP!!! Timing Nightmare!!

    Hi Everyone, I replaced my stator, trigger, rectifier yesterday. The engine started fine prior to replacments BUT...Whould bog out when I tried to accelerate. ( It would just bog and stall) I was told to replace the stator which WAS oozing in a couple of spots. So I decided while I had it apart...
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    Oooops I forgot!!!

    Hi, Sorry to sound so STUPID but... I just bought my first boat :)Today I replaced my trigger, stator and rectifier. I removed the flywheel and forgot to mark:(. I DO have a mark on the flywheel cover and a bunch of numbers on a decal on the flywheel itself. I am new to the whole engine repair...
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    Mercury XR4 Lower unit Problem HELP!!!

    Thank You ALL for your help! What a great site this is. I did find a wire that had a spot where it was won down and was making contact. I fixed the problem and as I was testing it on the water...I was doing about 30MPH when my engine reved high for a second, I shut her down and NOW...It won't go...
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    Merc 150 XR4 Help!

    I just got a bass boat and Today it kept popping fuses...Both trim (While Running) and Starter fuse once. I went thru about 5 trim fuses as soon as I tried to trim the motor up while running the fuse would blow and...No Trim??? Sorry I am new to thisa site and Boat motors. Can anyone...
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