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    What is "Fast Idle" spec for 2001 Mercury 25Hp 2-stroke

    Here's the spec
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    No Spark - 8HP Mercury 1989 2 Stroke - Are these Coil, Stator, and Trigger Readings Good?

    Your numbers above look right in range - they sound good. To test the kill switch you can just place your leads on either side of the switch. In the "off" position you should have (effectively) NO resistance (when you switch to off the ignition power which would typically go to the coils/plugs...
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    Mariner 6E9 paint

    Tempo used to make the exact colour match paint but they discontinued it. When they were bought out by Moeller they never picked up the colour either - probably not enough demand. With a bit of looking there is a Mercury/Tohatsu "grey" that is kinda close. The mid 1980's Evinrude "silver" is...
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    Replacing switchbox on 87 15hp merc tiller

    Are these (see the arrows on your pic that doctored) what you are referring to as "boots"?
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    Anyone know what happened to John Becker (JB)???

    John, who used to be a regular contributor has been "missing" for over 5 years now. Anybody know what happened to him?
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    Water pump tube

    The rod doesn't "split", it's a one piece rod that goes up and connects (pinned in) to the shift cam at the base of the power head (located just below and immediately behind the carb. It can be located on the port side of the motor (so left side if you are looking at the prop). You remove the...
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    2000 mercury 125 hp 2 stroke Overheating new Thermostat / waterpump / poppet valve diapghram

    It sounds like the seal at the top of the water tube is toasted. In the diagram below you can see that at the top of the water tube there is a little rubber seal (#17) which is held in place, along with the top of the water tube by the little (bracket/clip - whatever you want to call it) #16...
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    Mercury 9.9 hp 2 stroke make boat turn hard right

    If I am understanding your issue correctly you are saying that when you let go of your tiller handle the motor pivots to the left (on it's bracket - nothing is broken etc, it's just like "you" put it into a hard right turn, but it does it on it's own). If that's the case it's because your pivot...
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    1996 Mercury 15hp 2-stroke Stuck in "Fwd", will not shift into Neutral or Reverse?

    You can try unhooking the shift shaft from the base of the power head as your first step. That will help you determine where the issue lies. If it's in the lower unit, you will not be able to operate the shift shaft (can grab it with a pair of pliers and try shifting - it moves Up/Down to...
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    Oil level module location

    The module you are looking for is located just below/beside the oil pump kinda hidden in the lower cowl. (see pic) If you are seeing a "closed circuit" on the oil level sensor (at the tank) then most likely the magnetic float is toast. That is a very common issue. There is no "replacement"...
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    Replace fitting on the bottom of the fuel cooler, Mercury 40 hp EFI 2002.

    Just remove the 7 screws and separate the two halves...
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    Mariner - Yamaha Parts Cross Reference?

    Regarding the 100:1 Now, back in the 80's both Yamaha and OMC marketed a bunch of models that had the 100:1 recommendation. OMC came out a year or two later with a service notice stating that unless the motor was used in "sustained high speed operation" that the mix ratio should be adjusted to...
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    Shift cable help

    That doesn't look like what I (know) as a 3300 (or old Morse 33C). The 3300's should have the screw connector at each end so that you can select your end (as in the diagram below that I just got from SeaStar (who owns teleflex now). It looks like you got a "brand specific" cable there, like a...
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    1990 80HP 2 Stroke surging, then dying

    If you have the year correct it should have the enricher system as opposed to what you may think of as a choke. The enricher is simply a little valve, electrically operated, the "opens" when you push in the key (to choke prior to starting - key switch sends a small charge to the valve) - and...
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    Installing a lighting stator and recharge system on 1975 Mercury 110 9.8 HP...

    You can hook all your "hot leads" at the starter solenoid (typical) - no problem there. So lead from the regulator to starter solenoid - battery (hot) to starter solenoid (normally red wires). I personally would run a second hot line from the regulator to feed the start switch (which then feeds...
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