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    Low oil tank sensor

    Can somebody tell me how this sensor actually works. It has two blue wires encased in a rubber sheath at the bottom of the oil tank, on the outside of the tank. It is not connected to the inside of the tank. My manual does not give any details on how it works,but only gives directions on how to...
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    Where is the thermostat? 1983 Mariner 50 HP

    1983 Mariner 50HP serial number B13 thats all I have. Does this motor have a thermostat and if it does can you tell me where it is? Motor has a constant alarm going off at about 25% throttle and I m thinking it is the thermostat over heating.
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    125 mariner bearing carrier seals

    I installed two seals in the bearing carrier, the seals go back to back ,one to keep the oil in and the other to keep the water out. My question is: are these seals suppose to be touching each other or do you , like the book says to press seal until it bottoms out on the shoulder. When I did...
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    125hp mariner 1995 stops running after idiling when in gear

    When ever i am idiling to a fishing spot the motor would just kill and will not start until about 20 or 30 minutes. It did this to me before, so after investigating ,I changed the stator and it ran great for about 2 trips and now its repeating the same problem. I tried to get it to act up in the...
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    Adjusting the shifting cable

    Installed a rebuilt lower unit Installed a rebuilt lower unit on a 1995 125 mariner outboard. Now when I shift to reverse and put back in neutral its like I shift it too far and the gears are grinding. Some one said I need to adjust the cable.How exactly do I do this? Also the shift cable has...
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    125 mariner 1995

    "Went fishing the other day an "Went fishing the other day and motor made a knocking noise while in revrese, after investigating I found that the bearing carrier had cracks around the two bolts that hold it onto the lower unit . I am trying to find a part number for a bearing carrier, that...
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    Lifting 125 Mariner off transom

    Anybody know how to lift the m Anybody know how to lift the motor off the transom? The book is showing an eye bolt welded to a nut. This nut screws onto the fly wheel shaft and the power head is lifted up..Can I use the same setup to lift the motor off the transom?
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    125 Mariner Ignition prob

    "Was idling motor when motor s "Was idling motor when motor suddenly stopped and would not crank. After about 15 minutes motor started again and then stopped again and would not crank.took cover off and seen no obviuos problems, so after about 30 minutes tried to start again and it started...
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