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    5 hp sea king with Clinton motor

    Sorry hit the wrong button. Anyways I believe it will run but have a few questions. First does it have reverse. I don’t believe so and there is no place that I can see any linkage for changing gears. Second I am going to hook it up to the same gas tank as my 35 hp mercury which runs on 50 to...
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    5 hp sea king with Clinton motor

    Hi just bought a sea king to use as a back up and possibly a kicker. It appears to be a 1971 model. I am going to clean the carb and then start it. Without doing anything it fired up d
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    35 hp shifting problem please help

    Thanks I will try that on Tuesday when I have a day off
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    35 hp shifting problem please help

    1986 2cycle 2 cylinder. Won’t shift gears. With the lower unit off I can go from forward,neutral and reverse by moving the shaft with my hand. I keep thinking that I have the cam that prevents the unit from kicking back in reverse in wrong. I am at my wits end and would take it somewhere if...
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    1985 mercury 35 hp

    The motor runs great although I feel the throttle isn’t opening all the way. The main problem is getting it back to neutral when coming from drive. Sometimes it works and other times I have to shut off the engine shift it then restart it. Is this a cable problem or something internal.? I...
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    Prop rotation Help

    Ok so I think I have this right I hope. Forward spinning the prop spins but clicks clockwise counterclockwise I can spin but the motor turns over. Neutral sins freely both directions. Reverse in both directions the engine turns over when I spin it It a 35 hp ,1986 mercury.. Thanks I...
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    35hp merc. Can’t get it to shift after removing the lower unit

    Ok so I replaced the water pump and have tried to get the unit back and when I do the unit won’t shift through the gears. With the unit off I can move the shift shaft from rev,nuetral,and forward. I have the cables off because the remount control won’t go into rev even with the cables off of...
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    Loss of rpm on 5 liter mercruiser

    1999 5. Liter mercruiser with alpha one runs well but at about 3/4 throttle it’s rpms fluctuate between 4300 down to 3800 with a hesitation. WAs thinking of doing plugs,wires,cap rotor. Also need a new prop and will change that. Any suggestions would be appreciated. It has fresh gas and new gas...
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    1986 35 hp Mercury. Won’t shift

    I took my boat out of the lake last week. All was good until I parked in the driveway. Now it won’t shift out of gear. I think it’s stuck in forward. I disconnected the shift and throttle cables and it still is stuck in gear. I changed the gear oil and there was some metal on the drain screws...
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    86 35hp outboard won’t go

    My outboard is running great but last time I was out it wouldn’t go to full throttle. My control was always a bit hard to move( I bought the boat this year) so I thought I would try and lube the cables. I did that at the control side and the motor side and they controller seemed to move easier...
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