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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    Not yet. I got a compression tester and ordered some new plugs and wires. I'll be checking through the whole ignition system next to make sure everything else is working. Carb clean up was just the first, easiest thing. I had to pull the starter to get the carbs off, so I'll be checking all the...
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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    That's where my hangup is. There is no clip to slide the needle into, just a flat metal tab. The back of the needle has a coil spring sticking out of it that is about 1/4" long that contacts the tab. Because of this, the float sits nowhere near level. Can't find any videos of carbs with a needle...
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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    Number on top of carb is wma3-1 The cover on the diaphragm pump says 1364-4928
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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    I was gonna post a picture of the carbs, but these new phones won't take a picture where the file size isn't too big to post.
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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    I was really just taking them apart to clean them and want to make sure they are still adjusted correctly. I bog down when I try to give it throttle and it starts to sputter and jerk. It may be the fuels lines more than the carbs considering there's gas all over the front of the motor, but the...
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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    Serial number on the motor is 6541581
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    Mercury 50hp carb float adjustment

    Hello, I have a 1984 mercury 50hp 4-cylinder and I'm wondering where to measure to set the floats on my carbs. It seems like any time I look things up online, I get results for the 3-cylinder. Also, the needles have a spring on them and I've never set a float with a needle like that. Everyone...
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