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    Tilt works but in wrong directions

    On a boat project I inherited with a Mercury 40hp, I discovered that the tilt switch on the motor works the opposite of what I believe it should. Specifically, pressing the rocker to the side labelled "Down" causes the motor to tilt up, and vice versa. It appears that at some point a previous...
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    Excellent, thanks. With this information I was able to find an online source to download a PDF of the later revision "90-814676R1"
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    I got the on/off switch figured out. It's difficult to move to the off position without the lanyard key installed but a paper clip worked...now seems easy. Next is to confirm the wiring and I've had no luck finding a service manual either online or to buy. Everything I've found is for 1998 and...
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    Thanks. I am beginning to think the remote isn't standard on this one either. I can't move the on/off switch to the off position - there's no clearance between the toggle switch and the cover over the switch. At some point I'll likely remove the remote to see if I can figure out why. At present...
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    Thanks. I still have a way to go before I can even turn it over to check compression. The wiring is another challenge, apparently a prior owner didn't like wiring, and much detail I find online for the throttle control doesn't match what I'm looking at for what is supposed to be the kill switch.
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    The photos show the motor as received. I was next going to ask about oil injection since I believe the ELPTO indicates oil injected. No clue what previous owners may have done. I also noticed some disconnected wires. Now that I've got the model details, got the manual I hope I can determine if...
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    I will, at least twice. The manual will be easier to find now without the bad information found earlier. I also have an experienced mechanic that's going to do a sanity check before trying to run it.
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    That makes sense, thank you! That also explains why I had difficulty finding reference material. The reference to 4 stroke came from a online source, but now I see it is two stroke. I've not tried to run it and won't until I'm confident and know more.
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    Mercury '95 40HP 4 stroke oil location

    In short, I can't figure out how to check or change the oil and filter - can't find anything on the motor or online. I'm amazed at the collective wealth of information and those will to help on this forum, so thought I'd try. I have a 1995 Mercury 40HP, 4 cylinder, 4 stroke model "1040412RT...
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