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    90 hp 1996 yamaha outboard alarm when key on. New to this motor.

    I just bought this motor, hooking up on my pontoon boat. Bolted it on. Removed merc controls. Installed electrical cables to motor, Installed shift and throttle to motor, not to binnacle yet. Hooked up electrical, tachometer, key switch, a two position toggle that I suspect is the choke? The...
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    easy question for the knowledgable - cavitation or sucking air

    1986 60 hp 3 cyl merc on 18 foot tracker pontoon boat I refurbished. Running straight at WOT it does well. When I turn the motor over-revs, I believe it is sucking air or cavitating. I believe the large flat piece above the propeller is called the anti-cavitation plate. It sits level with the...
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    1986 60 hp 2 stroke mercury idle bad

    3 cylinder. Melted the electrode of a loose spark plug last week. I pulled the exhaust port and looked, damage not bad in cylinder or piston. Harbor freight compression meter reads 80 lbs on all cylinders with motor cold, all plugs out, throttle at start position. Several checks. Took the boat...
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    access to manual suspended

    My 1986 60 3 cyl merc burned the electrode off the top spark plug. I am trying to look at the manual to see what I might be able to do. It did not burn a hole in the piston but I know there is aluminum in the cylinder. Anyway, any idea why access to the manual is suspended? I have used it a lot...
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    merc 1986 60 hp 2 stroke hard start runs great

    I have to choke the motor a few seconds to get it to fire, then take the choke off and crank it. Using manual choke, (missing the electric choke actuator from the solenoid, looking for one.) Soon as it fires, if I leave it in idle it sputters and dies. If I snatch the throttle to high speed it...
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    1986 merc 60 2 stroke foot mystery

    I replaced the seals in the foot, cleaned up the shaft with steel wool and replaced the washers on the drain and vent screws. New o ring on carrier bearing. Took it to the creek and it had no gears. Cranked and ran fine. So I took it home and pulled the bearing carrier back out, everything looks...
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    '86 merc 60 prop shaft has marks, fix?

    Replacing the seals on my propeller shaft. The shaft is worn in that area, has 3 or 4 barely visible scratches running lengthwise on the shaft. Also shows shiny where the seals contact the shaft. Can I sand it with 400 grit emery cloth and fix it, or is it done?
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