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    1965 Mercury Model 60 6hp Carb Float Setting - Serial Number: 1793503

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    1965 Mercury Model 60 6hp Carb Float Setting - Serial Number: 1793503

    I finished the ignition and have now moved on to the fuel system. Found it fully clogged. I disassembled everything and ran the parts through an ultrasonic cleaner. I put it all back together and had fuel leaking out of the little tube that sticks up and outward, just behind the choke plate...
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    !965 Mercury Model 60 6 HP - Weak Spark on Top, No Spark on Bottom

    My initial phase of getting the engine running found the top spark plug was a weak spark and the bottom plug with no spark. The points are in good shape so I filed them flat and set the gap to 0.20. The plugs are new: Champion J8C Gap set at 0.025 (Clean and dry) I tested the condensers, then...
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    1965 Mercury Model 60 - Hard to Turn Back and Forth

    My winter project this year is a 1965 Mercury Model 60. Serial Number: 1793503 Found it laying in the bottom of an old aluminum boat. I'm having an issue identifying the points, but that is a different thread. I'm new to outboards so I may not understand the basic operation. With it on...
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    Mercury Model 60 - Breaker Points Selection

    My winter project this year is a 1965 Mercury Model 60. Serial Number: 1793503 Found it laying in the bottom of an old aluminum boat. It was seized, but now turns. There is no spark so I pulled the flywheel off and found the breakers points were miss adjusted and didn't even open. I pulled the...
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