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    Mercury 650 coil

    I have been rebuilding the carbs on my 1969 Mercury 650 4 cylinder. I removed the switch box to get to the carbs. for removal. So I removed the two wires coming from the coil to the switch box. Problem is I didn't mark the wires and they are both black, and on my wiring diagram in my manual...
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    1970 Mercury 650 help

    A few months ago I took apart a 1970 to rebuild the carbs. Fast forward till now, I'm finally putting it together and can't remember how the coil mounts. I think I have it in the right spot, but the choke linkage can't be operated the way I have it, it hits the coil. Is there something wrong...
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    2000 Evinrude 70hp four stroke no reverse

    I bought a 2000 Evinrude 70hp fuel injected four stroke, problem is it wouldn't shift into reverse. So I removed my control cable, grabbed the lever by hand and all of sudden thunk in went into reverse. Now its stuck there and I cant get it to neutral. I suppect the prior owner had this...
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    2000 70hp 4 stroke wiring

    Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a 2000 70hp 4 stroke Evinrude that they could scan or email me? I bought a downloaded manual for this engine, but the colors of wires on the diagram don't chive with what I have. The portion I need is the harness that plugs into the motor and then to the...
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    2000 70hp four stroke Evinrude

    I just bought a used 2000 70hp four stroke Evinrude that I believe is made by Suzuki. I need to figure out the wiring to rig it to my boat. I boat a manual, but the colors of the wires are not what I have. Does anyone have a diagram to share, or could email me? The wiring harness plugs at...
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    stock main jet size 1967 650 65 hp

    Does someone have a chart to see what the stock main jet size is for a 1967 Mercury 650 4 cylinder? My service manual skips that particular year and size in the chart it provides. Engine serial number is 2207126.
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    compression 90 psi 1967 65 hp 650

    I purchased an old 1967 Mercury 650, compression test came out at 90psi on all cylinders. Is that enough for it to run well, thing seems to smoke alot, just wanted to know if I should proceed with a tune-up? Dont want to waste money.
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    1967 Mercury 65 hp 650 thoughts

    I recently bought a 1967 Merc 650 with all controls and power tilt. I planned on putting it on my pontoon. I started her up in a barrel and ran some seafoam in the gas mix. When warm, I sprayed some seafoam in each cylinder and let her sit 15 minutes. Started up and ran again to burn out the...
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