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    4.3 Low Power, Can't Get to WOT

    No anti-syphon valve, just a barb fitting at the tank. I will remove carb and rebuild again.
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    4.3 Low Power, Can't Get to WOT

    Bought this boat earlier this summer. Has not ran well yet. Continuing to correct issues. I have a 1989 4.3 with the Thunderbolt IV. Starts and idles great but has no power. I've replaced the water separator, cleaned the carburetor, replaced the plugs, replaced the ignition module because I had...
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    1988 115 2+2 High Idle

    Okay, I finally got a little time to investigate further tonight. I pulled the resonator cover off to check the carb synchronization and immediately found the problem. Sticking out of carb #2 was the straw from a fogging oil can. It was holding the butterfly open. I removed it and she purrs like...
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    1988 115 2+2 High Idle

    Put the boat in the water today. Motor ran great for about 3 minutes. Running at wot and the motor died like it ran out of fuel. Would only restart using the choke. I was able to keep it running by choking occasionally and running at about 3k rpm. Continued to do that to get back to the dock...
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    Tach Issues

    I installed a brand new tach on my 1996 Mercury 40 ELPTO. The tach reads consistently low, 400 at idle and 1000 at WOT unless I adjust the power trim. When adjusting the trim either up or down, the Tach displays correctly for as long as I'm holding the trim button. As soon as I release the...
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    1996 40 hp No Tach Reading

    I just bought this boat. It has a 40 hp 2 stroke 4 cylinder on it. When I bought the boat there was not a tach or volt meter installed. I installed both new gauges and the tach does not work. The volt meter showed no charge. I opened up the motor and found the VR/rectifier was bad. Replaced this...
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