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    80s? Mercury tilt and trim issues or any info available?

    Picked up a parts motor 0A745967 to take the tilt and trim from. Anyone have a service manual for the tilt and trim? Or know how much fluid it should take? It ran slow up and down to start with, I was hoping it just needed to be topped of with fluid and air bleed out. I raised the motor up and...
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    transom replacment and rivet advice wanted.

    I'm going to be replacing the transom on my 1542 Monark and just want to make sure I'm going about it the right way. there is a bulk head that I need to remove to get at the transom. the bulk head has some large rivets and a small weld holding it in place. first question is where can I find...
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    how to find a hole in motor block? 1983 merc 40hp

    i was told that the motor i picked up has a small hole in the block somewhere but i haven't been able to locate it from the outside, i was told that it was leaking water. i picked up this motor to use as a parts motor(electrical) for another motor and now that i have the other one working i...
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    Should the nav light pole and base be grounded?

    Trying to get my nav lights to work on old boat I bought. If I touch a ground wire to the pole and positive to either connection hole the lights work. Problem is theres nothing to ground the pole in the base, should there be? Same thing front and back light. If someone could take a picture down...
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    Throttle not opening fully. 40hp merc

    I have 2 motors a 73 and 82. No matter what I do I cant get the throttle valve to open more than about 20 degrees. I'm I missing something obvious here or maybe missing a part on both motors? It seems like the throttle cam is to far apart from the butterfly valve cam but it's the same on both...
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    40hp mercury ignition systems

    i guess i'm just looking for opinions on whether or not this idea will work. i'll lay the story out below and you guys can let me know if i'm crazy or if it just might work. any suggestion on which parts to use from which motor are appreciated. I picked up a beautiful monark 1542 mod v boat...
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