On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 17:45:54 -0800, "Rod McInnis"
wrote:


Oh, please let there be a Mercury guru online who read this!

I have a pair of Mercury 50 Hp outboards on a houseboat. These are
relatively new, model year 2000, first sold in 2002, and only have 35 hours
on them.

They run awful!

I belive, and I may be wrong, that the 2000 50 Mercs had a recall on
certain motors for just this problem.

Tell your certified mechanic to look that up and see if the serial
numbers match the recall.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question
that no one ever thinks to ask."

Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988)

at Iboats.com they have message boards
for different outboards with lots of folks
willing to help you out. A few folks
there helped get my 1972 Merc running
great.