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hi everybody my name is mercury, i have a speed boat and have just purchased a mercury 9.8 outboard engine. I am experiancing problems with starting it, for example it has very little compression. Does anybody out there have any suggestions that could help me.cheers mercury
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Hi mercury,Well dern, we have 'lost' our sort of resident outboard motor guy--the 'doctor' is not in...
Anybody else have an idea as to what causes low compression in an outbord 2 cycle engine? How about worn rings? Leaky spark plugs? Sounds like a head rebuild might be necessary.
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