need a carburator for a mercury outboard.

When you say you need "a" carb, do you mean only one or all three. Are you
missing a carb or is it not working correctly? I have an '88, 200hp Merc
and can tell you it gets complex. There is a # stamped on each carb. The
#'s may be different on one to another. There are two types of intake
manifolds (vertical or horizontal reed blocks). There may (or should) be a
larger main jet in the barrels that feed cylinders 2 and 5 for some # carbs.
Even if you have the correct carb, the main jet size could run from around
..072 to .086 (again, if I remember right). If you run too lean, you could
cost yourself thousands of $

"mike" <mdiaczyk.DeleteThis@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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 > Hi, I need a carburator for a 1986 or 87 or maybe an 88 V-6 200
 > Mercury. Will a carb off a mariner of the same size and year work.
 > The motor has cowling that is in two pieces and they swing out. What
 > range of model year mercury and mariner outboard carbs should I look
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All three carbs are missing I need a replacement
"LD" <ldhenning RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<4%C6c.80$HP.65@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
 > When you say you need "a" carb, do you mean only one or all three. Are you
 > missing a carb or is it not working correctly? I have an '88, 200hp Merc
 > and can tell you it gets complex. There is a # stamped on each carb. The
 > #'s may be different on one to another. There are two types of intake
 > manifolds (vertical or horizontal reed blocks). There may (or should) be a
 > larger main jet in the barrels that feed cylinders 2 and 5 for some # carbs.
 > Even if you have the correct carb, the main jet size could run from around
 > .072 to .086 (again, if I remember right). If you run too lean, you could
 > cost yourself thousands of $
 >
 > "mike" <mdiaczyk RemoveThis @tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
 > news:8e68d870.0403181958.6bee7090@posting.google.com...
  > > Hi, I need a carburator for a 1986 or 87 or maybe an 88 V-6 200
  > > Mercury. Will a carb off a mariner of the same size and year work.
  > > The motor has cowling that is in two pieces and they swing out. What
  > > range of model year mercury and mariner outboard carbs should I look
  > > for.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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