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    what the F

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    this is on starboard side top of engine was this cut out if so why?


    where does this wire go looks out of place

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    They cut it to allow air to the motor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mdtritn21 View Post
    They cut it to allow air to the motor.
    They as in Mercury I am 2nd owner

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    Quote Originally Posted by PASCOFISHBOY View Post
    They as in Mercury I am 2nd owner
    Yes.

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    That's a Factory modification.



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    That is not the quality that I would expect from Mercury. All those small pieces of plastic are going right down in your motor

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    Won't hurt anything....no big deal.



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    The cover is cut out before it is installed on the engine on the assembly line , non plastic shaving get in the engine just the floor at the factory. and that is the port side of the engine

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    The hole is normal, the wireloom going in through the lower cowl is not normal. It looks like the trim motor might have been replaced and the tech couldn't get the wires back through the rubber grommet in the lower cowl? It should go through the same hole as the wire pictured to the right.
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    Holy cow who the "F" would run that harness through the lower cowling like that......What a hack job!



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    Wow!

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    That wire job is a real beaut
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    WOW.

    Send that one back to "screwdriver 101".


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