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[steplift20]

Update, two issues I was concerned with.
1st. Voltage, seems to go up to 15 volts when running 5he engine, the voltage creeps up to that 25 but was told that***8217;s normal. Ok so it***8217;s normal
2 nd. Gas was leaking from the bottom carb when tilted up a little when not running. I have three carbs that are mounted sideways and was also told that happens. They don***8217;t leak when running and I shot some carb cleaner 5hat the three carbs and I didn***8217;t see any gas leaking. So my motor is happy again. Next I hav3 to catch a dam keeper. Fluke.
Just giving an update in case anyone. Wants to know.
P.S. I love my 2 stroke. 150 mercury blackmax
Question, why do numbers appear when I put down a sentence? Like. ***8717 why?

[ctmv20]

I had a 1988 135hp merc with a similar rectifier setup and no voltage regulator and the voltage would run up as high as 16V. I was worried that it would mess with the electronics but it never did. Researched it at the time and found out that it is normal for those years with no regulator. For fun I retrofitted a voltage regulator from a later model by following some internet instruction and it kept the voltage around 14V. You should be fine leaving it as is.

[steplift20]

Mine goes to about 15.4 volts. I thought I changed the regulator years ago that fixed the problem but now the regulator that I see is a black box with a bunch of wires coming out of it.the one I installed is a silver box mounted on top of the block with only two nuts that connect the two wires.

[phatdaddy]

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[steplift20]

What is that silver box on top
Phatdaddy was kind enough to post my picture and hopefully someone will check it out. I feel5hat I replaced it (before,voltage regulator ) but 5h3 ones I see now are a different design.