I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is the
90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or just not
the best book?

Book 1
Shipping estimate for these items: March 23, 2009 - March 26, 2009

1 "Mercury Outboard Shop Manual 3.5-40 Hp 1972-1989 (Includes
Electric Motors)"
Randy Stephens; Paperback; $29.16

Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC


Book 2
90-814676R1

The ad is somewhat ambiguous, stating this is the "Mercury Outboard
Shop Manual." I have seen those go for as much as $86, have a grey cover,
and look to be about three times as thick. The book from Amazon does fall
within the parameters for my engine serial number.

It's always something.

Steve

SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is the
90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or just not
the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



--
Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/

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SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is
the 90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or
just not the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

"RG" wrote in message
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"Dave Brown" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is
the 90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or
just not the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I get ERROR - ACCESS DENIED. I bookmarked it, and will try again later.

STeve

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SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is
the 90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or
just not the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I get ERROR - ACCESS DENIED. I bookmarked it, and will try again later.


Yeah, I'm getting that as well. It's been a while, but I've definitely
ordered Mercruiser owner's manuals as well as the real deal service shop
manuals for my stern drives and engines over the years. I remember the last
time there was some ambiguity regarding which manuals for my serial numbers,
so I called Mercruiser and we completed the transaction over the phone.
Everything showed up in a white box at my doorstep a few days later.

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"Dave Brown" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it
is the 90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong
book, or just not the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I get ERROR - ACCESS DENIED. I bookmarked it, and will try again later.


Yeah, I'm getting that as well. It's been a while, but I've definitely
ordered Mercruiser owner's manuals as well as the real deal service shop
manuals for my stern drives and engines over the years. I remember the
last time there was some ambiguity regarding which manuals for my serial
numbers, so I called Mercruiser and we completed the transaction over the
phone. Everything showed up in a white box at my doorstep a few days
later.


I just tried the link for kicks. Worked fine. No "Access Denied".

Eisboch

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:18:48 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"RG" wrote in message
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"Dave Brown" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is
the 90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or
just not the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I get ERROR - ACCESS DENIED. I bookmarked it, and will try again later.

Hey, I get access denied too.
Maybe because I'm not a dealer.

--Vic

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:53:52 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I just tried the link for kicks. Worked fine. No "Access Denied".


Works for me too. Maybe the computer is off to church on Sunday
mornings. ;-)

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:36:42 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:18:48 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"RG" wrote in message
...

"Dave Brown" wrote in message
news:H4KdnQk4eLeMNibUnZ2dnUVZ_qzinZ2d@wtccommunica tions.ca...
SteveB wrote:

I think I may have messed up. This is the book I ordered. Below it is
the 90-# that was suggested to me to buy. Did I get the wrong book, or
just not the best book?

The only place you can order the proper OEM service manual, to my
knowledge, is from a Mercury dealer.



Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I get ERROR - ACCESS DENIED. I bookmarked it, and will try again later.

Hey, I get access denied too.
Maybe because I'm not a dealer.

--Vic

I get access denied also, on both IE and Mozilla.
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:36:42 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

Actually, you can also order them direct from Mercury online.

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/us/

I get ERROR - ACCESS DENIED. I bookmarked it, and will try again later.

Hey, I get access denied too.
Maybe because I'm not a dealer.

There's something odd going on because I can get into it OK and I'm
definitely not a dealer. :-)