What year is this 9.8?

stonertjg

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A buddy asked me to work on an outboard that was left to him by his grandpa, problem is he doesn't know anything about it other than it's a mercury 9.8 HP and it's either a 60s or 70s. I can't find any site that has year to S/N comparisons. The S/N is 4306731. Can anyone help me out?
 

stonertjg

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Re: What year is this 9.8?

Thanks! This helps alot. This is the first outboard i've ever worked on so i'm kinda in the dark, but it seems fairly simple built. All that he asked me to do to it was the carb and water pump so i hope it isn't hard to accopmlish.
 

LongLine

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Re: What year is this 9.8?

Water pump is pretty easy but suggest you also replace the rubber fittings on the pickup tube. Also get the baffle gaskets (side of engine) as it's much easier to get the main copper tube firmly set into the coupling on the bottom of the engine with that plate off.

Tom B.
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stonertjg

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Re: What year is this 9.8?

Thanks i just got the bottom end off and found the pump to be destroyed the pick up tube looks good but i'll look at the rest of that stuff!
 
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