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    mercruiser 4cyl 120 gimbal housing swap from 68 style Mc1 to 83 alpha

    ok, i have a 68 star craft I'm going through that had a seized engine. bought a complete back half from an 83 with the alpha 1 with the power trim and all. I've got the engine ready to go in, everything swapped over on the engine bell housing. so basically what I'm trying to figure out before i...
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    mercruiser 120 transom plate differences between 68 pre alpha and 83-84 alpha

    so I've done a lot of searching and can't find an exact answer, hoping one of the experts will chime in. i have a 68 startcraft holliday with the original (sn 2442960) mercruiser 120. the engine is locked up (stuck piston, water in # 4 cyl) I purchased an 83-84 (sn 6691880) complete engine and...
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    1966 mercury 1100 solid state distributor swap/conversion

    so i did a little research on the solid state ignition swap on the old 1100. found this on ebay, it looks like the exact same lower part of the distributor that i have except i think its from the later 1250 that had the trigger hall sensor vs the breaker points, can anyone confirm that...
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    1966 mercury 1100 oem points NLA any other compatible part?

    mercury part # 393-1504a5 is nla aside from ebay. I've seen that part # 394-1100a3 is listed as the same part and sierra part # 18-5148 as well. anybody have any experience with these old point style mercs and finding points?
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