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    Trim control valave

    having issues with aeration on my rams...I think. I remember disassembling this valve in the past and seeing a spring and ball-bearing. Recently I blew a hose and noticed no more ball bearing....hence why I thought my problem was aeration. Skipping ahead I was able to find a replacement valve...
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    Gimbal water hose assembly

    Hello, '76 inline 6 mercruiser: The water hose from the lower unit going up to the gimbal split on me causing obvious overheating issues. Ive had this unit off before with the exception of the gimbal, but Im not sure how I can get to the connections (hose clamps: to remove and reinstall). Any...
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    oil pressure gauge

    "1976 Merc. I/O 165HP Inline 6 GM motor" First time motor has ever stalled on me. Looked down at gauges and oil pressure was jacked up to 80. Temp was a little high at 180. Tried starting a couple times and would only run for about half a minute. Went home and a day later ran it again OOW. Ran...
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    gimbal bearing replacement

    K- should be a simple one for most of you out there. merc. 165 gimbal bearing. In regards to lube and installation, the new bearing has a hole on the outer perimeter...which direction should this be placed when installing? Also in regards to lubrication...it would make sense to rub some lube...
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    water pump

    will soon be replacing water pump and impeller. Im about 80% confident i can do this on my own. any advice in regards to tackling this? Ive seen many videos on removing the lower unit on youtube, but most are just a little different than mine. Correct me if im wrong, but i should be able to...
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    Missing thermostat

    first time ever having overheating issues. thought to go directly to the thermostat and when i removed the housing....NO THERMOSTAT? So here the questions come in. Firstly is my search relatively over...install new one and things should be done, or is this just the beginning? I am still going to...
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    Trim/tilt only somewhat off

    My trim/tilt guage will never fully give me a truely accurate reading. Trim works fine and when fully up...the gauge reads up...when fully down...it reads down, but the needle goes directly from one side to the other, not incrementaly. You can tell when it is about to move because there is a...
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    Orange wire under the dash

    Ok, 1976 gm straight 6 GM Mercruiser...I replaced all my guages in my boat about 3yrs ago and everything has been running fine. Recently Ive felt like my charging system was slacking and noticed that my volt guage always reads 18v while running (12.5 idle or in the off position). Looked on the...
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