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    Water pump stud broke

    Have a 1977 mercury 700. Was replacing the water pump impeller and twisted one of the three bolts off. Does anyone know if this bolt is screwed into the LU or if it is pressed in? Thanks for any help
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    1977 mercury 700 water temp?

    More issues so once again back to the people of iboats.(bless them all) Have a 1977 merc. 70hp. Took it out earlier this year and ran terrible. Pulled the carbs and gave them a good cleaning. Had to replace the starter because I fried it. I can start it in a barrel but warm up lever has to be...
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    1977 mercury 700 water pump

    hi all, cranked up the merc, finally running, and nothing coming out the tell tale. took the nipple end off and no water at all, but there was some gummy sticky stuff that reminded me of tree sap in the line. Any one know where i can find any type of schematic for the water pump?think i know...
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    bad starter

    have a 1977 mercury 700. turn key to start and all I hear is a click at the starter, and the starter smokes a little. pulled the starter off and touched it to the battery real quick. sparks at the positive terminal but does not even try to turn. can not turn it by hand at all. pretty sure it is...
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    Steering repair

    Hello all, Summers here and time to try and get the boat around. Steering was a little stiff last year, tried greasing it up this year but no real luck. The boat is a Mark Twain from the late sixty's i think. Looks like it is an old rack and pinion system. Was thinking of replacing it with a...
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    1976 mercury 700 70 hp quits

    After 3 years of sitting, time to get the boat going again. Starts up fine. Travel around no wake area fine. Try to get anything above blue haired old lady speed and engine acts like its flooding out. It will start back up, sometimes it has to sit a few minutes. Could it just be a mix adjustment...
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