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    1980 Chaparral 187 restoration

    Little history first. Picked this boat up a couple of years ago. Traded an old handgun for it actually. 470 Mercruiser had the typical coolant leak from the cam seals. Fixed the leak and got the engine running after a carb rebuild. Pulled the outdrive and replaced bellows, shift cable, gimble...
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    470 tune up

    1980 Chaparral 187 with 470. Last season had trouble keeping it running. Never got it on the water, would run on muffs initially, then couldn't keep it running. Installed new points, coil, plug wires, and plugs. Rebuilt carb, coverted to alternator. Previous owner had converted to electric...
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    470 mercruiser no start

    First a little history. Last September I got the 470 running after doing water pump sleeve and complete carb rebuild. Engine was easy starting, idled good. Started outdrive rebuild and completed last week. Installed new battery this week. Now engine will not start. Compression test on...
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    470 points automotive cross reference

    Anyone have an automotive cross reference part number for points, condenser, and rotor. It is the Delco distributor flavor. Auto parts store can't look anything up without a year, make, and model of vehicle.
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