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  1. J

    Do you use Loctite on your lower unit bolts?

    I use marine grease for the bolts my lower ends, or any grease for that matter. Cheers, jon
  2. J

    Power trim options for vintage Merc inline 6's

    Good to know! Thanks! Jon
  3. J

    Power trim options for vintage Merc inline 6's

    Thank you sir! So any inline 4 or 6 from 84 I guess till 88 should do the trick then? Cheers, Jon
  4. J

    Power trim options for vintage Merc inline 6's

    Does anyone know of a cross reference chart for old TOP trim setups? I have a 115 with the remote trim pump and I recall reading on here years ago that you could fit newer brackets to these that had the trim pump built in. IIRC it was any of the Mariner or Merc TOP's from 86 and up but I can no...
  5. J

    Vintage remote Merc trim pump hydraulic drawing

    Gee, not really, the most logical thing would be wiring, except no fuses are blown, there is no sign of overheated wires and there is no wiring where the fire breached the deck besides the fact the battery's master switch was off. Though unlikely it could also have been an ember from the...
  6. J

    Vintage remote Merc trim pump hydraulic drawing

    Its an absolute mystery at this point. I am not going to tear into it until we hear from the insurance company. There is no wiring whatsoever on that side of the boat so unless something shorted out elsewhere under the deck and then the strong wind propagated the fire over to there... I dont...
  7. J

    Vintage remote Merc trim pump hydraulic drawing

    Well that is a matter for another day now anyways, damn boat caught fire down under under the deck on the port side... Good thing I saw the clouds of black smoke and got there with a fire extinguisher and then a hose or I would have lost the boat port and possibly the cottage. The wind was just...
  8. J

    Vintage remote Merc trim pump hydraulic drawing

    Thank you! Nothing for the actual pump assembly though eh? I just took it apart again and there is not much to it so not sure where I went wrong. There are 3 springs with balls between the springs and adjusters that go to needle valves and one with a ball bearing valve along the 2 gears... It...
  9. J

    Vintage remote Merc trim pump hydraulic drawing

    The pump aside, are there any models of transom clamps with built in trim pumps I could retrofit to this 76 115 TOP? Cheers, Jon
  10. J

    Vintage remote Merc trim pump hydraulic drawing

    I had to replace the brushes in my old TOP 115 external trim pump. I screwed up and thought I had to unbolt the stator from the inside and took it all apart. Doh! When I was putting it back together I dropped a small ball into the gear housing in the base of the pump. I had to take it apart to...
  11. J

    1968 mercury 110

    Sounds like the linkage didnt engage properly when you put it back together, drop the LU again and see what went wrong. Cheers, Jon
  12. J

    Fuse or No Fuse?

    Nope. Cheers, Jon
  13. J

    Easy reed valves replacement in 1988 Merc 115

    As was stated reeds do not effect compression. What did your "rebuild" entail? The reeds can be changed without pulling the pistons but you have bigger fish to fry before worrying about the reeds. Cheers, Jon
  14. J

    Merc 115 Tower of Power Won't start

    This. Good luck! Jon
  15. J

    88 115hp L6 fuel pump vacuum powered only?

    What hole, do you have a pic of it? Cheers, Jon
  16. J

    Water leaking by spark plugs

    Yup, I would fix it. You could run it leaking if your just farting around but I wouldnt take it on any trips. Use a torch and heat the crap out of each one before hitting them with an impact, set it low to start, they are small bolts. Good Luck! Jon
  17. J

    73 Mercury 40HP

    If it sat you may need to clean the carbs and fuel pump? Pull a drain screw out of the carb and that may give you an indication of if it needs to be cleaned. Have you checked the compression? Cheers, Jon
  18. J

    1987 Mercury Carburetor 60 hp problem

    Or small screw. Jon
  19. J

    1987 Mercury Carburetor 60 hp problem

    I would drill out the broken bits and put in a new rivet. Cheers, Jon
  20. J

    90's 3 cyl Merc 90 oil injection reverse

    You are bang on, its an 88 ELO. Cheers, Jon
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