so a some what fruitful week end
rebuilt my carb / replaced my cap and coil replaced my ignition switch (screw driver no longer required to start)
engine NOW starts and runs reliably
built a NEW "dog house" to cover the engine
tried to re adjust the control cables to the remote control station and shifting into Ahead shifts smoothly and as the control goes through the detent forward
going to astern position is REALLY stiff and gears grind but NOT going in to gear (tried ONCE ONLY at approx 400 RPM idle throttle disconnected and idle turned down )
so I pulled the out drive to have "milkshake" pour out the drive shaft boot )-:
drive unit is full of "milkshake"
and looking closer the LOWER unit is quite banged up / the UPPER is in good nick appearance wise
so I was wondering what is the INTERCHANGE between MC-1 and ALPHA 1
as best as I can tell the lower unit casing is the same and some suppliers on iBoats lists Alpha 1 MK1 units working on 1967 OR 1972 MC -1 boats with a drive shaft change to the MC - 1 unit
I plan on pulling the drive apart this week but am curious about the alpha route as ALPHAs are quite common inn these parts