Hi...I am just finishing up installing my outdrive on my Mercruiser 165 Alpha 1 Gen 1. While I was installing the outdrive I moved by hand the Bellhousing to get at the bellows. At times I used the steering wheel to move the Bellhousing. Well now the steering wheel just turns and the motor does...
I replaced all bellows and the shift cable. I am now trying to put the outdrive back on. The unit is in forward. The track below the shift shaft is facing straight ahead. The O-ring is correct. The tilt arms on either side are not in the way. When I push the outdrive in it goes as far as the...
Re: 165 Mercruiser Leaking and no Forward
Sorry I ment the Shift Bellows....I found my leaking problem. The Shift Bellows was torn and the u-joint Bellow. See picture. You see my finger poking through on the left side.
Here is what the back looks like now.
So tommorow I am off to get the...
I have a 165 Mercuiser 4 cylinder. When I put the muffs on to run my boat out of water I have water leaking from here. Why is that and have I done any damage?
Re: 165 Mercruiser Leaking and no Forward
Under the engine next to the bolt is where the water comes in. When I run it with the pail there is no water that comes in. When the bost is in the water and running then water comes in like a hose
Hi?.
I bought and in the process of restoring a 1974 20 foot boat and trailer with a Mercruiser 4 cylinder 165 I/O. I have gutted the entire boat and removed the floor. I decided to put it in the water to make sure there were no leaks. I encountered 2 problems. The first there is water coming...
