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    Mercruiser fuel tank outlet filter

    1975 Mercruiser 233 pulling gas from a newly restored steel tank; nice and clean inside now. On tank disassembly the gas pickup tube didn't have a bag filter on the lower end. I've had this boat since new and this is the first tank service so I guess the factory didn't put one in. How important...
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    Ride-guide steering cable removal problem

    Boat is a 1975 Sea Ray SRV 190 with a Mercruiser 233. The steering cable is original and over the winter it seized up. I have disconnected all of it except for the coupler nut on the cable guide at the transom. That nut is frozen solid. i.e, I lock the cable guide as tight as I can with the...
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    intermittent hydraulic trim sender

    The unit is a Mercruiser 233, 1975 hydraulic trim sender and as far as I know it is no longer available. The gauge and related wiring are ok. The trouble is an intermittent potentiometer within the sender housing. Can the pot be accessed and chemically cleaned as one would normally do with a...
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    fuel tank service 1975 searay SRV 190 351W

    I'm a newbie to this site. I hope I have posted in the right place. I have to service/clean the fuel tank on this boat. Fuel is cloudy and contains silt. Here's the routine; clean carb, engine runs fine for short runs for a few days and then floods on cold start...clean the carb and start the...
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