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    "Special tool" to hold drive shaft - '74 OMC Stringer

    Hey folks, I've got a '74 electric-shift Stringer outdrive, and I'm trying to get to the forward-gear clutch-spring to replace it. I see in the manual that I'll need a 'special tool' to grab the splines of the drive shaft and turn it, while holding the lower pinion-gear nut, in order to...
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    source for windshield glazing rubber?

    I have a 1966 19' Stan-Ray sterndrive which needs the rubber glazing seals replaced around the windshield glass. The rubber fits into a slot in the metal frame, and presses against the glass, holding it into the frame. Looking at the TaylorMade web-site, I can find one glazing part which...
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    Stringer hose connection safe for water-pump?

    I've been working on a 1966 OMC Stringer, trying to bring it back to life from the corn-field that it spent last winter in. This summer, to try to determine what I was in for, I ran the engine a few times on the trailer, with the garden hose hooked up to the Flush adapter on the drive-unit...
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    Stringer: does disengaging ball-gear keep water pump safe?

    I'm getting to know, and working on putting back on its feet, a 1966 OMC Stringer. I recently replaced the main & rod bearings, and, to get the oil distributed, I want to turn the engine over with the starter for a bit, without spark, without starting. I get it that running the vertical-drive...
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    Needed: OMC transom-seal 1966 square type

    I need a transom seal for a vintage 1966 OMC. It's the square type, with sharp square corners, not the rounded corners from 1967. If anyone can refer me to a source, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks for any help...
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