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Can someone tell me why I've spent 4 hours trying to get a waterpump to sit right, flush with he bottom part of the drive? This is my 2nd new water pump. I tried putting the top on and torquing it down until it was where it needed to be, but then it tweaked the drive shaft out of alignment...
I just swapped a Mercruiser 165hp with a chevy 250 truck engine. I replaced all the marine parts and the engine started right up. The chevy truck motor has a vacuum advance on it's distributor and the Merc motor doesn't. I'd rather not swap it out because I hate doing timing and dealing with...
I'm in the process of restoring a 1971 Cobalt boat with an inboard 165hp inline 6. It needs a new prop. A guy locally has a 14.5, 19p prop (which I think is what I have currently) but it's off an Alpha One Gen 2. Does anyone know if that would work on my sterndrive? Also, would mine be an...
I have a 1972 boat with a Merc 165hp straight six and I have the option to buy a 1962 Merc 110hp, chevy 153. Do you know if that's a direct bolt in? The engines look the same except for missing 2 cylinders.
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I bought an old 1971 cobalt boat with a 165hp mercruiser straight six. Turns out the block is cracked. I found a running chevy 250 locally and it looks like a relatively easy swap. I just don't know about the drive system. Can anyone help me out?
Can I take the motor out without removing...
