Hi everyone!
Man, time sure flies. It sure has been a crazy year! How's everyone doing? I have had several other projects going so I haven't had much time for the old Merc 350. I haven't had a chance to take Squirt out yet either so I'm going to have to plan to do that soon.
Today I decided to...
Oh wow! It's been a while. The new timing system seems to be working out so far.
Pcola, I'm glad y'all are ok. I know there's been a bit more rough weather in your area sinc last time so I hope y'all are still ok?
I'm looking to pick back up soon on the motor assembly. During my adjustment to...
Well now...
So, turns out it was user-error that caused my issues the other day. :facepalm: :mad-new: (No real surprise.) I am sure other ring compressors work better, but once I figured out why the ring broke last time, it went so much easier. I had been thinking it was a little strange that...
The new reeds and needles came in, along with some needle bearing assembly grease.
The new reeds installed pretty easily on the main bearing. Still need to tighten the screws properly but turns out I don't have a socket that small for my torque wrench. :facepalm:
The needle bearings between...
Alright, the following is the ring compression tool I got. It is continuously adjustable for a pretty wide range of diameters. There's a tool for racheting it tight as well.
I got the carburetor parts cleaned this afternoon. Next I need to get the repair kit out (and the service manual) and...
Alright, I only seem to make things worse. I managed to get the other screw out, there are two of them. This is the reed block around the middle of the crankshaft. These screws are supposedly tightened to 150 inch-lb and this one actually broke the tip of one of my screwdrivers. I may have...
Well, after googling and reading a bit, today I finally tackled the bearings in the end caps. I used the bake-in-oven method and all 3 bearings came out without much coaxing. I had to use a puller I borrowed from Autozone for the one in the lower end cap. But the large bearing in the upper end...
Alright, time to continue this thread... for those who are interested.
So, this is where it started:
To recap: It is a 1963 Merc 350 with a short shaft. It has electric start and remote control. I got the control with it but like the motor, it is also in pretty bad shape but has...
Alright, time to continue this thread... for those who are interested.
So, this is where it started:
The motor doesn't run, in fact it doesn't even turn. I have been working on taking it apart and discovered the reason it wouldn't turn, the cylinders are all rusted up.
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Alright, time to continue this thread... for those who are interested. :D
So, this is where it started:
To recap: It is a 1963 Merc 350 with a short shaft. It has electric start and remote control. I got the control with it but like the motor, it is also in pretty bad shape but...
You mean a thread around where the shaft is? No, I basically had to remove some of the screws holding the ratchet to open up some threaded holes for the puller bolts. The larger holes out on the wheel don't have any threads.I attached a picture of the top of the flywheel.
Hi everyone,
I recently aquired a 1963 Merc350 that needs lots of help. I got it real cheap so I figured I'll have a project for a year or two. The biggest issue is that it seems stuck. If I put a wrench on the flywheel nut, It doesn't turn. Well, it acts as if something slips on the inside, on...
