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    1980 40 hp stuck in gear

    Hi, I replaced the water pump on my dad's 40hp outboard and successfully put it back together. however I only found three of the impellers and after consulting this forum i took the bottom end off again and retrieved the other three. when I put the motor back together it was stuck in forward and...
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    what did I do wrong? stuck in gear.

    Hi Guys, I rebuilt the water pump on my Dad's 1980 40hp mercury outboard and reassembled the motor. It is now stuck in forward gear. the shift lever won't move at all. I took it apart to see if i had something in a bind, but everything looks good. I need help. thank you
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    40hp water pump impeller. what about the bits?

    Hi guys, I'm working on my dad's1980 40hp mercury outboard. the water pump wasn't working so i rebuilt it. all of the impeller blades were missing and I found three of them in the water pump. the other three I don't know where they are. the engine squirts a steady stream from the tell tale hole...
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    1980 40hp impeller bits and pieces

    Hi , I'm working on my Dad's 1980 40 hp mercury outboard. It has been parked for the last 20 years. it fired right up but wasn't cooling. so I installed a new water pump repair kit and impeller. all of the old impeller blades had disintegrated or broken off and i managed to recover three of the...
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