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    68 MERC 650 Need a little help.

    Hi guys, I have had this motor for 10 years now and i absolutely love it,but a few years back i was taking in a little water in the lower unit then it progressivly got worse to where i didnt like it,so start really checking out this thing,well i find that i can grab the prop hub and move it up...
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    fuel line confusion

    I'm doing some major TLC on my "68" merc 650 and want to replace the fuel lines with retrofitted hose barbs and line ,but was size fuel line does it take,some searches i've done reveal 5/16 line but i can only fit a 1/4 drill bit into my original line,i also went to napa and looked at the 5/16...
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    Plug and coil wires MERC 650

    HI, Just wondering how i remove these wires from the distributor,do they pull out or screw out,i tried pulling the coil wire from it it but it would not come out,and i did not want to twist since they are 38 years old,also how does the lead wire disconnect from the coil?<br />I;m rebuilding the...
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    "68" 650 starter removal and tach question.

    HI,<br />I'm going through the process of replacing all my feul lines on this motor and need to remove the starter,i have already have removed the two top bolts and the two nuts attached to the studs on bottom of the starter,but of course it still wont come off,so i removed the top bolt holding...
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    Help with rectifier (tach problems)

    I have a 68 merc 650 and the tach just dropped out on me,nothing at all,so i'm thinking of replacing the rectifier as my searches on here lead me to believe this is the culprit in many tach problems,what i need to know is the rectifier that little green block with 3 terminals on it?the...
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    Switching lower units

    HI,<br />I have a "68" thunderbolt 650 and bent my propshaft out about 3/8 of an inch,so now the seals don't hold no more,i've found a couple of lower units from some late 70's mercs,70hp models and wondering if these will fit and if it is a real difficult job,otherwise i have found a brand new...
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    Matching lower units

    HI,<br />I've been eyeballing a lower unit from a "67"1100 ss and wondering if it would fit on my "68"650 or if there is a way to cross reference these two parts.<br /><br /> THANKS,<br /> PROPWASH.
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    18 hp evinrude popping out of gear.

    HI GUY'S,<br />I have an 18 horse evinrude,i think its a 74"and all of the sudden out of the blue it started popping out of gear on me.it usually does it just when the boat gets on plane.when it pops out it revs up so i have to lower the rpms and then put the lever back into gear,any ideas whats...
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    my merc 650

    HI GUY'S JUST HAD TO SHARE A PIC OF MY "68" MERCURY 650 FOUR THUNDERBOLT.<br />I sure love this motor ,hope she never dies.<br />i'll post more later.<br /> propwash.
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    Minnkota wiring?

    HI GUY'S,<br />Ijust installed a minnkota powerdrive to my boat but let me tellya i'm still scratching my head.<br />The problem was that it came with about 4ft of leadwire and i had to purchase 13 more feet,which i did from cabela's marine catalog,i bought the 6 guage that minnkota recommended...
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    "68"merc fuel lines

    i have a 68 merc 650 4 cyl and have been looking for some replacement fuel lines and can't find any ,is there any way to retrofit some fuel line to this motor? the ones i have on it are original and are gonna need replacing soon.this motor is mint so i would like to keep it original if i can.i...
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