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  1. ziggy

    fuel pump line, proper parts, pressure side ?

    i got more questions than answers. for trisonic listed below. i think you boat mechs and the coast guard won't like my clamped on, rubber fuel line on the pressure side. so question is. how can i tell which of the three(in looking at doughrussell part's diagram, and at the merc dealers) oem fuel...
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    oil drip?

    72, mercrusier 165, L6. first look in the boat for the season today. wiped up 1-2 oz. of motor oil from the bilge. have been fighting this leak since i got the boat mid last summer. got a a lot of this oil leak repaired with a new valve cover gasket. not conviced this was the whole problem...
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    tri-sonic boats

    hi peoples, i got me this tri-sonic boat. what i think is a 1972 caprice 1700. 16' tri hull, 165 mercrusier, model I stearn drive. just a regular speed boat question? anybody got any infomation on tri-sonic boats? nada only quotes 73 thru 81 for tri-sonic. i got what i think is a 72????? that...
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    IL6 engine ID?

    Hi folk,<br />I got what i wanted for Christmas. sparkplugs for my old toy. seems that i don't know what engine i have to specify the right plugs though. i've got some histoy (paper work, reciepts) on this boat as it came from my Dad(deceased in aug. 02). The motor was R&R in june of 98 by a...
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    amazing things ya see at work

    Hi Folks, i just got back from my service call to unlock a car. i'm a locksmith. finally got the tears out of my eyes so i can write this story. just when ya think ya'd seen it all, something new comes along. so i roll up to my 99 durango to unlock it. customer gets out of a PU sitting next to...
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    trim angle @ WOT vs rpm, what size prop?

    reading the other thread brings a question for me. on my trisonic(listed below) i got about 4000rpm @ wot, trim down. useing a 14.25(?) X 17 pitch prop. well, as i start trimming up, boat rises out of water more, rpms increase, up to about 4500 or round abouts, top speed, highest rpm. then...
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    want opinions? merc 165, I drivfe, (a bit long)

    hi folks, <br />i guess i'm lookin for opions here. i got the below listed boat. i've posted about removin the drive, thinkin i wanted to go after the bellows and check the ujoint for wear. well. i'm second guessin myself. guess the question is i really want to know is where to go from where i'm...
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    want opinions?

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  9. ziggy

    I drive removal and service?

    Hi folks, i got be the below listed boat. got it from dad, so know a bit of it's history. he did try to keep up with it but best i can tell it's been 4 years since the drive has been serviced. yikes, from what i read about i/o's that's too long. Well, guess the question is, to remove the stearn...
  10. ziggy

    rusty block & not much paint on outdrive

    hi again, my 72 IL6 block is pretty rusty on the outside. i read that i should paint my block and shine it up prior to winter,,,, hum, i don't see this happening as to the rusty exterior of the block. question is, what's the best way to preserve what i have. best i've come up with is putting...
  11. ziggy

    manifold drain plug screw threads stripped

    hi folks, 1972 165 hp, IL6, mercusier 250 cid. well, got up the nerve to take someone elses pipe nipple and coupler off my manifold, thats what my manifold drain plug was screwed into. the nipple pipe that was steel and screwed into the manifold was leaking. i'm hopeing to stop that. here i go...
  12. ziggy

    toxic blue-green algea

    what a bummer here in nebraska. in mid summer people got chased off of pawnee lake and a few other lakes here in the salt vally. now. i'm already to go out today and darn, my favorite lake, branched oak has this algea. grrrrrrr. good thing the missouri river is only a hour away as it is about...
  13. ziggy

    port bow light isn't red

    hi folks, my bow light lens cover on the port side has faded so bad that it is only kinda red from up close, from the water it looks orange to white. i'm wonding if anyone knows what i can do to get it red again? paint? permant red magic marker? hobby paint of some kind? any other ideas. the...
  14. ziggy

    port bow light isn't red

    hi folks, my bow light lens cover on the port side has faded so bad that it is only kinda red from up close, from the water it looks orange to white. i'm wonding if anyone knows what i can do to get it red again? paint? permant red magic marker? hobby paint of some kind? any other ideas. the...
  15. ziggy

    fuel diverter valve?

    well, i just keep haveing fun with my new (well used) toy. i've got 2 12 gal. fuel tank in my trisonic. i had a fuel diverter valve at the start of the weekend. however it wasn't diverting to the port tank. well anyways, the nipple broke off the starboard tank. left me hosed (pun intended) on...
  16. ziggy

    72 trisonic almost let me down

    got me a 72 trisonic, 165 mercruiser, I dirve. i've been haveing trouble gettin into reverse. idle speed is low, 600-700 on dash tach. gear grind is bad going into reverse. generaly not a problem gettin back to N. Forward is ok too. anyways, reverse has been getting worse to the point that...
  17. ziggy

    72 mercrusier 165 hp, I drive, upper shift shaft ?

    Hi all, i'm haveing a hard time getting my lower gear assy. on after impeller replacement. i've determined that the upper shift shaft is what is preventing me from going together. when bolting up it distorts the washer on top of the lower shift shaft. something is binding in the upper shaft. the...
  18. ziggy

    gear housing install blues

    hi all, i just got my dad's 72 trisonic. it's a mercrusier 165 IO. mercrusier I-R drive i think. it wasn't cooling so i replaced the impeller. now i'm haveing the fun of putting it back together. seems that is hard to line up. i got the remote in forward, i got the shift shaft in forward and can...
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