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  1. ziggy

    just missed that bouy

    hi folks. i been boatin for years on lakes. but rivers are still new to me and are much more exciting. (dangerous that is) while boatin yesterday on the missouri i was just floating and enjoying the day. ya sure do have to watch where yer going even then i find. i'm floating twards a bouy...
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    confused, IL6 runs dandy & probably shouldn't

    hi folks, boat listed below. 1st, the classic statement of my boat runs fine (ya, right). it starts like turn key starting. 1st time every time. idles at 600, perhaps a little ruff but can idle all day long. has nice throttle response and comes up on plane ok too even at half throttle applied...
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    gear lub & water mix ?

    this is a general question. but does regaurd the boat listed below.<br />i'm wondering when ya have water intrusion into the lower gear lub, does the water stay mixed with the lub? or will it seperate over time and have the water be on the bottom and lub on the top? <br />i've had my lower off...
  4. ziggy

    rattleing noise in modle 1 drive

    boat listed below. was all set to go out this weekend. started'er up on the hose prior to going out. at about 1000rpm i start to get a rattle or klunking sound from the drive. in Neutral, drive down and steering straight. if i increase rpm's the noise increases with it and gets more pronounced...
  5. ziggy

    broke ventilation plate repair

    hi folks. my doel fin (stingray fin) broke a 2-3 inch piece of my ventilation plate off at one of the screw holes. <br />i tried to jb weld it and reuse the stingray fin. that didn't work. thought i'd do it right. took it to the welder. say's he's gonna tig weld it i think he said. i had the...
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    is there any hope for my trailer?

    my trailer is in pretty sad shape. my main concern right now is the rust on the bottom of the cross members. right where the water is supposed to leak out in the middle of them cross members i have some pretty good rust going on. my weep holes are now about the size of a half dollar. the metal...
  7. ziggy

    impeller ding ?

    i just got me a rock ding in my impeller. 1/16th" bend in the leading edge of one of my impeller blades. question is, will this ding cause enough out of balance as to start to have the impeller rub on the wear ring. i had no wear on my wear ring prior to the ding. <br />i understand that i will...
  8. ziggy

    engine chokes (misses), after awhile (too long)

    hi, well at least i've got something else to work on other than the drive now. let's see, boat listed below. here's the scene (story). engine performs good for the first 1/2 hour run. all rpms. then stop for 20 min. then run again for a half hour, then stop for 20 min. and then the next run the...
  9. ziggy

    shift problem

    well i just keep going from one problem the next. oh well, someday i will be hip. anyways. <br /><br />boat listed below. shift cable adjment first. put in full forward. disconnect both remote and lower shift cable. 1 3/8" for the core wire on lower shift cable. 5 7/8" for the brass barrel to...
  10. ziggy

    trim system oil leak

    hi, wish i had a pic for you all, but i don't. boat listed below. trim system leak at what i think is the reverse lock out valve. not sure abou that though. the piece is actuated by the shift mech. mounted to the transom. has hydrolic trim lines going to it and also has a micro switch mounted...
  11. ziggy

    fuel lines, food for thought

    hi folks, i don't have a question this time. but do have some food for yer thought. if ya got a old boat like i do, used. ya never know who's done what to it till ya look. in this case it was fuel lines. whew, an accident waiting to blow i'd think. i got twin fuel tanks. someone had cut off the...
  12. ziggy

    exhaust flappers, again

    i got my manifold and riser off right now, thought i'd have a gander at my flapper. bummer. i don't seem to have one, though i'm guessing that i did at one point or another. it's on my '72 165HP listed below. figure i had one because i still have a bar going accross the exhaust tube. <br...
  13. ziggy

    IL6, manifold ?'s

    '72, IL6, GM 250cid. got the manifold off. only broke one bolt in the manifold, on an end cap. don't care either as i got me a new one, :) (manifold and riser that is, aftermarket). i was really treading on thin ice on this one i think. got me a 14" long weld, + some epoxy on the old manifold...
  14. ziggy

    pressure & vacume test ?

    i'm a bit confused about this. (regaurding my trisonic listed below)<br />1st off i guess is where can i get a hip gage that will read up to 15 psi. i used one of those combo fuel pressure vac. gages. but the psi side only goes up to 10 psi. tried multiple places w/o success finding one to go to...
  15. ziggy

    lower drive shaft, oil seal wear ?

    hi folks, more concerns. the clymer book talks about condeming a lower drive shaft for excessive oil seal wear on the lower drive shaft at the seawater pump. i have some. .005" diff. in dia. at the upper pump seal. so i suppose .0025 groove. i am more concered about the oil seal wear at the...
  16. ziggy

    waterpocket cover ?

    hi folks, <br />wondering 2 things. <br />72 model I sterndrive. on boat below.<br />just got some helicoils in place in my upper drive shaft houseing and am wondering what to torque the bolts down to on the plastic waterpocket cover? also weather or not to use a gasket sealer on this. these are...
  17. ziggy

    165 not cooling, i'm surprised

    more cooling problem questions. 72 merc. 165 i/o, I drive.<br />cooled just fine last season (typical statement ay), new impeller in mid season last summer, perhaps 20-30 hr on new impeller. did run w/o water for maybe 720% of rotation putting lub in sparkplug holes very last thing, last season...
  18. ziggy

    correct service manual ?

    hi, i sure do want an oem service manual for my boat. 72 mercrusier 165, I drive. <br />thought i had it narrowed down. but don't. i called mercrusier up, they were helpful. told me i needed C-90-68648, that one manual covers my stuff. ok, so i get that off ebay, C-90-68648 vol 1. mighty hip...
  19. ziggy

    fuel feed lines?

    gonna be redoing my fuel feed lines. i got a disaster at this point. duel fuel tanks. shut off's at both tanks. 1 mile of b1 hose from both tanks to the starboard side gunwale where it had a remote control plastic baitwell valve, :( . then off to the fuel pump.... ( now has a plastic t fitting...
  20. ziggy

    parched NE.

    so where's everyone gonna boat in SE nebraska this year? this drought is kickin everyone hard...<br />my favorit waterin hole looks pretty bad. branched oak lake. man i might get my ski launched off the main ramp, off the end of the ramp, in the mud, gonna watch others before i do me a...
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