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    Painting bellows flanges?

    I am replacing the U-Joint and exhaust bellows on a 1970 MC1. After power washing corrosion and scale from the bellhousing and gimbal bearing housing there really wasn't much paint left anywhere. The boat will be trailered (never left in water) and used only in freshwater. I plan on cleaning...
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    1970 MC 165 distributor advance cam springs?

    Cleaned the distributor guts last night and found a fair amount of gummed up old oil/grease - advance was probably not working well. Everything cleaned up well, but the advance cam springs were rusty. These springs show up as a "no longer available" part from MC. Any ideas on automotive...
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    Putting new style shift cable in old MC 165?

    I am replacing my shift cable and found several references that say the newer style (that thread into the bellhousing from the aft side) can be used if you tap the bellhousing from the aft. After just wrestling with removing the bellhousing this seems like a good idea. Any experience or...
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    Can I modify the gimbal bearing housing for a grease fitting?

    I pulled the rusted up frozen solid gimbal bearing yesterday from my boat and found that there is no grease hole on this early model (1970 165 six). Confirmed that by reading other posts. The gimbal bearing that was in it did have a hole and groove for grease. There is a hole (about 1/8...
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    Is there a fuel pump rebuild kit? 1970 MC 165

    Does anyone know of a fuel pump rebuild kit? (1970 mercruiser 165 6 cylinder) The one on it works, but I opened it to change the filter and it was full of crud and the spring inside was really rusty. Thanks.
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    MC1 shift slider removal question

    1970 Slickcraft 22-204 has bad bellows and gimbal bearing so I am trying to remove the bellhousing to replace. The pivot pins came out no problem, but how do I remove the shift slider? The Seloc and MC service manuals are of vague to no use. Does it stay attached to the shift cable and I pull...
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    Stuck 1970 Mercruiser 165 inline 6

    First Post - I just picked up a 1970 Slickcraft SS-204 with the inline 6 165. It is a Michigan freshwater boat and always stored indoors. The boat is in beautiful condition and I bought it knowing it hadn't been in the water in 4 years and knowing I am facing a complete fuel system...
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    1980 Evinrude 4.5 water pump question

    I picked up a very clean evinrude 4.5 yesterday from a local yard sale. The gentleman I bought it from said it had been gone through by a marine mechanic 5 years prior and only used once or twice a year since that time - take that for what it's worth. Here's the situation: When I run it in a...
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