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I am trying to trouble shoot the tilt/trim system on this mid 80's Mercury O/B. My engine will go all the way down and then trim up to the point where you would need the trailer button. I can hotwire across the trim/tilt solenoids and I can make the engine go up and down without a problem. I...
I am trying to change the shaft seal and I can not figure out how to seperate the seal from the bearring carrier. Is there a trick to this? I have the shaft out and the bearing carrier seperate from the the shaft.
I am having problems seperating the engine block. I have all 7 screws removed, but the engine won't release from the lower leg. I have tried prying gently. I tried a wooden block and then tapping it with a hammer. I have also loosened the lower leg bolts and the leg is seperated by about a...
