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    old teleflex steering cable ?

    hello, I just finished restoring (transom floor) an old Winner Cobra model 15-16' runabout .it had a 1968' Merc 65 hp on it which is the year of the boat manufacture. the steering cable must have been removed over time. helm and rotary box are still there but have no ID except teleflex on the...
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    needle and seat

    hello, i'm working on the carbs mercury model 1350 1971' . the needles don't seem to be dropping freely and not as much as all the other carbs i have seen when turning upside down then to right side up. top carb needle seems to stick altogether. what is the best way to drive out the pin that...
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    shift shaft disconnect

    hello, i have a merc 500 50hp (1968') and the shift shaft is different on this model . in order to drop lower unit :(and replace impeller how does the shift shaft disconnect ? i only see a way of removing lower unit by disconnecting shift shaft up top under carbs or else it's gonna pull...
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    jump start motor

    hello, i have a mid 70's 70hp 3 cylinder merc that's ready to be started but i don't have controls . how can i jump start the motor . i just want to start it to see how it runs it's on a stand and not going anywhere. thanks for any help
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    compression leak ?

    hello, when doing a compression test on an old 1968' merc 500 the compression in all four cylinders is going up on my guage to about 115 psi then it quickly drops off to 50 psi. when i stop turnig the motor over. the guage holds good on all the other motors i have tested but this motor the...
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    pulling flywheel

    hello, i need to pull the flywheel on a 1978' merc 70hp .what kind of puller do i need here and where do i fasten it to get at the stator and will i upset the timing or anything else when i re-install flywheel and a new stator. thanks any help is appreciated
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    lower unit won't budge

    hello, i have a 1970' merc 50hp that was used in salt water thou i doub't corrosion is holding this lower unit on . all the bolt's have been loosened including under trim tab but this thing won't budge to separate from the drive shaft housing.the lower unit is totally shot and may never have...
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    THANKS, runs like a top Johnson fd-11

    thanks to everyone here who took the time last spring to go thru replacing the ignition coils, wires, points , lube wick, and impeller. after sitting in the garage unused for 27 years this old johnson that i bought with my paper route money in 1967' is running like a top again and it sure was...
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    correct flywheel nut torque ?

    hello, does anyone know the correct torque on flywheel nut Johnson 18hp model FD-11 this is it it's ready for some fuel after 27 years and four hours trying to get shift rod lined up right after replacing the impeller (that was in pieces) new coils and points thanks if anyone knows
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    drive shaft O ring Johnson fd-11 18hp

    hello, the O ring on top of the drive shaft broke apart during my many attemps to bring gear case back up to power head after replacing the impeller which was in pieces. can i get a new one here on i-boats parts or where else might i find it ? and is it normal for the drive shaft to just pull...
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    fd-11 lower unit

    hello, I'm trying to drop the lower unit on a Johnson seahorse 18hp 1957' and something is holding it up .i removed all bolts gear case to shaft housing and loosened the shift rod clamp screw . how does it separate at clamp screw on shift rod ? don't want to force it .there is no corrosion it's...
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    merc 402 no spark on #2

    hello, i have a 1974' merc 402 manual start with 145lbs compression on both and it will only spark on one cylinder . replaced the stator with a new part (wires were gone) from CDI , had trigger repaired , new CDI switch box and it still only sparks on #1 .switched trigger wires (brown and...
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    gear shift locks up

    hello, i changed the impeller on my 1965' merc 500 when i reassemble (20 times) the lower unit up to the motor the gear shift cable is locked up .i found forward ,neutral, and reverse on the shift shaft but every time i reassemble in forward ,neutral or reverse i can't shift the gears at all...
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    mile master pressure tank rebuild

    hello , i bought an old johnson two line mile master gas tank and ordered seal kit to rebuild .should i use some kind of gasket sealer on the gaskets that come with kit or just use them dry ? thanks for any replys
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    rewire stator ?

    hello, i bought a merc 402 and the wires coming out of the stator were chewed up by a mouse can these stators be rebuilt ? the wires need to be replaced right up to and inside of stator body.it's a rope start model with only two wires (red / black) out of the stator original (pn 4073) the...
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    impeller old merc 500

    hello , i am trying to get at the water pump and have all the old stubburn bolts off but the gear case will only drop down about three inches something is holding the driveshaft up top ? i never did this before and don't want to force anything thank you for any help
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    compression readings merc 500

    hello, i did (first time) compression test on an old merc 500 1965' 4 cylinder. these are the #'s i came up with the engine was cold and i used pull rope till the reading would go no higher . #1 123psi, #2 129psi ,#3 120psi ,#4 114psi . should i have sprayed some oil /gas mix in beforehand just...
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    synchronize points ? Johnson FD-11

    hello , i was reading in an old mercury repair manual when setting the points it calls for the points to open /close exactly 180 degres apart even has special tool. how important is this setting on my old Johnson FD-11 18 hp. thanks, i know i get the right answer here
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    remove cowling old evinrude 7.5 fleettwin

    hello i picked up an old evinrude to fool around with how does the motor cover come off it looks like the upper (low speed) mixture knob has to be removed and the screw head split on me is there an easy way that i am not seeing ? dumb question but there must be another way thanks
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    starter recoil spring 1957' Johnson fd-11

    hello i took the pull start recoil spring apart trying to fix a bit of spin on the recoil can anyone have any easy way of getting it back together ? the housing says arrow here rope recoiled meaning when it's back in the arrow should be somewhere between two marks ? it was not between the...
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