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    'Stuck' Mercruiser 170 will not turn

    Re: 'Stuck' Mercruiser 170 will not turn Well, I finally got the pics of my rusty cylinder #4, before and after. I have two pretty good pics of the rusty ring that appears to be due only to the top piston ring, and then two not-so-clear pics of the cylinder after it was honed lightly and then...
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    Mercruiser 170 alternator question

    I've seen frequent mention about the alternator swap / kit issue with these engines. I'm currently involved in more pressing issues, but once I get this thing going I might want to address this alternator thing. My simple question is this: Why can't I just replace the current charging system...
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    Service Manual #8

    I know that Don was forced to remove his service manual links recently; but I also know that prior to that, the service manuals were available for download as a pdf document. Unfortunately, I did not download Service Manual #8, although I did open it and look as some of it. I still don't know...
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    'Stuck' Mercruiser 170 will not turn

    Well, I was hoping I wouldn't have this problem but it appears that I do. This boat has been sitting for a few years and although I did pull the plugs and put some Mystery Oil into each cylinder and then turn the crank by hand around a bit, it now will not budge. I pulled the plugs again and...
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    Has anybody actually done this gimbal bearing removal procedure?

    I'm talking about the "Method A" procedure - http://www.mercstuff.com/gimbalbearing.htm because I have that version gimbal bearing. There's an oil seal behind my bearing that will obviously be destroyed and need to be replaced if I use this procedure. Does that oil seal get replaced from the...
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    Gimbal bearing replacement: Getting a stuck water hose off the bellhousing

    Okay, I'm a newbie and this is my 2nd post and stop me if you've heard this one, but I have a tip that might be helpful to some. I'm replacing my gimbal bearing -- and a bunch of other stuff as well -- and just finished dropping the bellhousing down and out of the way. I assume that everyone...
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