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  1. Berdink

    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    I'm learning. 😊
  2. Berdink

    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Yeah, it just seems easier to temporarily move one wire than to move the coils. I'd put things back of course. But if when I do that, and #2 then has spark, I know it's not a bad coil.
  3. Berdink

    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Rather than taking the coils out to swap them, I could just temporarily move the green wire from #1 to #2 to verify if #2 coil is good, correct?
  4. Berdink

    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    I have two on my v4. But that makes math sense. 😊
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Yeah, my research is telling me this same lower unit is used all the way down to a 30hp. And the 70hp was the biggest motor they used this lower unit on. It does look really small. . Google keeps giving me different answers for this motors weight. Sometimes it says 250 or so, sometimes it says...
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    Original 1967 Styrofoam?

    Yeah, I keep my boat out of the weather. The floor is sturdy and dry. Surprisingly, (knock on aluminum) I haven't found any leaking revits. After I rebuilt the transom 4 or 5 years ago, every time I took it out, not even a drop of water in the bilge. This last four day trip was in semi rough...
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Yeah, but it needs 1.21 gigawatts to work.
  8. Berdink

    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Yes, I took lots of pictures as I removed things. It screwed into the bottom of the cover that was over the carbs.
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    I bought this: ...
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Thanks, I'll look further into it this winter. I need to get back to more pressing projects. I mainly wanted to verify the motor had good compression to know if I should just part it out or not. But I'll give it a chance to live again. 😊
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Some stinky old fuel in the carbs. And the hoses look original. I'll need to clean up some corroded wiring and clean the carbs, and run all new fuel lines. But like I said, I'll make it a winter project. But at least I know it's worth getting it running.
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    139, 137, 135. Spark jumps a 1/2 inch gap on 1 & 3. No spark on #2. No spark even at coil of #2. . Really funky build for getting to the carburetors, but I guess it's worth getting it to run. . I'll be putting it away for now and perhaps make it a winter project.
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    When I go to Crowley Marine or Boats dot net, I see a lot more parts availability for Johnson/Evinrude 70's 70hp, than for this Mercury.
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Yes, all the fuel lines need replacing. I won't even attempt to turn it over without replacing all of them - they are dried stiff. And yes, definitely will replace the impeller. . It was given to me by an older lady I work with who recently lost her husband. She knows I like boats and fishing...
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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

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    1978 Mercury 70hp Worth Messing With?

    Assuming it has good compression. Assuming it runs and has a good lower unit. Is it worth keeping? It looks like parts are a little hard to come by than my Johnson.
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    Original 1967 Styrofoam?

    After reading and searching, it appears mine is period correct for 1967, but it appears to be in great shape. I just got back from a 4 day fishing trip and it's dry. . I'm thinking the Snickers wrapper ended up down there when they replaced the deck. I don't know when that was. . Either way, my...
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    Original 1967 Styrofoam?

    What does original Styrofoam look like in a 1967 Holiday? . .
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    On a couple occasions some have posted to verify if my styrofoam isn't water logged. From what I could see looking in the bilge, it appeared it was it great condition. Today I decided to pull up some of the plywood floor to see how wide and tall a fuel tank I could fit under the floor, well, now...
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    Beautiful Johnson Survivor

    It's a 1994. The ad says near new condition. Here's the link: It's not mine. I live in Oregon. Personally, I think it's well worth it. Especially since a tiller is rare here. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HAiaZyezL/
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