water hose replacement

gopackers1

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Requesting info on how to replace water supply hose on Mercruiser stern drive from lower unit to gimbal housing. 1974 165 hp.
 

ziggy

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Jun 30, 2004
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Re: water hose replacement

the how to's can be found here

been a few years since i did mine. but i got to do it twice for getting a kink the first time...
if i'm not mistaken. the s/m calls for putting that hose on the bell housing first, then routing it to the gimble housing... i generally don't stray from the s/m much. but in this case, i found it much better to route it from the gimble housing 1st, then route it back to the bell housing... i didn't get the kink that way...

also, use the oem hose. it's not your average hose.. very heavy hose and difficult to deal with... lub up the inside dia. of the hose good too, + stretch it out with some pliers or something to make the hole bigger... getting that hose on the gimble housing proper really gave me a bad attitude...
 
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