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    84 Mercury 60 Lower Seal

    I have a 1984 Mercury 60 (S/N 06429362). I went to change the lower end gear oil (Like I do every year) this morning and when I pulled the drain plug, I was greeted with about an ounce of water, a bad smell, and not a whole lot (About 4 ounces) of gear oil. There was VERY little play (If any)...
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    Setting the timing - Mercury 60

    I am trying to set the timing on my 84 Mercury 60. I got this off another post for setting the maximum spark advance. It seems logical but just wanted to get another point of view. Or, it the original poster (I don't remember who) could give me some help. "Set WOT timing while cranking with the...
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    Mercury 60 - Torque Spec's

    I have a 1984 Mercury 60 S/N 6429362 I am trying to install the exhaust port cover, intake transfer cover, and cylinder block cover (Over the cylinder heads. It covers the water jacket at the spark plugs). I have searched the Seloc manual and cannot find the torque spec's for these. :mad...
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    Chipped Piston - Mercury 60

    I have a problem with my 1984-85 Mercury 60 that I hope someone can help me with. The last time I was out on the lake, all of a sudden, I lost power. It seemed like I only had it at half throttle. Upon inspection, I found a couple of very small pieces of aluminum on the plug (NGK-BUHW - This...
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    Repair a hole in the bottom of the hull

    Re: Repair a hole in the bottom of the hull 109jb: Thank You for the response. That sounds like a good idea. However, upon further investigation, the hole lines up with the driver's seat so I might be able to get to it that way. If I remove the seat, I should be able to cut a hole in the...
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    Repair a hole in the bottom of the hull

    I have a 1976 Bomber/Fiber King Marathon 15'. I purchased this boat used about 6 years ago and have been SLOWLY (In between fishing) fixing it up. A couple of years ago I replaced the carpet, remove the old "bell" style pedestal bases, and replaced them with the pin style seat pedestals by...
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