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    Plastic water pump tube

    Just installed a new raw water pump on my mc 1 outdrive, the new pump came with a plastic tube that slips into the output on the water pump, the old pump did not have the piece of pipe, it has a metal pipe coming down from the upper unit that slips right into the output, what do I do with this...
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    Drive shaft o ring on mc1

    Getting ready to reinstall lower half on mercruiser mc1, when I pulled lower unit there was no o ring on drive shaft but there is a o ring groove on shaft, I took a light and searched the upper half and can't find o ring any where, guess my question is did all the mc1s have the oring or was...
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    Mercruiser mc 1 question

    With help from another member my drive was identified as a mc 1, seems there are two types of mc 1s, one with flush screw in lower unit, and one with out the flush screw. My question today is facing the drive while on boat (right side) of lower unit there is a hole, but there are no threads in...
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    mercruiser sterndrive identification

    just got a 1973 tri sonic with in line four, needs new raw water pump have no idea which drive it is the # is 3506268, any help would be greatly appreciated
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    prop recommendations

    spun prop on 165 (250) inline six ran numbers on prop 031036 it was a michican 15.75. 17 pitch. 15 spline. the boat is an old winner 18ft, after researching for two day's, I'm thinking about going with the solas amita 19 pitch, diameter is 15.3/10 prop. I know this will reduce my hole shot and...
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    stern drive problem

    this week end was on river in my boat that has 165 h.p. inline six, I think the drive is an alpha one?, went through wake from other boat. drive disengaged and would not go back in gear. the prop would rotate as if in idle. I finally got it to go in reverse but same as in forward prop rotated...
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