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    Special tourque wrench for coupler?

    Hello, I have a 1978 305 that goes into an I drive. I am putting the flywheel and coupler back on and can not get a socket on it in order to tourqe it down. I had to take it off with a wrench. What are you guys using to get a tourque wrench on the coupler bolts? Also is 60lb the correct tourque...
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    Is this the boat shops fault?

    I took a 1991 Larson with a 5.0 (mechanical fuel pump) mercruiser alpha outdrive to the boat shop to have it swaped out with a 5.7 using all of my existing parts. After they ordered the engine switched eveything over they called and said they needed to put on an electrical fuel pump and all the...
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    How long have brass plugs been around?

    How long have brass feeze/casting plugs been around? My 1979 starcraft has a steel plug out. I bought the boat in the mid 90's and they told me it had a remanufactured motor in it. I pulled the motor it does have a remanufactured tag on it but I can not find any info about the numbers 746553...
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    need engine swap advise

    Hello, I have tried to read as much as I can before posting but still have a few questions. I have a 1991 5.0 mercruiser two barrel LH with Alpha one engine serial #od443813. The motor is seized, #1 spark plug is smashed and it has a hole in the oil pan. I thought while switching the motors I...
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