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    Mercruiser 120 (1969) igntion coil question

    When I first got this boat last year, the engine would fail after going at moderate speed (2500-3K rpm) for ten minutes, and then start up fine after twenty minutes. I replaced the (aftermarket) coil with a stock mercruiser one, and this seemed to do the trick. But last weekend the very same...
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    update on Mercruiser 120 cooling oddness

    I'd had overheating that would happen only sometimes, always right away, and would go away if you shut down and restarted a time or two.<br /><br />I pulled the lower end's water pump, and it was a bit chewed up, primarily at the top of the pump housing, around the drive shaft. I believe this...
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    120 Mercruiser cooling oddness

    Hello, I have an original equipment 1969 Mercruiser 120 (the 120/140 sterndrive, and chevy 4cyl engine) in my Glastron V164. The following happened a few days ago---about 10 running hours after a water pump total replacement (just for the **** of it, not to fix a problem).<br /><br />Until...
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    Wear on one side of one tire

    I'm looking to get a used trailer in good shape for my boat (16' Glastron I/O runabout from 1969), because the current trailer is rusty and needs rollers, wheels, springs, ...<br /><br />Anyway, I was looking at a pretty good trailer (from a Ranger), and there are two main worries I have.<br...
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    Trailer tires not just car tires?

    Someone said as much in a reply to a post on this board. Aren't car steel-belted radials good for trailers too? If not, why not? And what are good trailer tires?
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    Got kicker! Now need bracket and fuel advice...

    I snapped up a 5hp 4-stroke Honda ('85 but in great shape). I'm going to use it on my I/O boat---a Glastron '69 with an impressively curvy transom (not just a regular curve, but swoopy). Here's my plan; all advice is welcome. <br /><br />I think I'll have to modify a stock bracket to fit...
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    Want: four-stroke kicker

    Preferably 5hp or so. <br /><br />Thanks for any leads!
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    Kicker gas tank in I/O compartment (kaboom?)

    I have an I/O and I'm looking at ideas for a kicker. I can get a hardly-used Nissan 8hp for $400. It's two-cycle, so I'd need to use a separate fuel source for it. There's room in the engine compartment, but I kind of suspect it's not smart to put a vented fuel tank in there, right?<br /><br...
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    What kinda kicker/get-home for an I/O?

    Hello, <br /><br />I've restored a '69 Glastron 16' closed-bow I/O runabout, with a 120HP Mercruiser. I use the boat (off a trailer) with my family on smallish lakes and on waterways in the California Delta (fishing, swimming, camping). I've encountered enough surprises to understand the value...
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    Good trailer source in N. Cal?

    Hi,<br /><br />I'm looking to replace the trailer on my 16' I/O runabout (a '69 Glastron), and I'd be very grateful for any pointers to sources sufficiently near the SF Bay Area to be good possibilities. THe previous thread here has a great source in Florida, but I assume that's too far away to...
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