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    Mercruiser 120- trim stuck down after bump with submersed object

    1968 Fiberform Continental with 120 Mercruiser Sterndrive (2 hose trim). I bumped a submersed pile not listed on my charts and dinged my prop a bit... and after putting the boat on the trailer the trim wouldn't go up. Considering the circumstances, I don't believe it to be a solenoid problem...
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    1968 Mercruiser 120 fuel delivery mystery

    Ok, five bucks to the first person to solve this mystery. The boat is an 18' 1968 Fiberform Continental with a Mercruiser 120 I/O, fuel tank in the bow. When I take off from the dock, I can run WOT for about 5-10 minutes, then the engine dies from fuel starvation. Eventually I figured out that...
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    Fuel delivery issue

    1968 Mercruiser 120, seems to be in stock form. Since I bought it it's had fuel starvation issues, and I finally tracked it down to a vapor lock in the fuel line. I thought it was happening at the big fuel filter/ water seperator, so I bypassed it altogether. It's better, but still happening...
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    tandem axle trailer question

    I bought a boat recently with a tandem axle trailer, and the wheels (on the same side) fight each other in tight turns quite a bit, their camber differing fr om each other. In other words, when turning sharply, one wheel will tilt out towards the fender at the top, while the wheel next to it...
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    mercruiser 120 outboard oil

    whoops... i put this in the mercury forum before, so i'm moving it here... i'm new to this boat... well, all boats to tell you the truth, but i'm a car and motorcycle mechanic, so i'm not totally clueless. that said, i just bought a 1968 fiberform continental hardtop, with a mercruiser 120...
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    merc 120 sterndrive gear oil

    hi all, i'm new to this boat... well, all boats to tell you the truth, but i'm a car and motorcycle mechanic, so i'm not totally clueless. that said, i just bought a 1968 fiberform continental hardtop, with a mercruiser 120 I/O. i took it out for a few outings, after having done a tuneup on...
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