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    '66 110 - removing lower unit

    Does anybody know how to totally remove the lower unit from an old 110. I don't have the service manual & I can't figure it out. There are 2 bolts that seem to hold it on, I removed those nuts & the lower unit slide off about 1 inch. Enough that I can see the impeller housing & the lower...
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    Help! 110 shift broken!

    Hey all, I pulled the bottom asssembly off my '66 110 to change out the water impeller. I'd just gotten the engine back from the mechanic & he told me to do this. Anyway, long story short, putting the bottom assembly back on I heard a pop & low & behold a gear in the shifting assembly has broken...
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    water impeller change-out question

    I've got the old '66 110 running finally. However, I had a service guy tell me I needed to change the water impeller badly. He claims it needs to be done every 3 years (& I'm guessing the orginal '65 impeller is on there).<br />The engine runs fine, doesn't overheat & I get a solid stream out...
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    '66 110 problem again - any ideas?

    Thanks to help on here I got the old 110 running...it ran like a dream until the prop bushing rotted away, got that fixed...heading to the lake & had a tire blow out. No sparte so I had to leave the boat. Took the engine off & put it in the car. When I finally got the boat in the water, really...
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    '66 110 prop replacement

    does anyone know where I can order a replacement prop for a 1966 110 9.8hp outboard? I've got the boat down here at the coast for a week & the bushing has broke loose from the fitting & prop. Of course all the prop repair shops & merc dealer no longer deal in such old stuff...any help would be...
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    '66 merc 110 carb question

    I've cleaned & painted & got my grandad's old 66 110 restored as good as new. Put her in the lake today & she ran like a champ for a good while. Then it suddenly died. Cracked the hood & I see a empty screw hole in the carberator which is leaking gas. I find the offending nut & put it back...
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    '66 merc 110 manual request

    Hey all...I've seen that several of you have old merc 110's like myself. <br /><br />(EDIT: Sorry, Vyper. Soliciting is not allowed on the board, and scanning copyrighted material to avoid paying for it is illegal.)<br /><br />Unfortuantly I'm a poor college student who's just trying to get my...
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    '66 merc 110 - won't stay lit

    I've been breaking a sweat over my grandfather's old merc 110 for a week now. Finally got it to where it will start, however, it won't stay going.<br />I've checked these things...<br />-plugs are new<br />-engine is getting fuel as far up as the carb float (which I've taken apart & cleaned)<br...
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    '66 merc 110 - won't stay lit

    I've been breaking a sweat over my grandfather's old merc 110 for a week now. Finally got it to where it will start, however, it won't stay going.<br />I've checked these things...<br />-plugs are new<br />-engine is getting fuel as far up as the carb float (I've taken apart the carb & cleaned...
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    restoration help

    Hey guys, I'm new to the forum...<br />I just recently got my grandfather's '66 super skeeter. He bought it new back in the day & took good care of it until about the mid-90's. That's when my dad got a hold of it & it's basically sat in the woods for 10 years. <br />I pulled it out & I'm...
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