Thanks for your help! The restoration continues…
Now the driveshaft - I’ve removed the pinion nut but the impeller cup seems to require a special tool. Anyone have a tip to remove it?
After finally removing the gear case cover with a dremel metal cutting blade (it wouldn't budge with a pin wrench), I've finally made it to the first bearing and hit a road block. I don't really see any way to grab it.
Does anyone know how to best remove the reverse gear and its bearing without...
Hey friends, I recently acquired a 1961 merc 500 for free and I brought it back from the dead.
Compression was good so I cleaned carbs, set points, fixed pull start, rewired what I could.
It seems to run really well!
...in a barrel that is.
Trouble is, it won't shift out of forward gear so I...
Hey all, I've got a real caper here with my '68 Merc 650 that I've been trying to tune up and diagnose misfires on for some time now. Haven't posted a lot but I love this site for all of the info it's granted over the years. Hopefully there's someone who help solve this caper!
Symptoms are...
Thanks, racerone! They were indeed the screw type. All but one of them broke when I removed them, but for 52 year old wires, not bad...
Here are the ends for those who may end up on the same search.
Hey friends, I'm about to replace the spark wires on my 1968 650 but I can't find out which spark wire connections I need to connect to the distributor. I'm getting shocked when touching the 50 yr old wires so I think it's time for a replacement!
Can't find it in my SELOC manual or anywhere else...
