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I'm rebuilding the carbs on a 1978 1400. I dropped a very small ball shaped part (looked like a plastic type material) and boy I can't find it. It sits on top of the Idle Tube below the Idle adjusting screw. Anyone have any idea where I might purchase another?, or is it even necessary to...
I purchased a boat to get the trailer for another. It is a late 60s or early 70s Holsclaw in great condition. It has 8" diameter wheels with a 4 hole 4 inch bolt patern (100 mm is 3.93" and won't interchange, darn). Chevy Vega, Buick Skylark, Pontiac Sunbird had 13" wheels with this bolt...
I posted this in the non-repair section by mistake (rookie mistake, sorry...). I have just mounted a 1978 Merc 1400 I got from a friend. He told me one of the last times he used the motor (22 years ago) he put it in reverse so quick the motor didn't lock down, and he went back to forward it...
I just got a 1978 Merc 1400 from a friend who stored it for 22 years. Took the most part of a day to get it clean and ready to mount. The only mechanical issue I seem to have is the nuetral/reverse lock down won't engage. I adjusted the linkage as far as it will go safely. (The vertical rod...
