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    How difficult is it to change a gimbal housing?

    I bought a boat thinking it had a locked engine. As it turns out the engine is OK but the upper drive is locked. I almost wish it was the engine-lol. The lower portion of the gimbal housing is also broken off below the bolt on the port side. Do I have to pull the engine to change this? I...
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    Anyone ever had any luck freeing a seized engine?

    I just bought a fixer-upper. 1989 Glastron X-17 with a 3.0 mercruiser. The guy says he's had it for two years and it ran fine. This year he got ready to run it and the starter bumps, but it won't turn over. Their is no water in the oil. Pulled the valve cover and the top of the head looks...
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    3.0 Question

    Was the 3.0 ran in automobiles? I think I may be in need of an engine and wondered if I'd be able to pick one up out of a junkyard and swap the marine parts over.
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