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    What is this piece of metal? (1973 Mercruiser pre-alpha bellows job)

    When I took the stern drive off, this piece was laying inside one of the bellows. Any ideas what it is and if it is important? (Glasses for size comparison)
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    Pre-alpha water pump melted. What to check?

    So I’m doing a full service on the back end of the boat with a bellows/transom kit and gimbal housing rebuild on a free boat I was given. The water pump housing was melted. There were pieces of the impeller missing. Besides replacing the entire housing assembly, is there anything...
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    1973 Mercruiser drive 3605797 preload pin or not?

    Hi guys, I’m tearing into a boat for the first time. My exhaust bellows ripped wide open on my free (yeah right) 1973 Cobalt with a 165hp in-line 6. Since I’m going to be doing that, I thought I’d replace all 3 bellows, install a new water pump kit, redo the gimbal housing, change out the...
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