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    limit switch bypass?

    1970 M-1 drive 165hp 250 cid The limit switch on the gimble ring is inoperative the wires are short and very corroded. the bolts that hold the switch in are very rough looking i'm affraid to try to remove them, i'm sure they will snap off. I guess you can run without it, is it's purpose to shut...
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    2000 jeep - towing

    2000 4x4 jeep cherokee loredo 4dr 4 speed auto tranny to tow a 2700-3000lb boat. It doesn't have a tow pakage im going to add a reese hitch. will i need anything else or will it be ok? thanks
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    Poll?

    What ever happened with the used parts for sale poll? And is there any chance on adding a chat to this forum? How about a poll on that? Thanks Iboats
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    U-joints MC-1

    I was looking at my U-joints on my MC-1 drive getting ready to install new joints I bought. It looks like the caps on the joint closest to the drive are going to hit the ears on the large bearing shaft assembly "nut" thingy lol. Looks like they are going to hit by a 1/8" is this normal if so how...
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    Closed cooling Question

    Hope im not repeating this but refresh my memory please. I just picked up a heat exchanger. I'm going to convert to closed cooling and i'd like to cool the manifold as well. Will the OD water pump handle cooling the whole system or just the engine? MC-1 1970 L6 250cid Thankyou Does anyone have...
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    Bellows replacement ?

    Does one have to use the Merc "bellows adheasive" or will a rubber permatex sealer suffice? thanks
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    Lower shift cable "what not to do"

    1970 L6 165 MC-1, I went to take out my old style lower shift cable "threaded in from inside boat," what i didn't do is warm the area and i snapped off the hex part of the brass fitting. Now it's about flush whith part of the cable still in it. I didn't want to but maybe it's a sign. I now have...
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    water pump inst. ?

    1970 MC1 the new water pump kit i got doesn't have the seal that is in the upper W.P. housing that sits under the slinger. The housing i took off does. It looks like they just made the shaft hole smaller with the plastic and did away with the seal. Do i need the old style or will this one work...
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    Hello, Coupler ?

    early model GM engine coupler L6 merc 70ish I was looking at my coupler and the center does not look "true" like if you put a straight edge across the top the center is not square or even. does that rubber move or is this coupler junk? thanks
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    bellows ?

    1970 L6 250ci 165hp While im in there changing my shift cable/bellows. I noticed that the exhaust bellows has some small cracks on the concave sections of it. 1)What happens if it developes a leak? Where your pushing exhaust and water throug it anyway, 2)How crutial is it? 3)Also does the gimble...
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    9.9 merc

    could anyone steer me with a part# for a shift/throttle cable for a 2006 9.9 4 stroke mercury? I want to use it as a kicker on my 21'er thanks for any help
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    Gasket or O-ring ?

    1970 165hp 250cid L6 Mercruiser I removed the exhaust tub from the transom plate and my newer book 1975 says it takes an o-ring. There is no O-ring there or any sighn of a gasket/sealer. it looks like a machined surface with just some spots of paint. Does this take a gasket or a sealer? The...
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    magellan 6500 gps chart plotter

    Does anyone know if that has a lithium battery that would make it stop working memory etc.? thanks I may purchase one but they said it needs a lithium battery??? any knowledge would be appreciated thankyou
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    Alt. change over?

    1970 L6 165hp 250ci The original configuration has an external alternator. I would like to put a one wire on it. I believe it's called an integral? or built in regulator. It's a 45 amp alt. So do i just discontinue the old wires from the regulator and use a wire on the hot teminal on the alt up...
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    customizing this bow rail ?

    See attached pic: Can i shorten this rail with the "existing hardware" thats there? So that i can step easier up onto the bow. Or do i need to get more hardware to do it? Like take out longer of the stansions etc.? I would like to shorten it like just to the base of the windshied so i have a...
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    Ears to Water Intake Yes-No?

    I've seen some posts on here before that said when putting the ears on to run engine out of the water it can blow a seal or cause leakage. 1) What is a safe psi input to waterpump at the ears? 2) Maybe you should start engine and then apply water pressure? When a boats in the water i'm sure...
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    drive coupler pre alpha

    Ok, Are all the drive couplers the same until they went to thew triangle type? Or was there a change in # of slines dring pre alpha to alpha? thanks
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    tilt hyd. rams/pistons

    does anyone know when merc changed to the bigger dia rams? I was wondering the yr. too. Would some 1980s fit on a prealpha setup? thanks:)
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    Alpha 1 Merc.170

    Whats the ratio on an Alpha 1 mercruiser 170 4cyl? could it be used on a 165 L6?
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    probably a dmb ? outdrive use?

    Could i replace a 1.65 drive with a 1.98? 165hp L6 engine? Would it work ok? Could i reprop it to work? thanks
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