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    Shift cable

    I have a dealer parts manual from September 1976. It lists as the original part number for your cable as B-49518A1. That number was superseded by part number 73723A01, which is what they sell today to fit all MC-1 through Alpha Gen 2 drives. So your part should be OK. I believe you have an...
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    Mercruiser 350 mag mpi distributor timing

    Is it possible that you are at tdc on the exhaust stroke, not the compression stroke? That will throw you off half a tooth if the distributor gear has an odd number of teeth.
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    Shift cable

    Do you get reverse at about 2 o'clock? Does the clacking in neutral ever go away on the way to reverse? Is it possible you might get it right just by rotating the barrel a little more in one direction or the other away from the 6 inch dimension? Did you verify by serial number that your cable...
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    Shift cable

    I am not an expert, but I have done this exact same job once, last June, and everything turned out perfectly. I have a 1976 120 with an MC-1 drive. Did the tap thread-chasing thing. There are a couple of things I did differently than you, no doubt because we followed different online "how-to"...
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    Temp gauge issues

    Instructions for installation are here link. Tan is standard color for sensor, connect to S. Purple is standard color for 12V ignition on, connect to +. The symbol you say looks like a sensor is actually a ground symbol. Find a way to ground that terminal, there is probably a black wire...
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    Outdrive initially jammed when turned by hand

    Things don't normally go wrong simultaneously without being related. So the coupler failure is very likely related to the drive being locked up. You seem to suspect that the coupler failed on its own first, which then caused the drive to temporarily lock up. I would suspect the opposite, and...
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