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Glass bowl and filter can be removed with carburetor in place.

??----Look at some other typical carburetor parts pages.----Metal carburetors and see the nylon washer CLEARLY shown.

Leave the plastic washer out on the plastic carburetor.----And the washer is NOT shown in the parts diagram !

If you do not know how old the impeller is , it needs a new one !

The nylon washer is left out I believe.

Yes, I know how those motors work.----And what they look like inside and out.

There is no over heat warning horn on that motor.-----No shutdown switch either.----A wise man would install a new impeller !

Make a new plywood insert.----Make this piece curved.----Test fit with screws in existing holes.----Might look nice.

Paint shades on the block clearly indicate that motor has overheated !

It has had paint work done.---It appears to have overheated at one time.----Fuel pump is a recent Amazon item.

Never found an issue with plastic pins on any OMC carburetor.

Many of them out there running like new.-----Put a new water pump impeller in it now and every 5 years.

They all leak like that out the front.----NORMAL !!

The 1975 model parts on a 1971 ---WILL NOT FIT.----Driveshaft splines are different between 1971 and 1975 models !!

---Up to 72 was electric shift with coarse spline.----73 to 76 was oil pressure assisted shift and different driveshaft spline..----later models were mechanical shift.---I would say it is a NO GO on this one.

I believe the stator provides energy to ignition once key is released from cranking position.-----Do some testing on the stator.----Electrical issues can be challenging to understand and trouble shoot at times.

Test stator ohms.

Test the stator.

Does spark jump a gap of 1/4" or more?---------Or put 6 drops of fuel in sparkplug hole.0000Report what happens after wrapping the cord around flywheel about 10 times.

Source of this kit was a Mercury dealer?