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I have read through the manual and I cannot seem to locate the thermostat for my engine.
Its a 4 cyl. Mercruiser 120 hp not sure of the year but its in my 1965 Starcraft Cheiftain.
I did find one thermostat at the exhaust elbow but I have been told its only a "failsafe" t-stat. Not the main one...
Okay just about ready to give up on this project. :(
I think I have the shift cables adjust ok then I move on to adjusting the timing.
Set the timing but noticed a bad backfire when trying to rev up the engine.
So I decided to install the pointless ignition update to see if that would help...
I recently purchased a 1965 Starcraft Cheiftain. It has a 120 hp.
Original thread here: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=448824
Just got the motor running this afternoon after some basic tune up and having the carb cleaned up and new float installed.
However when I removed the carb I...
New member here.
Having a 1965 Cheiftain delivered to my house Monday night.
I know its going to need some work and these forums look like they are going to be very helpful.
