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    impeller not pumping on 60's 15hp

    63 15hp sea king (OMC). How tight a fit should the water tube be where it goes into the impeller housing? Is the grommer on the housing supposed to be soft rubber or hard plastic? My grommett is hard and the tube is a loose fit. I figure that might be the cause of my engine not cooling (water...
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    where to get parts for a '63 15hp johnnyrude?

    Local rude dealer would rather eat sawdust than talk to me about old outboard parts. He also does not have a cross-reference from my '63 sea king (mfr by OMC/gale products) to evinrude anyway. Need various gasket sets immediately (power head and fuel filter)... thanks mucho.
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    clearing blockage in cooling system

    I recently bought a '63 sea king 15 (OMC/gale products). It gets real hot when I run it and no water comes out of the water exhaust hole. I think this is why the previous owner sold it. I figured it was the impeller but when I replaced it I found that the previous owner had already tried that -...
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    63 15hp sea king (OMC) - clean carb. won't idle.

    Won't start without ether. Won't idle low and dies after 3 seconds when you idle high. The carb is real clean although the float itself is original and looks it. New gaskets and the float needle looks good. Readjusted the high and low jets 3/4 turn like the manual says. I noticed that when I...
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    gale products sea king 15 year?

    Bought this oldie last weekend. I can't make out the first part of the model but it ends with "G18734C". Fires right up and seems to idle OK but no water sprays out the weephole. I figure the impeller's toast. I'd like to know the year so I can get a manual and figure out if I need to drop the...
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