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    Mercruiser 165/470 cooked a coil

    I have a 1987 FourWinns with the dreaded 4cyl 165/470. Last summer the points burnt up and I replaced the points, condenser, rotor, cap, coil, wires, and plugs. It was due for a tuneup anyway. After all that, it ran like a top. We didn’t run it a whole lot after that, but it ran fine through the...
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    Impeller housing and oil leak questions

    I just replaced the impeller on my Alpha One Gen 1 and ran into a couple issues. When installing the pump base, I had a heck of a time getting it to seat fully, and level. I ended up going back to the stock base as it looked like the new one had developed a small crack. I’m fine running the old...
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    Fuel Filter Location

    I have the long sought after 165 4cylinder, and want to add a fuel filter/water separator as we seem to run into fuel issues almost every year. The $40 seems well worth the investment for my sanity. That said, I'm trying to figure out where I can put it within the engine compartment. I'd be...
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    Merc 165 Surging

    I've got an '87 Merc 165 (the in-line 4) that's giving me a bit of a problem. It's been rebuilt a couple times, the most recent being crank and lower rod bearing replacement (turned the crank as well). When we put it back together, we ran it for a couple hours last Fall, just before storing it...
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    Merc 165 Surging

    I've got an '87 Merc 165 (the in-line 4) that's giving me a bit of a problem. It's been rebuilt a couple times, the most recent being crank and lower rod bearing replacement (turned the crank as well). When we put it back together, we ran it for a couple hours last Fall, just before storing...
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    165 Rebuild died, need info

    My father-in-law rebuilt the motor in our boat earlier this summer (1987 Four Winns 190 Horizon with the Mercruiser 165 (I4)) after 1 of the 4 pistons gave up the goat in the oil pan (piston skirt broke right off, the other 3 were getting ready to do the same). It was determined at the time...
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