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    1985 4.3l v6 mercruiser piston rings

    Hello. Can someone steer me in the right direction on sourcing std piston rings. I am in the rebuilding process and need rings for org pistons. Seems that I find right rings. Can someone share the part #. I have been researching auto sites and ordered the set, but radial with is not correct...
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    mercruiser 120 hp drive shift cable route

    hi.i bought boat with mercruser 2.5l, 1979-1982 year.boat was missing an outdrive and needed an engine alignment.now i am into bellows replacment and shift cable replacment.thats were i am stuck.i did not take any notes or pictures of how shift cable was routed inside engine compartment.could...
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    16 ft aluminum starcraft "beauty" operation

    greetings,i have 16 ft starcraft aluminum bowrider in need of major repair.i bought this beauty at auction and came with canopy and 75hp mariner.upon close inspection I noticed pitting on transom skin.not good.i then realized that motor's backing plate is made from pressure treated plywood.not...
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    '67 60 hp Johnson v4 points setting

    I am bringing to life 1967 60 hp Johnson v4.on the test run motor would fire right up,idle fine,but was a no go at past idle.no change adjusting mixture or applying choke.took her home and when spark was checked.1,3 cyl had good spark.#2 had weak spark,4 sporadic spark.i got the problem down to...
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    1967 Johnson prop seal removal

    Hi.i am in the process of changing seals on lower unit of 60 hp johnson'67.after changing drive and shift shafts,I am stuck with prop shaft seal.as far as I can tell needle bearing has to come out.is this right? Another question i have is gasket between lower unit and mid section.does it has to...
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    1967 60hp v4 johnson LU

    hi guys.i have johnson V4 60 hp VX-13A engine that is past do its maintenance.i want to change the seals in gear case,as i found milky oil when i put this engine in storage 2 years ago.now am back at it.lover unit is already off the engine and i removed water pump,and drained new oil so far.i...
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    Polarizing generator

    Hi.i have RK-28 Johnson 40 hp electromatic with generator.ammeter gauge is not showing discharge or charge.is that means that generator needs to be polarized.what are the steps of that .how to test charging components.thanks
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    '66 40 hp skipping gear

    Hi.motor is 40 hp Johnson electromatic.it started to slide in forward gear.it would kick in few times on low idle and engine would just REV when throttle is advanced.it helps when I shift to reverse and back to forward.how to fix this problem.thanx in advance
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    1966 40 pony electromatic

    Hi.i need help solving engines strange behaviour.its 40 hp electromatic motor.i took the boat out on the lake.travelet to fishing spot just fine, then did some trolling with spare motor then back to 40 ponys.she was revving real high when going from throttle to neutral.did that few times.then I...
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    McCulloch 15' fiberglass boat.

    Hi all.i recently acquired McCulloch royal 15 feet fiberglass boat.it needs new paint job,as old one is flaking off.what is good way to prepare hull for painting and what kind of paint i should use.easypoxy???
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    1977 merc 850 lower unit

    So I end up buying 1977 merc 850 LU.there is a catch thou.drive shaft spins only clockwise,not even a movement going counterclockwise .is this normal for this year to do that?.all gears are working correctly at prop shaft.if I recall drive shaft was spinning both ways on 1975 year.any thoughts...
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    '75 to '77 Lower unit interchange

    Engine is 1975 merc 850 with preloaded pin(nipple at the top of steel driveshaft),with disstrobutor,and i want to buy 1977 lower unit with stainless steel drive shaft with no pin at the top.are those can be interchanged?
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    40 hp electromatic throttle cable

    Hi.I have 1966 40 HP seahorse electromatic and lost an end casing from throttle cable.saw it going into the abbys while I was fishing:(.its the part that attach to the motor and throttle cable.does someone knows compatibility of this part from other motors?omc #377850.thanx
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    1983 7.5 hp mercury carb to throttle linkage

    Hi.i Need some help with with this motor.sn is 6240895.after water pump change I started the motor and idle is pretty high.noticed that there is no linkage between carburetor and throttle,only choke is hooked up to butterfly, and it stays wide open when advancing the spark/trigger lever.is this...
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    1983 7.5 hp merc water pump for .438"shaft

    hi.recently i have purchaced 1983 7.5 hp kicker motor,sn#6240895.after compression and spark turned good.now...when changing impeller found that it was a miss fit(47-89981).it had lots of play by the shaft,water pump base is melted inside by the cupandthe water intake is almost blocked.i dig...
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    power trim ram 0rings compatability

    greetings.i finally got 2 ram power tilt and trim unit to install on my merc 850.it came off 1969 merc 800.i want to replace rubber Orings on both cylinders.i am stuck with O-ring dimentions.i went to local hydraulic and fluid shop with numbers from genuie mercury manual.guy said that some of...
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    rectifier tosted?

    greetings.i found today that my 25 amp full wave bridge recrifier has burned connections same as issolating tape it was wrapped in.took tke boat for a long run today at WOT and at one point tach stopped working,so i thought that plug got loose.then i see battery gauge is steady at 12v.so after...
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    1957 Johnson fuel conversion

    Hi.i have 7.5 hp motor that I would like to convert to today's one hose fuel supply.i have read few posts already.what size of fitting should I use for bypass cover,is the size makes difference in the flow?.cover looks bit thin,so is there a special plate to be made to hold the nipple.i decided...
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    thoughts on idle vs gear,mercury 850

    1975, 850 mercury motor is on 17 ft fiberglass Humber boat from 1970's. I can't get merc to go into gear without dying form 800 rpms in neutral. Have to have at least 1500 rpms to shift into gear. When I get it going, the tach shows 3500 rpms at WOT. Carbs were done, same as sync and link. I...
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    starter selenoid

    greetings.i picked up new sierra starter selenoid and it sounds strange.does any one knows if constant clicking is normal instead of one click on old selenoid?new one keeps engaging very quickly with buzzing noice.just want to know if this part wont fail me when needed.tnx in advance.cant wait...
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