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    Very difficult to shift from reverse

    I have a Merc 165 L6 with a #1 out drive. Boat hadn't seen water for about 10 years. I did a lot of work getting it ready and did not see this problem before I put it in (but I'm not sure I checked it). It is very difficult getting it out of reverse. It goes into forward and reverse easily and...
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    Coil/Alternator Question - 1975 Merc 165

    I was given a boat in bad shape and while fixing it up discovered the alternator was making 17 volts (sometimes more), so I ordered an alternator. The coil on this boat says right on it that it needs a ballast resistor but there isn't one present, so knowing what excess voltage does to points, I...
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