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  1. Slickman204

    Problems

    Well I successfully swapped my starter,belt and even zip toed a spare out of the way. And I went ahead and hooked onto the lifting eye on the engine and when I pulled the engine block in the front it didn’t budge and inch. But now after all this when I throw it into forward it dies. It will go...
  2. Slickman204

    Trim!

    need help guys. My 165 i6 and pre alpha are stuck in the up position, I installed my new starter from dB trimmed it down to make sure all is well and it performed flawlessly! But I go out today to change the belt and when I go to trim down I get th pump whine but no movement I think it might be...
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    Correct starter?

    I’m having issues fellas. Serial number 2770131. Called dB electrical for a starter they can’t pull anything up and the lady on the phone was rude and didn’t have a clue. I’m under the assumption that the straight across bolt patter are all universal which I found dB part number 6788 which I...
  4. Slickman204

    Belt change.

    I need to change the belt on my mercruiser 165 i6 and was wonder when taking the side block off the mount will the engine tilt at all or will the other side that’s bolted in keep it steady?
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    Ignition

    I’m tossing around the idea of ditching the points in my 165 i6. Looking for reviews on pertronix and hot spark. I like that pertronix says you don’t need a ballast resistor but that also makes me think the module won’t last long. Any owners of both kits out there?
  6. Slickman204

    Rats nest wiring fix!

    I’m rewiring the console of my boat from scratch. My question is the brown wire coming from the harness from the engine is I do believe the feed for the ignition when key is on. My other worry is there is a white ground wire that is also in the harness from the engine but when I tried to trace...
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    Mercruiser serial number

    Mercruiser serial number 2766408. Anybody have any info?
  8. Slickman204

    starter parts.

    Anybody have the part number handy for the starter rebuild kit for the 165 l6 merc? Thanks.
  9. Slickman204

    mercruiser 165 l6 ignition

    Hi new boat owner,new forum member. I’m trying to find a place to buy a decent used distributor or somewhere I can send my old unit to get rebuilt. I’ve came up with nothing on trying to find bushing to rebuild it myself. And aside from Sierra marine at $580 and pertronix at $300 it’s just not...
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