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    1961 Mercury 500 diagrams and resources, forward gear only

    Hey friends, I recently acquired a 1961 merc 500 for free and I brought it back from the dead. Compression was good so I cleaned carbs, set points, fixed pull start, rewired what I could. It seems to run really well! ...in a barrel that is. Trouble is, it won't shift out of forward gear so I...
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    Mysterious Timing Caper on 1968 Merc 650 Pointless CD ignition

    Hey all, I've got a real caper here with my '68 Merc 650 that I've been trying to tune up and diagnose misfires on for some time now. Haven't posted a lot but I love this site for all of the info it's granted over the years. Hopefully there's someone who help solve this caper! Symptoms are...
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    Replacing Spark Wires on 1968 Mercury 650 - Which connectors?

    Hey friends, I'm about to replace the spark wires on my 1968 650 but I can't find out which spark wire connections I need to connect to the distributor. I'm getting shocked when touching the 50 yr old wires so I think it's time for a replacement! Can't find it in my SELOC manual or anywhere else...
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