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    165HP IL6 Mercruiser overheating???

    What might be the basic causes of my 165hp InLine6 I/O suddenly overheating?<br />It has never overheated before, has just been tuned up and running real good.<br />I had her tied up to the dock and was warming up the engine when she just kept getting hotter - over 180. The outdrive was totally...
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    How to replace gimbal bearing in 165hp Inline 6 cylinder

    The topic says most all of it.<br />I need to know what's involved in replacing the gimbal bearing in my 165hp Mercruiser (1976).<br />Is this a "major project" or can it be done relatively easy ???<br />Thanks,<br />Skiph
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    Tie down tips for the two hurricanes comin at me

    I posted this once and someone moved it to I DON'T KNOW WHERE.<br />I live in SW florida, Bonita Spring, and hurricane Charley is comin straight at us.<br />D'ya have any tips on securing my 19' I/O that is now on the trailer?<br />Thanks,<br />skiph
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    Tie down procedures for two hurricanes that are coming

    Oh boy, now it's hurricanes...two of them headed towards our neck of the woods (SW Florida - Bonita Springs).<br />I'm pulling the 19' I/O out of the water and cinching it to the trailer. There is no place to tie the trailer to that is real sturdy.<br />Will heading her into the wind help?<br...
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    Tie down procedures for two hurricanes that are coming

    Oh boy, now it's hurricanes...two of them headed towards our neck of the woods (SW Florida - Bonita Springs).<br />I'm pulling the 19' I/O out of the water and cinching it to the trailer. There is no place to tie the trailer to that is real sturdy.<br />Will heading her into the wind help?<br...
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    Got a little rain in my IL6 engine

    ..... and now I am seeing some milkiness in the engine. I had the valve cover off for one evening and it was only one medium rain shower so there shouldn't be too much water in that oil.<br />Will it evaporate quickly or do I need to do an oil change?<br />Thanks,<br />Skiph
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    My 165hp IL 6 cylinder is Fixed........?????

    NOTE TO ADMINISTRATOR: Please delete my other posts. They are cluttering up your pages and are not relevant. Thank you, skiph.<br /> I had been doing something quite stupid with the distributor and finally got my brain cells back.<br />The motor runs like a top....at a tad below 140.... with...
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    what drives the oil pump on an inline chevy six???

    My oil pressure has suddenly dropped and, at the same time, my distributor jumps out of timing. Are the oil pump and distributor driven by the same device???
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    The timing on my 165hp IL 6 will not hold..update 07/28

    .... It's as simple as that. I set it just right, shut down the engine, and the next day it is way out again.<br />At the same time my oil pressure has dropped to near zero.<br />All of this happened just after I replace the oil filter.... which may, or may not, have a d...n thing to do with...
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    Is there a way to check the timing advance mechanism in my old distributor

    Suddenly ..... after many changes - new pushrods, new hyd. lifters, new spark plugs, new oil, new oil filter and new fuel pump ..... the distributor won't hold timing. The rotor jumps 50-60 degrees when I attempt to start it.<br />I pull the distributor and the drive gear is fine, as is the...
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    "Pushrod" tapping noise on Merc 165hp IL 6 cylinder FIXED!!

    It's taken over a month I guess, but I finally fixed the tapping noise... and it had nothing to do with pushrods, lifters, or valves..... even tho we all agreed it sounded like it.<br />A member named Ilerrad came up with this "off the wall" notion: The fuel pump lever spring breaks and the...
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    Ilerrad...do you have your "ears" on???

    Ilerrad suggested it might be the fuel pump. Said that a bad spring could leave a bit of play that might create a slapping noise.<br />I just pulled it and there is a slight looseness on the pump lever.<br />Also... the parts guy says the diaphragm is probably shot, cause it is leaking.<br...
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    My 165hp Mercruiser IL 6 cylinder "pushrod" noise still there

    Ilerrad suggested it might be the fuel pump. Said that a bad spring could leave a bit of play that might create a slapping noise.<br />I just pulled it and there is a slight looseness on the pump lever. <br />Also... the parts guy says the diaphragm is probably shot, cause it is leaking.<br />...
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    HELP! The knocking noise , on my 165hp Mercruiser 6 cyl IL

    IT WON'T GO AWAY???!!!<br />This is the same noise I've had from the beginning. It sounds like a loose pushrod. I adjusted them .... the noise remained.<br />So I replaced all pushrods and hydraulic lifters. (Even tho none of the rods were bent .... and none of the rods or lifters showed ANY...
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    I need the firing sequence for my 165 Mercruiser InLIne 6 cylinder

    Thanks..... better yet, where can I find a Service Manual so I don't keep asking the same dumb questions over and over?????<br />Skip
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    Update on the 165hp 6 cyl. InLine tapping noise

    All new lifters, pushrods, and spark plugs. Lifters adjusted using "dry" (motor not running) method. Compression check (with new gauge) indicates 130psi on cylinder #1, the rest are 140psi or a tad better. 130psi doesn't trouble me except that is where the noise SEEMS to be coming from.<br...
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    Here's a video w/sound of the tapping noise I have been hearing

    There has been a lot of discussion about this.....<br />The lifters and pushrods have all been replaced, in this 165hp InLine 6 (even tho the old ones were in perfect shape).<br />I adjusted each lifter to 3/4 of a turn past lash.<br />But I still get a "tapping" sound.. coming from the top of...
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    One of the pushrods is squirting oil real hard..

    .... I just replaced all the pushrods and lifters in my 165hp InLine 6 and she starts right up and runs smooth. But one pushrod is REALLY squirting oil, much more than the others.<br />Do I have a problem here??<br />Thanks. skiph
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    Lifter oil circulation question....

    .... I have just replaced 6 of the 12 lifters and pushrods - for the front 3 cylinders - in my InLine 6 Mercruiser.<br />The oil is splashing freely in the front (where I replaced the parts) and barely any oil is splashing in the back.<br />Is this because I need to adjust the rocker arms in...
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    165hp IL6 says THANK ALL OF YOU & iboats.com...

    I could not have gotten the lifters replaced and quiet, nor the distributor aligned ... and the old engine purring again without all the help from all of you who took the time. You folks offered tons of great info and thought in a way that made me feel like a "player", not an idiot.<br />I...
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