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    Merc 350 with power steering issues

    1980 Chris craft 253 Catalina with a 350 & pre alpha outdrive, old style transom plate with old style actuator. I can’t for the life of me narrow this down… I’ve got a working pump, brand new steering cable & helm, tight fittings all around, no air in the system, the pump is churning when I...
  2. J

    Merc pre alpha trim pump thread sizes help

    Okay got it going. Ended up using a newer ish style pump I had on the shelf & the newer ish black and grey hoses to the gimbal manifold! Works great, trims a little fast but oh well. Now I just need to figure out where to get that little plate that bolts x2 to the manifold, I guess it’s a cover...
  3. J

    Merc pre alpha trim pump thread sizes help

    Oh yeah the old one runs no problem. The other pumps I have have been on a shelf for god knows how long. Figured because the old one still works, just needed to figure out the fittings deal. Maybe I’ll just run it as it was meant to be, with the reverse lockout line at the top to the pump etc...
  4. J

    Merc pre alpha trim pump thread sizes help

    That old old one that’s on the boat seems to work good… I’m just having a hard time with the fitting part of it, I have two steel braided lines ran inside from the old school gimbal manifold I just can’t seem to figure out what size I need to be able to connect the two braideds straight to the...
  5. J

    Merc pre alpha trim pump thread sizes help

    That’s where I think I was gonna go, how’s that for wiring ? I’ve already got wires from the old style pump up to the helm with the old style three button switch. I’m assuming I’ll have to re rig all the wiring eh ?
  6. J

    Merc pre alpha trim pump thread sizes help

    Okay so I have a 1980 Chris craft Catalina 25 with a Mercruiser 260 & a pre alpha drive. It has the…. 66397A1 76812A4 Reverse Lock Valve Shift and the trim pump that is currently installed on the boat is a MerCruiser 79271A4. I have the two braided metal hoses ran from the outside manifold...
  7. J

    Mercruiser Pre Alpha transom assembly

    Yes #3 the NLA one lol
  8. J

    Mercruiser Pre Alpha transom assembly

    Yes the water tube, now I’m wondering if maybe the new style could work. I have all the it’s & bits for the new style
  9. J

    Mercruiser Pre Alpha transom assembly

    I got a 1980 Chris Craft Catalina 25 I’m re doing, getting in to the bellows stuff now & these parts are old. I need the rubber grommet that goes inside around the brass tube that’s held in with the plate and 2 bolts. Anyone have a part number for that ? Thanks
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