Cowel removal

[Scruffelizer]

I just bought a 1973 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke engine. How do you remove the cowel? There is usually a latch, or screw or something obvious to release the cowel but I can't find it. HELP !

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: Cowel removal

Check near the center line of the cowl, at the rear, near the bottom.

Else ... Post some pictures.


Edit: Item #18?

 

[yakesm72]

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Pop the front plastic if there is one and there will be a latch underneath. Otherwise there will be a swing lever below the cowl on one side or the other.

 

[Scruffelizer]

Re: Cowel removal

I just bought a 1973 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke engine. How do you remove the cowel? There is usually a latch, or screw or something obvious to release the cowel but I can't find it. HELP !

I looked at the rear and center line...there is nothing. I pulled and pushed but nothing happened. I took a pic but don't know to post it. Perhaps when my wife gets home...she will know how to post it.

 

[Scruffelizer]

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I looked at the rear and center line...there is nothing. I pulled and pushed but nothing happened. I took a pic but don't know to post it. Perhaps when my wife gets home...she will know how to post it.

I can't believe this is so difficult. It will wind up being something very simple.

 

[UncleWillie]

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Just Click on the Insert Image Button!

 

[cr2k]

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Some had two levers in the rear along the side of the cast piece. Back then it seems like every model or year had a different latch set up.
They made it frustrating.

 

[Home Cookin']

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I have a 1972 20 hp "200". In case yours is the same: there is a white plastic button under the pull-start. Push it down to remove the Mercury face plate. under there are 2 latches holding the wrap-around cowl on. the top and bottom stay on

 

[roscoe]

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cr2k has it right.

Entire top cowl is one solid piece of aluminum.

The latch assembly is in the rear.

See the little wing that extends to the rear, on each side.
Look on the inside lower edge of the wing.
There is a latch that swings downward.
There is one on each side.

You really can't tell it is a latch by just looking at it, you have to pull it down.


click the thumbnails.

 

[Home Cookin']

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Kiekhoffer's idea of an antitheft device?

 

[Scruffelizer]

Re: Cowel removal

FINAL POSTING That a boy Roscoe! I found it and now have it off. It was easy...just had to know where to look. Thanks to ALL responders Over and out.