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    How to remove fuel pickup tube

    Okay thanks for the information. That really helps
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    How to remove fuel pickup tube

    That’s what I’m trying to figure out. I’ve never seen the inside of tank. I feel like maybe the top nut is used to sandwich the fitting that the fuel pickup tube screws into. This is the first and only boat I’ve ever worked on.
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    How to remove fuel pickup tube

    Just the hole for the fuel gauge sending unit.
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    How to remove fuel pickup tube

    Is there another fitting inside the tank? I can completely back off the large nut from that aluminum fitting and it still is tight on the tank.
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    How to remove fuel pickup tube

    There was another brass fitting that the hose connected to. It took it off to get better access
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    How to remove fuel pickup tube

    I am trying to remove fuel pickup tube. Does the fitting just unscrew? I can rotate the large nut. When I turn the fitting, holding the large nut, it rotates but doesn’t seem to be unscrewing. I actually unscrewed the large nut all the way off the fitting and then tried unscrewing the fitting...
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    will not engage forward with engine running on baffles

    yes it will go into reverse. When I try to engage forward, there is a clicking sound like it is trying to engage. I'm going to drop the lower unit and re-align the shafts. If that doesn't work I'm thinking lower cable. If I had to guess it is probably the original cable. Thanks for all your...
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    will not engage forward with engine running on baffles

    so when you lift the lower unit up to the upper unit is it an all-or-nothing situation, it either is aligned or not aligned? I still don't understand why the engine running has anything to do with forward gear engaging, It will engage with the engine not running but will not when the engine is...
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    will not engage forward with engine running on baffles

    I did not pull the entire drive
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    will not engage forward with engine running on baffles

    Correct, I did pull the drive just lowered the bottom unit to access the impeller
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    will not engage forward with engine running on baffles

    I did separate the lower and upper units. I know that I did put it in drive before dropping the lower unit. Is it possible to disengage the unit while assembling the lower and upper units?
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    will not engage forward with engine running on baffles

    I have a 1982 mercruiser 140. With the engine running on the trailer, it will not engage in forward. It will engage with the engine off. I took off the lower cable and it moved freely and will engage both forward and reverse with the engine off. I have not had the boat very long and have only...
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    1983 thundercraft live well pump?

    So what is the difference between anchor lights and navigation lights? The label above the switch says "nav/anchor". But if you are correct about those switches being non-original, who knows what the original set up was like. Thanks for your input. So right now I have a switch that turns on the...
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    1983 thundercraft live well pump?

    That makes sense. Any thoughts on the two pump switches?
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    1983 thundercraft live well pump?

    I just got a 1983 thundercraft with a mercruiser 140. Under one of the seats at the bow there is a tank that looks like a live well. When I pour water in it the water just drains out of the side of the boat through a drain hole. Is this a live well? There is a switch on the dash that is marked...
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