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    water stream from drive unit

    I'm still in the head-scratchin stage of learning about outdrives so bear with me, please.<br />I see a stream of water (warm) exiting the drive unit in the vicinity of the shift shaft. It appears to be coming out horizontally and is a nice round stream (about the diameter of a pencil) so I...
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    Any tricks to installing exhaust bellows?

    I'm going to replace the exhaust bellows in my Mercruiser 160 this weekend. Just wondered if there were any tricks involved. It looks pretty straight forward but all this is new to me.<br />thanks
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    Question about coupler

    I see topics about coupler failure and have gotten curious..mine hasn't given any indication of failing but I'd like to get a little more familiar with it. I can't find a picture in my manual that shows it. I've looked online a few places but still haven't found anything. I'd like to see an...
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    Need a piece of rub rail insert

    I need about a 5 foot piece of 3/4" wide black rub rail insert. I've found several places to buy a 50 foot roll but really don't want to buy that much. I know there are different styles but mine is pretty common looking. Kind of a "D" shape with the little edge to tuck in.<br />Can someone...
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    electronic ignition....just curious

    Since the automotive industry pretty much went to electronic ignition around 75 or so, why didn't the marine industry follow? I see posts here regarding boats from the late 80s mentioning changing points and condensers. I've been away from the wonderful world of boat ownership for about 30...
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    FIrst extended run...couple of questions,,found??

    My boat is a 69 Formula F-190 w/160 Mercruiser (SN 2497444) It had been totally idle for 4 years, with limited use for several years before that, but was a one owner and had received good care all of it's life. Took it out for it's first extended run in the Mo. River yesterday and found a...
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    prop shaft seal part no.

    I need a couple of prop shaft seals for my 160. The seals that came out were C/R 504652 but this number isn't in any cross reference I can find. I'm about an hour and a half from any Mercruiser dealer and would like to find them locally (NAPA,CarQuest or the like) Is this possible or are...
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    What did I do wrong?..mercruiser shifting problem

    I replaced the impeller in my Mercruiser 160 yesterday and now I have a shifting problem. I was told to put the lever in forward and make sure the lower shift shaft was all the way clockwise when I re-installed the lower unit. I thought I did this but now I have neutral, no forward and when I...
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    What did I do wrong?..mercruiser shifting problem

    I replaced the impeller in my Mercruiser 160 yesterday and now I have a shifting problem. I was told to put the lever in forward and make sure the lower shift shaft was all the way clockwise when I re-installed the lower unit. I thought I did this but now I have neutral, no forward and when I...
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