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    228 rebuild...maybe

    Good evening everyone! So I put the boat away for the winter and am going to pursue my plans to repair my transom. So needing to pull the engine to do this, I decided to pull it now so I can work on it during the winter. Transom will be done in spring. So my plans were to do a basic rebuild...
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    lower unit swap update

    Well...as some of you know I left several posts a few weeks ago about swapping out one lower unit from another drive with my existing one. Well....tore into it last week and got her together Friday night. Went out Saturday and launched it in lake erie. After warming it up at the dock, the moment...
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    water pump concerns..

    Hello everyone. So I installed my new water pump and I have a concern. When I went to put the new pump base in, it sort of went down,but didn't seat against the housing until I tightened everything down. It didn't exactly "pop" into place like I heard its supposed to. Since its my first time...
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    outdrive info

    Re: outdrive info ok,heres where these numbers don't make sence. The 4787657 looks just like this drive, with the eyehook on top and rounded vent plate.. The other one, the 6152290 looks exactly like this one, with the larger trim cylinders and squared vent plate. . But yet you say you look up...
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    outdrive info

    trying to find info on these two merc outdrives..particularly the gear ratios. One ser# is 4787657, and the other is 6152290. Thx
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    holes in vent plate

    Hello everyone! On a recently acquired lower merc unit, there are some holes drilled thru the vent plate where the previous owner had a whale tail mounted. The boat that im putting it on has trim tabs, so the whale tail wont be used. Will having those holes there affect performance? Im...
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    water pump kit?

    Hello everyone! Im posting today because I have a question about water pump kits. Heres my situation...im looking online to find the correct kit for my outdrive, which is I believe either an mr or an alpha,an early one,possibly 1978-1980. I found the proper kit to match my year which is glm...
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    lower unit interchangbility

    Good evening everyone. I am wanting to change my mc-1 lower unit,which is a 78, with another unit that i have aquired. The new one i have is either an MR,or an alpha 1. Is this pretty much a matter of just bolting it up? Of coarse, i would do some maintenance on the one going on,just wondering...
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    Shift cable kit misc parts

    Re: Shift cable kit misc parts ok...so the two small ones replace those two guys. Got it. And yea, as far as that plastic pc goes...maybe if I ever pull the engine ill replace it. But not now.
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    Shift cable kit misc parts

    Re: Shift cable kit misc parts Here is a pic of the leftover un-used parts
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    Shift cable kit misc parts

    Hello everyone. Just have a question about some mystery parts that came with my lower cable kit. Kit came with 4 O-rings. One of them was for the water intake on the bell housing and its accounted for. The other three I didn't come across during the install. The only other O-rings I saw were on...
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    bilge ventililation

    Re: bilge ventililation starboard vents. Hose on the right is unpowered and exits aft.
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    bilge ventililation

    Re: bilge ventililation port side bilge vents. Hose on left goes up to the blower.
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    bilge ventililation

    Re: bilge ventililation port side vent
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    bilge ventililation

    hello everyone. I put up a post similar to this awhile ago. I am posting pics of the setup this time though. Is this setup for my bilge correct? The last time I posted, I resieved varied answeres. I am mainly concerned about my side vents...Should the louvers be facing towards the bow, or turned...
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    shift spool replacement

    Does anybody have any experience in checking and replacing a shift spool? 1978 mc-1. Just wondering whats all involved in the job. Thx
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    shift cable bellows positioning

    Good evening everybody. So I recently replaced my lower shift cable,and am buttoning up the job. All went well, definatly a 2 person job. Anyways, I am at the point where im ready to crimp the small bellows clamp in place. Is there a general rule of thumb as to what position the bellows should...
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    prop shaft movement

    Hello all. So when I stand behind my merc mc1 outdrive, I can grab the prop and there will be some in and out movement of the prop shaft. Is this normal? And if so, how much throw is too much throw? Thx
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    Excessive play in mercontrol shift box

    Re: Excessive play in mercontrol shift box Not sure it uploaded or not
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    Excessive play in mercontrol shift box

    Evening guys..Anybody ever had an older mercontrol shifter apart? Are there any replacable parts in there such as detents etc? If possible I would like to get a more positive feel out of it.
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