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    Help ID/confirm my T-bird, also gas tank ?

    http://i43.tinypic.com/v8eknq.jpg Here is my (as I was told) 1968 Thunderbird the day it arrived home. Needless to say it looks nothing like that now. Anyway, I have not been able to find any ads/ brochures, anything online about 1968 models. Can anyone confirm this is a T-bird and provide...
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    Help painting Tower of Power

    I have searched to no avail, so am begging for help. I have painted my Merc cowl/top/etc TWICE. First time I sanded to bare metal, used self-etching primer, sanded, and painted (I think with Duplicolor rattle cans). Came out very orange peely - tried to sand it down but it just didn't look...
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    Can this gauge be saved? How?

    I am restoring a '68 Thunderbird and it has the original gauges. They have seen better days but are unique to the boat (except this one, but it's original) so I want to keep them all. When I removed it, the line was plugged with what looked like silt, right into the gauge. I rinsed it out...
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    Steering arm advice needed/1400

    I am still re-assembling my '68 Thunderbird and '72 Merc 1400 (which now runs thanks to the patient answers some of you have provided to my dumb questions). I am now working on installing a new helm/steering wheel/cables and I am missing a steering arm from the cable end to the motor. I...
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    Free Crestliner, Northern VA

    http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/zip/1752885759.html (Please move this if it doesn't belong here; this seemed like the most appropriate place.) Saw this scanning Craigslist today. I live in this area and if someone is really interested I may be able to swing out and take some pics. Not...
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    '72 Merc 1400 - can't refill lower unit

    I have no maintenance history on this thing so I don't have the slightest idea what it could be. Drain and vent plugs are out. I jammed a little straw up 2 or 3 inches into the vent (as far as it would go). I initially tried a refill from tubes but I was not having any luck so I bought a pump...
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    1972 Merc 1400, new owner, few questions

    First, let me say thank you to dozens of posters who have helped others troubleshoot their motors. I have been voraciously reading old posts on this forum for a couple weeks and today I took a day off determined to get my new-to-me 140hp 1400 running. I have never owned a boat before but used...
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    1968 Thunderbird and 1972 Mercury 1400 project

    http://i43.tinypic.com/v8eknq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/3481w1w.jpg Been lurking here for a while, picked this up yesterday. A '68 Thunderbird (I think) and a '72 Merc 1400. Motor won't rev much above idle according to PO. I have never owned a boat but I am moderately handy and I notice...
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