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  1. sheboyganjohn

    Thermostat assembly question

    I have a 1960 Johnson 40hp that I have finished a rebuild of the lower unit and decided while I was at it I would change out the thermostat and found out that all the guts are missing for the thermostat. I have found a place on line that I can order parts, but they only to back to 1968. From...
  2. sheboyganjohn

    1960 Johnson stuck choke

    I have been lurking on here for quite a few years and a couple different boats. I have picked up a project (boat, motor, and trailer) for $175 and have started to work on the motor (boat will be the project for next year). I have read just about everything on the old big twins on here and have...
  3. sheboyganjohn

    Reinstalling bellows

    I have a 1973 Starcraft ford 302 merc. outdrive. I had to pull the lower unit to replace the water hose so I decided to replace the bellows right away. How the heck do you get this thing back together. I have gone by the pic's on mercstuff.com, but I am stuck at the point where you are...
  4. sheboyganjohn

    hinge pin removal

    O.K. from what I have read you either must have the hinge pin tool, or you can use an allen wrench. The only problem is that where the hing pin is all I see is a round disc that is threaded on the inside and has a hole on the outer edge. Is this some sort of cap or is this a different model...
  5. sheboyganjohn

    Water hose from outdrive to boat

    Well I figured out why the thing ran rough after it was up to temp and seemed too hot, there is a hole in the water line from the outdrive to the boat (the one up and in with the bellows). Do I need to pull the entire outdrive off to change this or is there a way to do it with-out removal...
  6. sheboyganjohn

    Story of the boat plus auto gasket use question

    I have been lurking for a long time and this is my first post. I have a 1973 Starcraft with a 888 outdrive 302 ford with 400 hrs on it. Just picked it up this year. It spent its whole life out of the water in a boat house. In my grand ignerance I blew the lower unit water pump before my...
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