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    '89 470 merc ,h2o PROBLEM ...HELP !!!...

    I thought I had an empty gas tank , so I poured 2 gallons of fresh gas , tried starting her up , no dice . Long story short , I finally took off the carb and there it was , water , and lots of it . pulled the gas gauge pick up off and the 18 gallon tank was full of water . I pumped out the...
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    Any V140s out there???...

    Ever since i picked up a V140 i havent seen any here on iboats . a couple of V150s and Americans , but no V140s. the reason being , i'm not sure of the year . the coastguard plate is pitted and the po is too ill to ask . Ive tried to narrow it down by broschures , pics and accessories...
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    Measuring pitch (Backyard)

    Is there any (backyard) way to measure the pitch of a prop. ? I have 3 spares and the stamps are too faded to read . I was thinking of laying 3 sticks against the sides and using a speed square to get the angle . Is there a better method out there ?
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    40hp seahorse '73 L/U

    I got a 40hp johnny and runs good cept it overheated . I ran it for a minutes and noticed no water coming out the 2" hoie about half way up the mid section . i saw videos of that port pouring water out . also , no gear oil . the motor sat for about 10 years and it shifts fine . but how do i get...
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    How do i seperate controls w/o a box type

    I bought controls at a boat junkyard for a '73 40hp johnson and can't get them apart. Theres' no box , theres' a plate w/ 5 wood screws that get screwed to the gunwale plywood . i got the handle off , 1 machine screw (exposed) , shifted foward and found another screw , shifted reverse and a 3rd...
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    Min. steering radius

    I have a '73 40hp super seahorse that i put on a 17' trhull . the boats sidewalls are too short to accomodate the total travel of the steering arm . the pic is of the bracket i'm using and not the same boat . i'm getting about 80% out of it . is this ok ?
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    470 starter winds out , pics

    My starter is getting stuck and winding out the flywheel:mad: . My merc guy says i should dip it in oil and free it up but, i took it apart and theres' no sign of rust . Its' getting stuck by metal on metal . I'm able to tap it down the worm gear w/ a hammer and it gowns all the way down . See...
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    70hp w/ a mind of its own

    I bought an '85 70hp johnny last year and it runs great on muffs but stalls on the bay when i shift into gear . but heres the weird part , when i drop it back into neutral , it starts back up on its own . :confused: i don't hear the starter pinion gear winding out as its running , but its...
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    Alpha 1 no reverse...

    ...I have a 1987 165 4 cylinder Merc on a 19' Rinker V190 ,cruising at 1/2 throttle , ran into mud and lost reverse. I have foward but neutral is now in the reverse position on my shifter and it goes foward in reverse . Also , the shifter was very stiff but now its' like butter . Any help is...
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