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  1. glennj3

    1985 Mercruiser 175 shifter problem

    Good afternoon. It’s been a while because I haven’t driven the old boat. Planned to take her out this summer so I took the boat to a new place in the nearby town for the water impeller replacement. I brought it home in about 2 weeks. Put the water hose on it preparing to crank it but the...
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    Looking to replace the points with an electric ignition

    Good afternoon, I'm thinking I should just replace my points ignition with an electric one and keep the distributor. Looking for advice on which one to buy, cheap is best for me. It's a 170 Mercruiser with A175-65 printed on the breather if that helps. Thanks
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    1985 SeaRay Mercruiser 165 no spark at the plugs

    First time attempting to crank this season. Was running good when put away last season. What I have now. Engine turns over strong. I have an in-line spark tester, there is no spark to the plugs. I tested the coil wire going to the distributor, no spark. The points will spark if I ground them...
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    1985 Sea Ray Mid Cabin

    I’m looking for a solves issue I had last year. I need to do it again and I’m not sure how I did it? The plugs are not firing but if I connect a wire to the coil to a wire on the solenoid it runs. Do it once & it cranks & runs.
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    170 MC, 1985 Seville, 21 foot Mid Cabin

    First outing this year and I was very happy with how she ran, cranked & ran smooth & cool for over an hour. A couple of things though. A rope fell off so I throttled down so my son could crawl up front to retrieve it when the stern ran aground and stopped the engine. Sudden stoppage after 30...
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    Outdrive does not move

    I’m pretty sure that I put a wire in the wrong place accidentally. I keep the outdrive down while resting on the trailer. It was down when I last took all the wires off the batteries, starter & solenoid to clean corrosion. At that time I posted & got the help I needed, ( I did not put a battery...
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    1985 Mercruiser 170 / 165 electrical priblem

    After removing all wires from both batteries & the solenoid & cleaning them all with a wire brush, I have to power to my ignition switch. Both batteries a fully charged & battery selector is good. Ignition switch fuse is good but there is no power to it. Nothing electrical works including the...
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    What kind of paint will seal small cracks in the hull?

    I have a 1985 Sea Ray Seville Cruiser. Water comes into the front mid sections after sitting or riding in the water for an hour or 2. It’s not coming from the rear boat compartment. It has lots of spider surface cracks but nothing that should cause this. I put marine sealer on everything I can...
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    1985 Sear Ray, 170 MC inboard, no ignition spark

    She ran great several months ago and has sat under my shed since. Today it turns over well but has not spark at a plug. I put a good plug into the wiring while the engine turns over and it has no spark. I removed the distributor cap and the points and rotor look good. It was all newly replaced...
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    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    I have neglected to crank her up in several months but it ran great the last outing. Had new tune up early this rear, wires plug points distributor and not driven much. Engine turns over well but has no fire. I connected a good plug to a wire and it does not spark. I removed the distributor cap...
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    Torque for fuel pump mount?

    I finally got a fuel pump that fits. One of the 2 mounting bolt holes in the engine side stripped out. I re tapped it with a heli coil. Don’t want to do that again! Is there a specific torque suggested? MC 165 , 1987 or 88 engine. thanks!
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    Need new mechanical fuel pump

    1985 ish, MC 165. The engine was replaced. I can’t find the serial #. This pump has an extension on the plunger part that goes into the engine. thanks
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    Water interring the front of my boat

    Warm water coming into the bilge 1985, 165 MC. While underway I looked at every location I could and found no leaks. But I have to use the bilge pump to remove clean warm water. could it be coming from the exhaust couplers? thanks
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    My 160 MC stalls out while idling

    For the first time on the water this season we ran great. But later while at or very slow speed the idle would change, slow down. It would always take the gas and run great. But at idle it would stall out unless I I would speed up the RPM. after coming home I removed the flame arrester. Again it...
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    Mercruiser 165 oil cap?

    This is my 2nd engine the other was a 170, essentially the same. This one had an open oil cap vs the other had a plug. this one blows oil out through it. any good suggestions?
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    having the water empeller replaced

    Just got my 1985 Sea Ray back from getting her ready to ride this summer. While on the water hose and running, I very soon started smelling something like rubber burning, then some smoke coming from the rear of the engine. I turned it off immediately. Temp was 175, which it never gets that warm...
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    Mercruiser 170, 1985 year. Oil pressure dropped to 0

    Very odd thing, for the first time in years my boat is fixed and running great. Went out 2 times ago, hit a log, very hard but driving relatively slow. Struck several times before I could get out of this shallow area. While driving to a sandbar where other boaters were hanging out I noticed my...
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    Last year my boat started taking on water...

    Inside front (mid cabin cruiser) soon as I walk down the steps there is a cover with a bilge pump and a low area for it. Last year it started filling with water while riding. I crawled underneath (last year) and rubbed a white caulk into every little crack I found. So riding for the first time...
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    My ignition stopped working

    What happened? While riding today we suddenly ran over shallow water & hit a log. It really jerked to boat & sudden slowing the engine. Afterwards I noticed the oil pressure dropped to about 10 or 15 lbs but continued running fine. We slowly drove to a sandy island and got out and played in the...
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    How to remove a gear housing drive shaft?

    My first time ever seeing such a thing I need to verify I am doing this correctly. First thing I verified I have the proper ratio, Which is 1-84-1, It has 17/19 teeth. I have an extra outdrive and attempted to remove the gear housing drive shaft from it. I have it apart but can not pull it...
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