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  1. Keith & Tonya Sheets

    Engine Swap - 1988 Merc 5.0 to a 1981 Merc 228

    I am getting ready to change the Merc 5.0 motor in my 1988 Celebrity 19 ft to a Merc 228 motor from a 1981 Celebrity 21 ft. I have noticed that the exhaust manifold are different (risers in rear on the 1981, in the middle on the 1988). The block was cracked on the original motor. Would it be...
  2. Keith & Tonya Sheets

    1970 Mercury 1150 Noise

    There is a "clanking " noise when the motor is running. It is most noticeable at idle and every now and then it will stop making the noise and the engine purrs like it is supposed to. As the RPM gets high the noise seems to fade a bit. As far as i can tell it does not affect the performance of...
  3. Keith & Tonya Sheets

    1971 Merc 1150 Stator Question

    I recently made a discovery while away on a boating trip. Yes...I should have noticed it sooner, but...OK, I discovered the 2 wires leading to the stator was pretty much gone. There was a nearby marina with a box of good used stators. We picked out one that was similar. The gap between stator...
  4. Keith & Tonya Sheets

    Lower Unit Guards

    Does anyone know of a source that i could purchase a lower unit guard for my Mercury 115 hp outboard? I seen one that Rockhopper makes, but it looks like it is on available in lower hp models. Two props in two weeks on the mississippi River is getting a bit expensive. Rock dikes...
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