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    1972 Mercury 402 lower unit off but stuck in forward

    Nevermind, I just broke the darn housing trying to remove the propeller shaft and carrier. It FUBAR now. Ugh. Time to find a used lower unit. Not too happy with myself.
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    1972 Mercury 402 lower unit off but stuck in forward

    Thanks racerone. The shift rod moves freely with no resistance. 90 degrees freely. It like it's stuck in forward.when move the shift rod counter clockwise it moves with no effort pas the neutral location and reverse location. Any ideas?
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    1972 Mercury 402 lower unit off but stuck in forward

    Thanks Flyingscott, I can't get the lower unit to shift out of forward while on the on the work bench I'm afraid of reattaching it before I get it working.
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    1972 Mercury 402 lower unit off but stuck in forward

    I replaced the impeller and when I got it back together I couldn't get it to shift to neutral. Admittedly, I kinda forced it a little. Anyway, I've taken the lower unit back off and have read every posting I can find about this. Here's where I'm at. With the lower unit off when I turn the drive...
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    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    Ok, thanks for the barrel advise. That makes sense. I can definitely flush from the thermostat. It is at the top and back of the head.
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    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    It's a project I picked up late last summer. I continue to find new problems. I'm getting closer to running it. 🙂
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    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    The impeller is obliterated. I'm curious what ideas people have about possible problems with the pieces and ways to possibly flush them from the engine?
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    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    That was the first thing I did before I bought the boat and rewired the engine. 150 psi in each cylinder.
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    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    Getting this thing running still... I got it started but only ran for a second because no water came out the tell-tale. I went to replace the impeller and found the old one shredded. Just the center left, all the fins gone. What should I be concerned with? Where did the pieces go? Obviously up...
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    1972 Mercury 402 40hp. Stator needs replaced. Should I Upgrade?

    Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with this?
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

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    1972 Mercury 402 40hp. Stator needs replaced. Should I Upgrade?

    The wires in the stator are shot. It is only a 2 wire stator. The motor has electric and manual start. Should I replace the stator with another 2 wire or upgrade to the 4 wire and add a rectifier? I had to buy a wiring harness already and it came with extra for the charging. Would that be a good...
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

    So it looks like the interconnect cable hooks to part 14. But this one in the picture doesn't show it the same as mine with the arm sticking out the other way that the interconnect cable attached to. However in the starter cord housing parts diagram the interconnect cable is in the parts...
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

    Thank you all. Now I'm with ya. I hadn't even looked at that. Thank you.
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

    Ok, I'm not great at this, but I think you talking about the fuel line to the carburetor. It has paint in it making it look cracked. It's actually is in good shape (maybe the only thing). I removed the line from the adapter to the fuel pump as it was leaking. Its being remade for me.
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

    There's some fuel hoses... I've not heard of an oil hose on a two stroke...
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

    Thanks racerone? What oil hose are you saying to replace?
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    1972 mercury 402 40hp two questions

    Trying to get this 402 going. All the wiring was toast so I'm working on that, but i noticed that there appears to be a **** linkage broken. Does that look broken to you as well? The cable goes from that shift likage to the top of the starter houseing (which i have obviosly removed already). I...
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    Top secret sticky

    I tried to use the top secret sticky to reread some articles and track down a service manual for my FD-17 B, and the links went to odd random places. Anyone else having this problem? Thanks, Travis
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    help with year 15hp evinrude

    model # 15704m serial# E0008000 I took the carb apart as it wouldn't start and found a mysterious spring in the float bowl. Now i need to find some diagrams :) Thanks,
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