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    Bleed Hose and Air Box check valve hose connections

    Thanks for your input - I completed actually did get the oiler delete kit with the piece that ensures the piece in the crank doesnt come loose - after re-reading your post just going to plug the air box valve - as to the its a Merc soooooooo lol totally agree but still love the old girl.
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    Bleed Hose and Air Box check valve hose connections

    Thanks Dukedog - I left out one thing out on the initial post - Im running premix - got rid of the oil injection after it crapped out. So I have Pipe bolt stopper in the place that had to do with the oil injection before. Not sure where the line from the air box goes too - cannot find anything...
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    Bleed Hose and Air Box check valve hose connections

    Putting my 1990 Mercury V6 175 carb back together after the rebuild. Decided I wanted to replace the bleed lines with tygon hoses from U.S. Plastic. Have the bleed valve connections diagram and all is good till I come to the valve out of the front of the adapter plate and the one at the top...
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    1990 Mercury 2.4 175 - water diverters

    thanks - correct positions confirmed - leaving 1/8 inch top and bottom - not bottomed out
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    1990 Mercury 2.4 175 - water diverters

    Does anyone have an image of the placement of the diverters in the cylinder water jackets - had one but can't find it
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    Help - just bought on a whim a 1980 (maybe) Mercury 175 hp - need help on release of the clam shell cowl and cant find a serial number to verify it

    Nope - it's an 8 pin - worked thru the wiring tossed the console now going to pull it back out of the dumpster the gauges were decent lol - got it to turn over and the trim and tilt worked - thankfully - next going to put it on my boat and hook up the gas on muffs and see what happens. This...
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    Help - just bought on a whim a 1980 (maybe) Mercury 175 hp - need help on release of the clam shell cowl and cant find a serial number to verify it

    thanks that's what I thought - going to put on a stand and work through - bottom line if I get it going and checks out will put it up for sale - got to figure out the wiring first - has a weird tilt and trim unit
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    Help - just bought on a whim a 1980 (maybe) Mercury 175 hp - need help on release of the clam shell cowl and cant find a serial number to verify it

    The engine at least one side lol - I got one side of the cowl off - looks clean and maybe maintained - the tilt and trim is a single ram with the motor mounted outside the probably inside the transom - the motor is in an up position which I will have to deal with to put it on my stand to start...
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    1990 Mercury 175 Overheat warning possible causes?

    Good info - pretty sure my poppet is stuck shut too - pulled the stats and am replacing them - pulled the cover off the poppet and ran into another problem - no one has probably ever changed the poppet and its the old style to piece cover - top cover comes off easy but now have to figure out how...
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    1990 Mercury 175 Overheat warning possible causes?

    Thanks - appreciate the reply affirms my thoughts - but wasn't aware of the head bolt scenario will check them. Have new thermostats and parts to replace the poppet arrive today. There is a great video on replacing the poppet valve on you tube by Pro Wrenching - to be honest I didn't know...
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    1990 Mercury 175 Overheat warning possible causes?

    Put the boat back in the water after being out for nearly a year. Had to put in a new trim and tilt unit. Put the engine on muffs and started it up and was okay - but didn't see it peeing - but water was coming out of the prop - ran it for less than a minute. Next day I put her in the water...
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    1990 Mercury 175 front cowl release mechanism - spring reinstall

    finally getting my boat and motor back in the water - however, am having a difficult time reinstalling the front cowl release mechanism - can't figure out how to set up and install the spring ie where does the flange go to set up the tension for the release - has to go somehow to the part that...
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    Merc Trim and Tilt Bench Test

    Took me almost 3 months to knock out the tri lobe pin - finally got it out. Ordered a second hand Merc Trim and Tilt unit and wasn't able to even test it for 6 1/2 months. Finally got to do a test on it and it works but there is a problem. Just had it upright on the ground by the trailer and...
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    Mercury Spanner wrench for tilt and trim

    Ok bought this used tilt and trim replaced motor need to check pump one screw (always one) seized but think I get it out - maybe lol - think the orings in the ram trims need replacing tried a cheap spanner - cap no move - watched a video using the mercury Spanner a socket wrench and a 3 ft...
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    Mercury Tilt and Trim units

    thanks for your help - I found a used unit on eBay that looks like it will work - now I just have to get the tri lobe pin out and get the unit out - put my new motor and pump in the used unit and install it. Seems like no matter which way I have gone with this I just keep running into road...
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    Mercury Tilt and Trim units

    hadn't heard of doing that - I had drilled it through and got a stainless steel valve into it after having to drill a bit more to get it in almost flush but still leaks - haven't drilled it oversize - would a machinist know what I was talking about if I showed them the unit and explained what I...
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    Mercury Tilt and Trim units

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    Mercury Tilt and Trim units

    basically just need the body - if the trim rods are in decent condition fine - my body because of the release valve drill out is shot
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    Mercury Tilt and Trim units

    Live in Brentwood, CA boats out Piper Point in Bethel Island river rat paradise lol
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    Mercury Tilt and Trim units

    Have a 1990 Mercury 175 with a design 1 trim and tilt unit - has been a battle due to release valve being seized and actually deteriorated ( probably original as in black plastic if anyone remembers) - motor was dead and replaced it and pump changing to a 2 wire vice 3 - got a new stainless...
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