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Steering seized 1969 80 hp 800

haventaclue

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"Hi all,Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year.
Went to check on my beautiful merc800/1969,steering no move.Kicked my arse for not greasing cable and wondering how to break it to my ever patient wife I was going to need new cable.Removed cable,it ran free,the motor was seized on the rack,not knowing the term for it.Motor tilts no problem but will not turn.I applied WD40,grease remover and heat until it moved freely pumped in fresh grease,left it a couple of hours went back and it's as stiff as ever.Question,does grease freeze? Coldest winter here since '95,-10C. Or am I missing something apart from the brain cells I drowned over the Christmas?
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"Hi Jeff,
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I'll get the good lady wife to hold torch to keep it warm while I pump grease."
 
There you go. Better for her

There you go. Better for her when that hot grease starts to ooze out.

Jeff

PS: Ain't a chance in hell that my wife would help me out on that errant.
 
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.The ever patient good lady doesn't mind getting her dainty wee fingers dirty.
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"WHAT??????? - 10'C and yo

"WHAT??????? - 10'C and you wanna boat?

Better you come over to here Africa. Only things that ever get that cold is the wife's heart when she hears that there are new accessories for the rig


Did you get the steering sorted out?


From +34'C, cloud-free mild breeze day in Johannesburg, enjoy!"
 
"Do you need any truck drivers

"Do you need any truck drivers with a lazy disposition and a liking for lying in the sun with a line thrown over the side and beer bottle in other hand admiring good lady wife's transom as she takes the sun
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in South Africa? I spend awhile up North of the Horn and man that was muggy,45'C in October.Yep I could trade -10 for that
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I'll be down next week I wish."
 
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PS I got distracted by Kit's transom,I got the steering sorted and it just seized again.So more propane,got a bigger torch,more grease and I'll cook the old grease and ever patient wife will pump fresh grease while I boil the swivel oh and spent rather than spend.
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Did the wife get that new padd

Did the wife get that new paddle/oar for X-mas? How is sleeping in the dog house if yes.
 
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Good job I have three dogs to keep me warm,bit crowded though,so I sweetened it with something else,pity the weather froze and it didn't turn up until after the day.But I had plenty reindeer meat,the guy in the red suit was a wee bit upset 'cause it unbalanced the sleigh when I dropped the offside rear one
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"Sorry, I forgot what we were

"Sorry, I forgot what we were talking about again... ROFL

Yip, we'll accept the honour of providing a warm bed, hot meal and cold bevvies. Just remember the US$...
At ZAR8 = US$1, it'll be a bargain even despite the apparent recession.

Thanks for the good laugh!

All the best from your fellow sanatorium inmate..."
 
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