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Waterpump on 1955 18 hp mercury

wen4222

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"how hard is it to change a wa

"how hard is it to change a waterpump on this motor? I got it started after cleaning carb, but it had a bolt broken off on the head gasket and was dripping some water. does anyone know the part # for headgasket for this motor."
 
"Make your own out of 1/32 &#3

"Make your own out of 1/32 " gasket material, available at auto and hardware stores. Piece of cake. Use the water jacket cover as a guide. Poke a hole where each bolt goes with a Phillips screw driver, then insert a bolt to hold the gasket in place.

Changing the water pump requires a tool to remove the cover--don't just whack away at it with a center punch. Harbor Freight sells one, or you can make one with a pipece of pipe with pins welded to it.

Jeff"
 
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