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    1978 Mercury 500 stator question

    What other model years use the same stator as mine? It’s Mercury #5112447. Also what horsepower range will this stator work? Thinking up to 90 horse models of this vintage? Fwiw I have a local marine supply place that has the OEM Mercury replacement stator in stock for $440. I asked why so much...
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    Mercury 50 hp throttle and steering cables

    Serial #5112447. Getting this old girl water ready after sitting for a few years. As far as I can tell the steering cable works fine. It does squeal a bit on the backside of the console when turning the wheel either direction. Perhaps some 90 weight back there will help? Once I get idle and...
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    ‘78 Mercury 500 where is model and serial number stamped?

    I just picked up a boat/motor/trailer and everything is titled as 1978-confirmed by the seller who is the daughter of the the original owner. It’s the Merc 50 hp 4 cyl with two carbs. I need to find a carb kit but haven’t been able to find any model or serial numbers on the motor. I’ve read some...
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    1968 Evinrude Triumph 55HP model#55873R waterpump question

    I replaced the water pump and when fitting the lower unit back on, I found lining up those tubes is sure a tedious task. Well I thought I had the tubes lined up properly (between lower and upper unit), bolted everything back in, put it in the water and it fired right up. Motor runs great...
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    '79/'80 larson manta 185hp 305 v8 tilt motor runs but not making contact to??? to raise or lower

    You mean you had your boat in the shop to get worked on? If so and the tilt worked then, and now it doesn't, yes it does mean something. First I would take it back and have them deal with it if they indeed did work on your rig. Maybe they disconnected something and forgot to reconnect it...
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    No spark

    '78 Evinrude 55 not getting any spark. Where to start looking besides the coil? This is my first o/b after years of having an i/o. Thanks in advance for your help.
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    V8 Gimbal mount tiller

    Not exactly the style of boat I had in mind but finally a pic of what I'm talking about engine and drive wise:
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    V8 Gimbal mount tiller

    I'm looking for pics or any info on a v8 tiller set-up on on boat. These are home grown boats with v8 automotive engines on them. Have heard they race boats with these set-ups in the bayou country but haven't found any on the web yet. Any help out there? I believe they may exist in other...
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    To keep or not? 800 series

    Now that I have my 800 series finally working properly its got me thinking about whether I should keep it or sell. Most of my issues were with the engine rather than the drive but my unit is going on 34 years old now ('78 225 hp). From the sounds of it if I ever do have an issue with the drive...
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    New paint for drive

    I'd like to repaint my 800 drive, keep it the stock OMC white. Right now its faded and chipped a little and can see some of the factory primer in spots. Anyone have a procedure and what products you used? Any tricks, hints also appreciated:)
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    OMC Jet drive

    Found a Jacuzzi jet pump that was designed for OMC and supposedly can be used to replace an existing I/O drive with either a Ford or GM v8. Don't know much about jets but the idea of bolting on a jet pump if/when my 800 drive goes south is kind of interesting. Is this idea more work and hassle...
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    Dumb question

    I'm looking at upgrading my old points distributor to a nice hei unit I have left over from an old car project. My boat is already in "storage" buried in behind some others so I can't pull it out to even hook it up to the hose/muffs. My friend says that I can start my engine and run it (in...
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    Winterize time 800 series

    I know its been discussed but I can't find any of the old threads about how to winterize our lower units ('78 800 series in particular). Any how to pics or diagrams is much appreciated!
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    How easy is it to burn out starter solenoid? 1978 225

    By buddy was trying to help me out by getting my '78 225 I/O started and wound up cranking the engine over repeatedly. At this point it wouldn't stay running because of some sediment obstruction in my Quadra-jet carb. He put on my old Holley carb that was "rebuilt" but it backfired due to having...
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    Problem solved (hopefully)

    I was beginning to lose hope that I wasn't going to be able to trouble shoot and fix my tilt and trim not working. Details in this thread: http://www.marineengine.com/boat-forum/showthread.php?t=380242 Studying my manuals was only semi-helpful but the advice from you all here really helped me...
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