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    1961 Mercury 60 6 HP Lower Unit

    I presume you mean where the water tube from the pump goes into the power head. I think it's OK. Fairly good fit to the copper water tube. Not sure if it can be replaced without removing the engine block from the upper leg. I also rigged up a feed from my garden hose, at low pressure/flow...
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    1961 Mercury 60 6 HP Lower Unit

    Thanks Quicksilver. I tried to order from oldmercs, but their web site wants to charge $US172.59 to ship via UPS. Normally, USPS is pretty cheap, but UPS is ridiculous. So I bought the Sierra 18-2628 seal kit in Canada. All OK, except the rubber fittings for the copper water lines were less...
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    1961 Mercury 60 6 HP Lower Unit

    Thanks racerone. I'm pretty sure that I had enough water in the barrel. Over the second set of fins on the upper leg. Still wondering about the amount of oily sludge that accumulates, and why the water flow seems to stop after running for a few minutes.
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    1961 Mercury 60 6 HP Lower Unit

    Having trouble inserting or attaching photos.
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    1961 Mercury 60 6 HP Lower Unit

    Hi folks. Last year I bought a sailboat project, that came with a 1961 Mercury 60 6hp outboard. The lower unit was separated from the main engine, and included a bag of spare parts, including 3 different sets of impellers. So it looked like someone was having issues. I managed to put it...
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