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Greetings Does anyone know the last year Mercruiser used the TR outdrive? Thanks hpcrank

Greetings I have a 1981 260 Sundancer with a Mercruiser 454, Merctrans MCM-E transmission and a TR outdrive. The outdrive will not go full up and boat has a few other issues. I live near Colorado Springs, Colorado ( about 100 miles south of Denver), does anyone know of a marina or boat...

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Greetings Is there a spring and check ball under one of the line connections to the shift control valve on a Merctrans II-MCM-E? Thanks hpcrank

Greetings I have a 1981 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer with a 330/454, Mercrtrans II transmission and a IITR outdrive. A broken starter bolt necessitated removing the engine/trans. Addressing another issue with the engine out I ran the engine for 15 min with water to the raw water pump however the...

Greetings What is a "Sport Cruiser" defined as? Is my 260 Sundancer a sport cruiser?:cool: Thanks hpcrank

Greetings I have a 1981 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer with a 330/454, Mercrtrans II transmission and a IITR outdrive. A broken starter bolt necessitated removing the engine/trans and in the process a fitting on the hydraulic shift / lock out valve was broken off. It had a ball and spring under the...

Greetings Is anyone besides me bothered by the fact that the Corinthian Marine Flooring Company that advertises on this site has an Ionic Capital as their logo! Just sayin................................ Hpcrank :)

Greetings I have been told by many folks on this site that my 26 ft. boat cant have a gen. this size in front of the V berth. Well it does and there is a generous anchor rode locker with windlass ahead of that. See attached photos. V.R. Hpcrank:cool:

Hi I found the part number. VR. Hpcrank

Greetings Can anyone give me a part number for a gen. 4 - 1981 Mercruiser 330 hp. 454 exhaust riser? Mine is on a log style manifold that mounts the riser on the far aft end of the manifold. The exhaust outlet points straight down. Mercruiser part number or aftermarket number ok. Thanks Hpcrank

Greetings With unleaded and oxygenated fuels the max pressure your q jet carb can use is three #psi. Please go to...

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Greetings I have a QJet carb on my 454 Mercruser I/O and my classic Pontiac 455 so have done some research on these. I have learned that you can not run the old school fuel pressure on these carbs with unleaded and oxygenated gas. The max fuel pressure for a marine Rochester Q Jet carb is...

Greetings I have a 1981 260 Sundancer which has what appears to be a factory installed Onan MCCK 6.5 kw. marine generator set in a compartment located in front of the v berth. I have been informed by a few members of this site that the generator was not offered as an option on this boat in...

Greetings To verify what was the source of water in my engine oil (454 Chevy/Mercruiser Gen. IV) I did the following. Remove the thermostat housing including the hose manifold. Remove engine water circulating pump. Fabricate 3/8" thick steel block off plates for the two water pump openings...

Greetings Many years ago my wife and I were in a storm that sank our small runabout wood boat. After that my wife was not impressed with water or boats. Fast forward 40 years when I decide I wanted another boat before I died. The wife said ok but I'm not getting in anything that I can set in...

Greetings My 1981 260 Sundancer has a 6.5 KW. gen. ahead of the v birth. I doubt the flex fuel line has ever been replaced ( wow 39 years old). I have traced the line as far aft as the starboard storage area in the rear birth. The boat has a 100 gal. fuel tank residing on the aft side of the...

Greetings When pulling my 1981 454 Mercruiser engine and transmission the lifting chain caught one of two brass fittings on the shifter control valve. The transmission is a Merctrans II. I couldn't find the part(s) that broke off. The remaining piece looks like a typical .25" female brass...

Greetings While removing the engine and transmission from my 1981 Sundancer 260 I broke off one of three brass fittings on the transmission shift control valve. I couldn't find the piece that broke off but there is a spring in the remaining portion of the fitting. Does anyone know what this...