have leaking seal on prop shaft ..i know they need to be replaced and the waterpump oil seal  and gear selector
any body used transmition stop leak ? as a temp fix
or will it do more damage

Thanks Mercman
video was cool they pretty quick
the starter shaft broke under the pinion gear just wehre a littke hole is to take the end of a spring that sits under the pinion gear
maybe a little corosion and time
 put the spare on . had a weight under pinion gear and no spring slightly different but same main body and mounting holes .
google said it would fit multibale motors of that era   .
starts well and didnt smash anything ( did spin motor by hand first )
up and running again .after new fuel diaphram internal loom and startermotor
another test .

starter motors ......just fired it up  well it didnt .  broke the shaft on the starter holding the small gear
..used it twice over the last two years ... had diaphram trouble in the fuel pump  .. replaced it and never got back out
pulled it out for spring and whammo
also bought a internal wiring loom cdi  for it
was starter no 50 37274 have spare  but part number 50 58788
doesnt have tapped thread for the starter solinoid  in the casing but (
can i use it  ?or is the gear on top not suitable for the flywheel
thanks ant

ahhh thats so cute. and looks in good nic
  id be proud to have that old school well done
a mercury blue band would suit  in my opinion
mercman whats next weeks powerball numbers as you always seem to be  right
enjoy

Once again thank you
the 6 hp on
 Merry xmas 

Hi Mercman
a 14.5 ft fiberglass runabout with 60 hp on back
thinking about a backup motor.
have a 6 hp 2 stroke  say 28 kg  6 hp mariner i can use but is heavy
or would a 4 stroke 3.5 hp mercury brand new at 18 kg get me out
of trouble
thanka ant

hi mate i did
hard to get rid of a boat with no engine
thanks for the kind words and support
i frankenmerced the frankenmerc
and yes the switch ..there is an outline on the plate of where it was and thats what the red wire was for
i wasnt going to bother but ill take your advise and track one down asap
and then the 65 should be  complete back to what it should be  even the power head color, silver not black

compression test all done .even on all 4  ( 90 psi useing a auto tester with a rubber hose so i think maybe 100-110 with a mercury close fitting one the mechanic had ..... .. cleaned everthing and reassembled .ended up installing my switchbox, rectfier and dissy,used the new rewired stator and flywheel belonging to this powerhead ..i used my stater motor and solinoid  .2 x gaskets from the usa.powerhead to exhaust and exhaust to mid section
new impeller  carbies cleaned ..cranked timed and linked and sinked .fuel connected  started  ..idles revs pumps a s---load of water out telltail
hopefully it does what its supposed to do on the water

i think 4800-4900
before it was 3600 with the crap prop but this prop had mercury code on it and is 48 77342a4 15p
do you think rev
2 high ?
too low?
or does it sound like its running on 3 cylinders already?

as always thanks
https://youtu.be/hK6qbQwLoMo
link to  last run video when it dies

havnt done much too cold outside
but pulling things apart
these impellers seem to be almost to big for the housing
but same on both legs from 65hp

piston no 4

 did remove before a suggested in previous reply
all 4 pistons have three rings  they are springy when pushed
may need a camera up the exhaust  to look
 and my mates arnt that switched on to pull off a wicked trick like that

ring bit

its 60 mm long