Reply To: 1953 Mercury KG7

[Mark Quint]

Johnson RD wrote:

Reed block assembly is not located correctly. I doubt if the bolt that holds the reed block can be installed with the reed block out of alignment.

When I go inside one of these I make a witness mark to keep the reed block located during assembly. this is from memory as I’ve not played with these in years.

I thought I remembered the reed block more lined up. I agree it also looks like without that bolt it would leak air. Will I need to completely disassemble the crank case or might I be able to realign and find a bolt from the carb opening?