Re: Mercury Mark 6 Water pump Woes

[billw]

Sounds good. All the shimming, measuring and planing down of things, that’s just regular Mercury Mechanics 101. Ha ha. Seriously, Mark 6s run great but they are right up there near the top for poor serviceability. They are one big reason a lot of old time mechanics hated Mercurys. Just imagine yours, only having lived in salt water. You get the idea.

Some people think the beer opener found on many Mark 6 drive shaft housings was for the owner. They were actually for the mechanics.

Long live American manufacturing!