Re: Early Mercury’s

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14K1 8821 Sea King 1941 model has poppet valve fuel mixer and sheet metal clamp assembly.Not difficult to work on.
Mercury KD3S 1947 model rewind equipped postwar war model has Bendix magneto and anti friction bearings all of which can need work. Helps to have Mercury Service Tools to remove and install magnet rotor. A few self made tools and techniques helpful in disassembly
and reassembly.
The prewar Kiekhaefer singles are a little more complex than they appear. The fasteners
are often mixed up or missing due to careless workmanship. Detective work needed to
sort that out and to find correct replacement fasteners. Postwar models have same issues
plus more complex starter, corroded bearings, and need to remove and replace magnet
rotor when renewing upper seal and bearings.
Some problems like a leaky gas tank (cast aluminum tank) are easy to resolve at low cost.. R
Louis

1940 Kiekhaefer Sea King Single was model 8820.