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April 22, 2018 at 12:58 am
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quote MercurySpecialist:
Our factory serial number charts do agree that 4981805 would be a 1978 Merc 700 (70 horsepower) assuming that it is an in-line 3 cylinder. There was only the 700 model offered in a 3 cylinder (for 1978), 4825249 is the starting serial number for these for 1978, and 5128280 is the starting serial number for 1979 and referred to as a Merc 70.
Regards,
Joe
Thank you very much.
The story I’m given on this motor is that the prop, shaft, entire gearcase contents were ejected from the housing during operation. Is this something known to happen?
2nd question: Are there service manuals online for these motors?
Alan