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    PS, ya aint to far from me, I'm in Olympia, WA. You 90 miles south. I get down yer way..(pretty good swap meet, by the airport...when, forgot), we need to hook up, BS!

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    I just noticed you are in Portland, OR. I am in West Linn. I also have a Mercury lifting ring.

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    OK three times i've tried to reply to this thread. Sometimes I want to punch my computer!

    Anyways, cool to see you guys are near. Robby, it appears you have quite the 'need for speed'! Let me know next time you're down for the swap meet. I need to get out there.

    Now I need to figure out which lifting pin will fit my motor.

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    Well the manual for my motor has no part number for the lifting ring. I tried a local Marine store and they said "a lifting what?"! I found one on Amazon here and after a little research it looks like most of the Mercurys are the same thread and pitch size. Anyone know if this one at Amazon will fit a '76 Merc 1500?

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    The lifting ring I have fits my 1970 135 inline six.
    It also fits my 1999 Optimax 200 (3.0 L)

    Based on that, I would think they are pretty universal, but it also would not surprise me if there are some differences

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    Right on. Thanks Daniel. I would think the factory would keep that hole the same on most models so they aren't constantly changing tooling during the production runs. That said I know these things were American made in the 70's and if Mercs are anything like Harleys some weird stuff went on in the factories in those days!!

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    The one Dan has will fit, no prob..will fit all 70's IL6 motors..(yep on HD's "never changing" HA!..)...but the Mercs all the same. Borrow it...send it back with a Ten Spot in the box...(and pay ship of course)..

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    I think Jay Smith has the combo lifiting rings/flywheel pullers for sale again. Contact him for that. The lift can be bought at Oriely's for 200.00. It's a worthwhile investment I've even pulled stumps with it.

    Steve Schefer

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    Steve, you have used your engine hoist for pulling stumps? I have used my tractor for lifting engines. I have a picture, somewhere in an uninstalled hard drive, with a Ford 390 engine on a lifting boom, behind my Ford 8N tractor. The steering on the tractor was really light.

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    You don't need a lifting ring for the old inline motors. They have the handles on the lower cowl. Use those with a couple of rope slings, one front and one back. Hook both slings to the lifting hook. Done it many times. Keep the top cowl in place for the ropes to stretch over. Take the wraparound cowl off if you want.

    If you have rafters in your garage that are strong enough, you can use a come-along or a block & tackle and lift it that way. I have a double rafter with vertical ties into the roof in my garage specifically for this purpose. I can lift a V-6 and nothing even creaks. The other advantage to this is you don't have to worry about whether the engine hoist will lift high enough.

    For extra insurance and to make it easier to jockey the motor angle, you can use two hoists, one on the rope sling off the front set of handle and one off the rear. That works great for getting the angle right when lowering it onto the stand or transom.

    I wouldn't do it with muscle power. Too awkward. Everyone is a hero with heavy lifting until they rupture themselves, throw their back out, or drop a good motor.
    Last edited by Ron V; 10-31-2010 at 12:48 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Knothead View Post
    wtf?!?

    Hmmmmmm,

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    Thread is VERY old...

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    If he can't round up 2 or three of his buddies or get a lifting ring I would recommend a "Trunk Monkey" See you tube....

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    Dudes, lets be a little nicer here. The thread is old, and a newb somehow dragged it back. Lets not beat up on someone for any reason, as we all at one time, learned..and were new too.

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    I Agree, but he has gone.

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