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    Water in Mercruiser Auto trans

    I have a 74 sea ray 240, it has a ford 351 with some kind of mercruiser automatic transmission. the other day I noticed that the fluid in it was grey soup like water had gotten into it. I noticed there is a water line going into a plate on the back of the drive and another line coming out going...
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    Ford 351 re-power

    I have this old sea-ray with a ford 351 windsor and a velvet drive with a tr lower. The rod bearings are shot and i am trying to figure out what to re-power the boat with. Does anybody know if a 460 would bolt up to the drive or am i limited to a small block 302/351 windsor family?
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    1974 Merc/Ford 351w 255hp ign/coil wiring

    I have a 1974 sea-ray 240 with ford 351w I had to re-assemble the motor from a box full of parts. I am trying to figure out the coil wiring. I have a mallory points dist it has a black wire coming out of it, does that go to the positive or negative on the coil. I also have two tan wires stuck...
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    velvet drive

    I just bought a 1974 sea ray srv240. I have been repairing engines and drives for a while done my share of old alphas and bravos some volvos and omc. I have never messed with one of these velvet drives. Are they any good how do they compare to a bravo for reliabilty? Whatever feedback you have...
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    Mecury Inline 1400 6cyl no start

    I have a mid 70's Merc 1400 140hp inline 6. It is a real pain in the butt to start cold. Carbs are clean and functioning, has plenty of spark and the choke seems to work good. Excellent compression in all cylinders, timing is set to spec. But for some reason the only way I can get this to start...
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    How to make a meaner Mercruiser 260?

    A while back I bought a cheap 1982 Wellcraft 23' nova with a merc 260. I had to practiaclly rebuild the pre-alpha drive and do a lot of things to the motor. To make a long story short the boat is kinda of a slug. Seems to top out at 40mph empty with just me and I get to 25-35mph with 4 people...
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    Shift cable ID question

    I have a mercruiser 260 with what i believe to be an Alpha one gen I outdrive however I cannot tell for sure as there are no numbers on the outdrive. The shift cable that runs to the out drive broke. I am trying to find a replacement however the nut on the cable housing that screws into the bell...
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    out drive, how much grinding is normal?

    I have a a pre alfa mercruiser drive with a mercruiser 260 5.7 litre. When I shift it in and out of forward and reverse out of the water there is some grinding before it clunks into gear. The idle is set at 500rpm trying to minimize this, is the grinding out of water a clue that the lower unit...
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    Harmonic Balancer question

    Hello I am wondering if anyone can help me? I have an 82 wellcraft 23 nova with a mercruiser 260 or chev small block 350. The rubber around the harmonic balancer wore out and I need to replace the balancer. Mercruiser wants $221.00 for a new one, Autozone wants $49.00. Both have the same...
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