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    Possible Outdrive Problem

    I have a 1985 Sea Ray with a Mercruiser 3.0L 140 which was recently out of the water for a new starter and tune-up. I have an Alpha Gen 1 outdrive which has been very reliable. Unfortunately, I think I may have been torturing it since I am now finding out that running the boat out of the water...
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    "New" starter is engaging, squealing, not cranking!!

    This is a refined, abbreviated re-post due to lack of response. I have a newly installed starter for a 1985 Sea Ray with a 140hp 3.0 mercruiser engine. I installed the starter with the engine out of the boat and tested the starter. Everything was great. The engine cranked every time. Put the...
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    Problems with new starter. HELP!!!!

    I have a 1985 Sea Ray Seville with a 3.0 liter 140 hp Mercruiser engine. I recently changed a bad starter (original) with a new gear reduction starter. When I tested it on the engine while it was out of the boat on an engine stand it worked like a champ. As soon as I put the engine back in the...
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    Surging Engine at High RPM's.

    I have a 1985 Mercruiser 3.0L, 181cid, 140hp stern drive engine. It just went through a complete rebuild. The first few trips ( almost 90 miles) were uneventful. Today, I went out with the family and 15 minutes into the trip, cruising at approximately 27mph and 3500 rpms, it started surging...
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    Question about rust removal!!!

    I found at the end of last year that I burned a hole in my #3 piston. Well after removing the cylinder head and exhaust manifold, I apparently should have put everything back together until I could repair it because now everything has rust on it, including the cylinder walls. My question is, how...
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    rebuilt engine question

    thanks to this forum i was able to identify the problem with my boat engine. i found a hole in a piston and was going to get a new or remanufactured engine. i was told it would be better to have my engine rebuilt and it would save me alot of money. i have no idea what a rebuild of my engine...
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    Bad Compression

    I have a 1985 mercruiser 3.0L 140 hp engine. Serial #GM 2774531. At the end of last season, I heard a weird noise from the engine compartment. When I removed the engine cover, my oil dipstick shot up about 50 feet in the air and into the bay. My engine got real hot and smelled like it was...
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    Bad Compression

    I have a 1985 mercruiser 3.0L 140 hp engine. Serial #GM 2774531. At the end of last season, I heard a weird noise from the engine compartment. When I removed the engine cover, my oil dipstick shot up about 50 feet in the air and into the bay. My engine got real hot and smelled like it was...
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    Oil Dipstick turned into bottle rocket!!!

    I have a 1985 Sea Ray w/140 hp Mercruiser engine.As I was cruising through the bay at about 22mph, the boat lost accelaration and began to smoke heavily from the outdrive and the motor itself. All of my gauges were normal until I tapped them. The oil pressure was about 60 and my engine temp was...
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    Spun coupler replacement question???

    1985 Mecruiser 140 HP Do I need to pull the outdrive and the engine to replace the coupler or can I just pull the engine forward enough to remove flywheel cover?
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    Lost my forward and reverse, HELP!!!!!

    1985 Mercruiser 140 H.P. Stern Drive.While shifting from forward to reverse approaching a fuel dock I heard a clunk then a squeal from the rear of the boat. First I thought outdrive, but after removing the engine cover, I put it back in gear and the prop would not turn although the engine...
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    New starter brushes, HELP!!!

    I just installed new starter brushes in my Delco Remy starter. The boat cranked easily but I noticed a little bit of smoke coming from the starter. It had a slight odor but nothing burning. Is this normal when new brushes are installed? Any help would be greatly appreciated, the stripers are...
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