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    SP drive, short/long hub, spacers, cone, lock bolt...

    I'll try to keep it short and simple I have a 1990 model SP 230 drive with a 2.3 aq131 I was given a new prop that is the "long hub" type, where as my current prop is a "short hub. After installation, the nose cone only grabs a few threads and the locking bolt in the end doesn't reach the...
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    AQ131D /230sp drive Propeller & temperature questions

    Just got this boat in the water have owned it since last year. It seems like it won't stay on plane unless it's pushing over 4,000 RPMs. I want to try a different prop but I have no idea what's on it as there are no identifying numbers. What propeller fits the 230 drive from 1991? It seems like...
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    exhast manifold rust, winterizing

    About a month ago I took it out of the bay and removed the four drain plugs on the 4.3L (mine is a 1990 model year), Today I went and stuck a pick inside the drain holes and broke though rust causing all the water to come out from each manifold so they were plugged as they often are. . The...
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    running warm on garden hose

    Just getting the 90' doral ready, and an issue I seen earlier in the year still exists...when started and left idle, temperature rises to about 200 and will quickly backs off if I give it some throttle, sometimes backs off on its own without giving it throttle. My first thought was impeller not...
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    4.3 ice?

    Re: 4.3 ice? well...found a crack. May have already been there, not sure. This is on the right side (starboard), both manifolds appear to be crack free, and the port side of the block, while greasy, doesn't appear to have any cracks. I hope it's just an external crack. I am going to go at it...
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    4.3 ice?

    So I have had this boat since december, long story but the owner passed away unexpectedly and I was able to get it at a very good price. its a 92 doral 21 foot with a 5 year old trailer, 4.3. The son-in-law who sold it to me said it was winterized at a marina, and had receipts and such to show...
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    Re: 94 yamaha hydra sterndrive

    Re: 94 yamaha hydra sterndrive /wrong thread
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    hit rocks with stringer 400

    well coming in late evening with the sun glaring i missed the final buoy and took a turn into bad waters:facepalm:...doing no more than 10 mph I found myself in ~2 ft of water with smooth rock, hit the outdrive followed by an awful rattling/vibrating. I quickly threw it back no neutral but the...
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    Ballast Resistor Mounting...a quick tip

    Well we put in a resistor with the new coil, bypassing the resistor wire. It only came with a pre-cut length of wire and the resistor was kind of hanging there (with unprotected leads that could short out)....My buddy grabbed a zip tie and put it on the cold water intake line..I was worried it...
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    Grease fittings

    well she's in the water now, and just now did I realize I forgot to check for grease points when I was changing the gear oil:grumpy: Id like to get in there and grease my steering swivel point, and anything else that might have a grease fitting. Can it be done in the water and if so where are...
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    Dead coil

    Ok so after getting an intermittent no spark situation, I pulled all leads off the coil, put +12v to to (+) post and attached a spark plug to the firing lead and grounded it well. Then i momentarily grounded the coil with a jumper on the (-) post and i got NO spark on the plug, although the...
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    Running omc 400 on garden hose

    Can a late model stringer (1985) run on earmuffs? I know the older stringers had a water inlet above the prop so muffs would not work, but mine appears to have inlets on the sides like my mercruiser. There is no hose attachment like some of the older 70's stringers. When I bought the boat the...
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    No ground @ coil...safety switch?

    So the boat will not fire up today. Quickly figured out there was no spark. Grabbed a multimeter and tested the + and - on the coil, it is 0 while sitting and 12V while cranking, but ONLY if i touch the negative lead of my meter to the metal engine block, it appears that the (-) side does not...
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    Alternator: 3 wire vs. 1 wire

    So i have a self exiting 1 wire on my boat that failed, but i have a replacement 3 wire that is rebuilt. Where should i hook up the exciter wire? I really do not want to run it all the way up to the ignition switch, i was hoping to be able to hook it to something in the stern/engine compartment...
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    2.5 OMC 120 belt replacment procedure

    ok so i can see that i need to get behind the engine mount on the front, after searching this forum for an hour i came up with something about removing a spacer on one side to get the belt behind. Well mine does not look like it has any spacer. So i am going to assume this is the procedure: 1...
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