As bondo said if it is a qjet off a 4.3 it would just be a matter of rejetting.
if it is a 600 cfm webber or mercarb you will be down on power but may run all right otherwise
If you want a bolt on replacement a Edlebrock 1410 shoudl work nice but may be some issues to sort through on manifold...
make sure all the water gets out of the bellows and it dries. normally when i have seen water ruin stuff is if its sits over the winter.
I really hate the sealed bearings I just replaced my original greaseable one on my 04 alpha gen 2. chasing a slight vibration not even sure if it was bad...
the 14 mm or 9/16" play in cable measures the lower cable for stretch. if too much play you need to replace the cable. This is done my measuring how much it moves by hand. Unless the cable is newer would s this is your issue
the slot on the reverse lever is only used if you cannot get into...
Easy to miss align the tube. Would think the water would come out the prop exhaust if this were the case...
on a gen one you can mess up the plate and gaskets below the pump and have no flow ( remember the key on the shaft...)
Also there are some type of restrictor in the T above the thermo...
you might be able to by clamping off the line tot he reservoir.
The gasket for the outdrive is like $10-15... pretty cheap to know it holds pressure. if you hadn't done the shift shaft seal I would look closely at that. I got a fishing line in prop seal of my 2004 vintage gen 2. So I re-sealed...
easiest way is to take off valve covers take out spark plugs and rotate by the balancer. when both the intake and exhaust valves are closed then you can do the leakdown test on that cylinder.
Im sure if you look online someone can tell you the orders of cylinders to do it off TDC on number one...
The wires are for the trim gauge and or limit switch. Common they get brittle and break. By gen one alp h drive had a separate pito on the transom for the Speedo. Mor often than not speedos don’t work …
The digram does show what look like metal sealing washers where the jets seat so I would get them this may not be for your exact engine but part 30 is a gasket kit looks like for whole carb...
