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    Valve pattern on 3.0lx?? Cant find please help.

    Im elbow deep in trying to adjust my valve lash but somthings not adding up. Can somone please clearify the pattern of valves? I thought it was ex-in in-ex ex-in in-ex. Thanks a ton in advance.
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    1994 3.0lx setting mixture screw?

    I was doing some digging on setting idle and mixture screw on my engine. Saw some stuff about a vacuum gauge and tach. And somthing about base mode? Im trying to figure out if it can be set without these things? Can it be set by listening and feeling the engine? I have a bit of mechanical...
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    Shift interrup switch. I can't win. Please help.

    I have a 1994 MerCruiser 3.0 alpha one. I have a new lower shift cable. All cables in linkages are moving freely and seem to be working great. But for some reason my shifting out of gear into neutral will stall my engine out more than it should and it takes longer than it should. Making tricky...
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    Shift assist switch please help

    I have a 1995 mercruiser 3.0 carb. And the shift assist kill switch is killing the engine. It's staying on until the engine about fully dies. I believe it's worse from forward to neutral than from reverse to neutral. I've have disconnected all cables individually and checked them. They all move...
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    Shift assist?

    I was wondering if the spring loaded arm that mounts by the upper shift cable is necessary. I'm also wondering what exactly it does. My throttle/shift lever is pretty stiff so I did some troubleshooting and realized as soon as I take it out of the equation it moves smooth and easy. I've also...
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    1954 johnson 25hp. rd-16 shift linkage removal.

    Anyone willing to share some info on how to remove the lower unit on a 1954 johnson 25hp. would b greatly apreciated. i got all new seals and will b getting a new water pump. and i remember last season trying to get it of and it seemed like the shift linkage was holding me back so i said the...
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    NEED HELP 25hp johnson

    PLEASE HELP! i have a 1954 johnson rd-16 and i want to know if the gears outa a 1959 18hp johnson will work/ or outta a qd-12 10hp will work. thanks in advance for any help.
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