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    Reusing bellhousing gasket

    Installed my SE116 yesterday and torqued the nuts after completing an impeller replacement, and after putting oil back into the outdrive I noticed that the shifting boot was not aligned with the shifting (rod?) that's supposed to align inside the boot to shift properly. I removed the drive...
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    Installing grease fitting Alpha 1

    After reading the how to install missing grease fitting on the Mercruiser How To sticky, I am going to attempt to install the fitting due to a slow leak from the steering arm. It seems pretty simple and self explanatory but I'm very cautious about drilling into my transom assembly. My...
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    Power steering leak

    When getting ready for the water and before running the engine on muffs, I notice that the power steering pump is completely empty and dry. I look in the bilge and see a bit of red colored fluid in the bilge. So I put just a little bit of fluid back into the pump and it seems to stay in. A...
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    Adjusted shift cable, prop still ratchets

    After trying to adjust my shift cable on the alpha one gen II, standard rotation, due to the end of last season having it occasionally stuck in gear when either going into reverse or forward, the prop still ratchets even after adjusting lower nut that was all the way at the bottom at first on...
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    It's just ants...oh wait...

    Performing a visual inspection before taking the boat out into the slip for the first time this season, I look into my engine bay of my 92' Bayliner 2655 and see a line of ants on the starboard side going all the way to the back of the boat. I look to see where they are going, thinking it's a...
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    Upper Swivel Shaft

    For the past two seasons my 92 Bayliner with Alpha one gen II has had a very minor water leak where the control arm comes out connecting to the upper swivel shaft. I?ve read up on the upper swivel shaft corrosion/seal with sloppy steering issue. I considered taking on the JR Marine drill...
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    Ignition coil grounding

    I'm ready to make a compression test on my 1992 Mercruiser 5.7 350 with Thunderbolt IV ignition system, and after reading a lot of posts here regarding making a compression test, I'm still a bit confused on grounding the ignition coil. I've never done a compression test and am new to this...
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    New outdrive, possible overheat?

    I just put together and installed a brand new SE116 outdrive as a replacement for my original Alpha one gen II a week ago. Following all of the procedures for putting the upper and lower unit together per the manual, and installing the outdrive to the boat, I then put muffs on with the water...
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    Corrosion...how screwed am I?

    After taking my boat out last season I noticed that the drive was very dirty and white but did not think much of it. Before last season I decided to let the current anodes last another season. Perhaps this was a mistake. Providing a new drive is not required, I will definitely be replacing...
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    New dash unit

    I'm looking to replace my dash panel in my Bayliner 1992 Cierra 2655. I'm aware there are plenty of aftermarket replacement panel companies that will replace parts of the dash, specifically flat plates in wood grain or other materials, but I cannot find one that makes aftermarket pieces of the...
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    Mercruiser Exhaust Shutter

    Due to a noise that was detected while my 1992 Mercruiser 5.7 Alpha was running at idle, I removed the port side exhaust shutter that appears to be the older style of the two styles that were made by Mercruiser for this model, according to the manual. There was a distinct rattling sound that...
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    Ignition fuse blows

    I have a 92 Mercruiser 5.7 350 MAG with Thunderbolt IV ignition that recently had the 15A ignition fuse blow when I tried to abruptly go to WOT from cruise. After getting it towed by a friend back to the slip, I replaced the fuse to find that as soon as I turn the ignition key the fuse blows...
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    New water leak

    Found a new water leak the other day in my Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen 2, 350 Mag. I changed all of the bellows at the beginning of the season, along with shift cable, trim sender & limit switches, gaskets/seals, impeller etc. Confirmed leak is not from new bellows, it is near the top of the transom...
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    Exhaust risers

    Changing my exhaust manifolds, 3" spacers and risers I'm looking at my parts catalog (https://webapps.brunswick.com/literature/literaturePartsInfo.do) trying to determine which risers I need. I already have OEM manifolds on the way. 1992 5.7L V8 Mercruiser 350 Mag 0D701668 There's a part...
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    Alpha One Oil Leak

    I discovered a slow but steady oil leak from my Alpha One Gen two outdrive after starting it up for the first time this season. The leak was found through the small seep holes on both port and starboard sides, as well as trace amounts out of the water intake holes. I mistakenly parked the...
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