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  1. Bt Doctur

    Boat reverse polarity

    or your extension from the house is backwards
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    an old control cable will work too ,its solid SS
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    lower unit replacement

    what broke? the bow eye, the nylon strap or the rusted cable or did someone remove the safety chain before the wheels were in the water
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    MerCruiser alpha 1 gen 2 tapping noise in lower half

    its the gen II type, to properly do what your doing and to preload the gears turn the unit upside down. those gearsets force the pinion upwards or use the tool to keep the driveshaft raised up by spring pressure.
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    Incorrect, main bellow is specific for Alpha and alpha gen I alpha has clamps at both ends, gen II uses 1 clamp and 1 sleeve
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    Lower shift cable tool - How to make your own

    I know its old but I wanted this to be with the shift cable tool area. We all know how difficult it can be to insert the lower shift cable into the bellow. working on a idea to make it a lot easier. A proto type will be sent to "Bondo" for evaluation shortly then a pic will be posted here Once...
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    marina says gimbal bearing was installed backwards?

    Even with drive removal ,replacing a gimbal bearing DOES NOT take that long
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    Looking for any suggestions

    next step is to hook up a remote tank (6 gal outboard type) to eliminate the tank and venting. Next is remove the fuel pickup tube from the tank and verify that there is no screen INSIDE the tube
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Upper Unit Hex Bolt Connecting Halves Broke Off

    try a product called Free-All it does wonders additionally you can drill 2 small holes right alongside the bolt to allow penentrant to get into the threads, this does not affect the strength in the housing
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    MC-1 165's. Drive install gasket question

    and with a bit of work those 292`s can be bumped up to around 300 horses each you would have to change the drive ratio to 1.47`s
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    Fuel System Question

    says epa compliant so I think its hooked to the vent line, maybe a whistle device to indicate a nearly full gas tank
  12. Bt Doctur

    Mercruiser 3litre LX coil mounting bolts

    A 3/8 or 7/16 12 point standard socket
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    Fuel tank lines mercruiser 3 litre lx

    should only have 3 fittings for fuel hose, the largest one is feed. guessing the red is 3/4 or 5/8 vent hose next to the fill hose (3rd pic) (4th pic feed) no AS fitting though
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    Shift Cable Adjustment

    also replaced the lower cable. Did you install it with less than 2 threads visable? Is the slide set screw just snug?
  15. Bt Doctur

    Trim Limit setting. 20deg?

    around 21-1/2 nut to nut
  16. Bt Doctur

    Commander classic shifter issues

    have a shifter available .check your message
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    Commander classic shifter issues

    sent you a message
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    Advice on Removal of manifold Mercruiser.

    couple of whacks with a dead blow hammer will work to free it up
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    Have spark and fuel, can't get the rebuilt engine to start

    All the spark plugs wires are now and I went through and double checked they're all routed to the correct cylinder. Not knowing the engine your working on so: v6 165432 clockwise IL4 1342 clockwise v8 1,8,4,3,6,5,7,2 clockwise Verify TDC compression again for #1 , where ever rotor is...
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    2006 Monterey Boat with a 4.3L Mercruiser TKS Engine S/N 0w354897 Mysterious Loss of Power

    worked on one with a similar issue, using a remote tank fixed the issue. Further testing revealed a stent like screen in the pickup tube, remove the tube, unscrew the 90 deg fitting and you will find it clogged. When running the pump is sucking up debris clogging the screen, when shut off the...
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