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    advice on breaking a new 5,7 motor in first time out

    hi i got a rebuilt 5,7 merc, with alpha 1 and advice of breaking it in..its my first trip out this tear i am 2 months behind 'bob
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    trim problem 88 johnson or rude

    my friend has an 84 boat with a johnson 88hp outboard with power trim.. model # e 88mslcus sn r1483493 i think its a rude sorry power trim will not go up we have current to power trim.. it bypassed. brushes are old and thier no cam on the contact points. is this normal. he had it out last week...
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    clicking sound in real of 5,7 motor

    i just fixed my idle and the shop left my boat a real mess. the good news one by one its getting fixed the right way. you can see the shaft spinning behind the bell housing. i have no feeling when i hold my hand on the housing..does the drive shalf turn in netural?? can it be ujoints. old?? in...
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    89 5.7 losing p/s fluid

    hi i got boat back from the shop with all kinds of problems. but i noticed that i am losing p/s fluid. they installed new p/s lines . old pump. i cannot see a leak. question could it leak from a rack like a car???if i lose all the fluid will it hurt to drive it without the powersteering??
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    89 350 5.7 rough idle till warm then ??

    i posted a while back about boat having a rough idle when starting. dealer installed motor and did things incorrectly. i have been fixing things one by one. the problem is when you start boat its hard to start. when you get it to start you have to run it at 2k rpms min. electric choke on muffs...
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    is bellows exhaust tool a must

    do you have to get the expanding tool to put on exhast bellows 89 alpha 1 bob
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    bottompainting question

    hi all question. i never put my boat in salt water and never keep it in the water.i never paint my bottom, but i brought this boat that was bottom painted black...it needs a recoat..if i never keep this boat in the water is it the worst idea to use mab or a major good quaily black exterior home...
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    need help tracing 2 wires coming from the rear drive area

    i looked in the manual. i have 2 wires cut and not hooked up . they come from the middle of rear engine area brown wire and orange..they seem like maybe trim wires. i got up and down working on the outdrive but on trim i got down only and gauge (trim) dont work.. i looked in the book and i...
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    pfd for 89 5.7 bellows

    don can you send me a pfd file on the bellows replacement for an 89 5.7 with an alpha 1 thank you bob
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    outdrive question on sloppy install

    hi as most know i am going over my whole boat after major repairs gone bad.. the shop installed my alpha 1 and while they removed it the shop said the gimble bearing poped out..their cure was to sand the drive shaft rust clean. they said they reinstalled the new gimble bearing and it was good as...
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    need help with cross ref. merc drives

    hi i have a guy who has a mid 80s' boat with a ford v-8 and he says its an alpha drive.. i have a 89 5.7 with an alpha 1 what years do alpha 1 gen 1 cover on v-8 fords in the 80's mine is an 89 gm 5.7 ? any help would be good as i got the wrong drive on mine and if this fits i can get it...
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    bad exhaust bellows, new trim pump

    as all thats been following my boat repairs . i told shop to replace my bellows and trim pump . they gave me back a project boat. i went to a local outdrive repair shop and he sold me a really nice used trim pump..i put it on and it works great. my buddy said bob look at that big rip in the...
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    need advice on what this juction block does 89 5.7

    i have an 89 5.7 merc . the boat had an electric f/b before dealer killed my boat i have wires all wrong. can antone tell me what this does about my fuel filter where my electric f/b was. i have manual but would be nice to give me a brief description. bob/philly
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    idle speed and proper startup on a 5.7 merc

    hi as most know i got my boat back . its takes awhile to start up in 85 degree weather, 5,7 quad electric choke, should the boat not just start up and run right??, does it need to run 10 minutes before it gets better...and what should the idle speed be on the muffs. the lowest i can get it to...
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    need advice to pay or not to pay poll

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- you guys were right as always. i fought with myself over why should i stop payment of the check. reasons boat starts in gear starter has wierd sound with flywheel idle not right all my plastic not put back the way i...
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    merc 89 controls kill switch

    the dealer bypassed my engine kill switch. does it have any thing to do with the boat starting in gear if not what should i look for...boat starts in all gears he said the kill switch was bad and by passed it. bob
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    got boat back

    you guys were right as always. i fought with myself over why should i stop payment of the check. reasons boat starts in gear starter has wierd sound with flywheel idle not right all my plastic not put back the way i had given it to him wires not conected right plus 3 new motor water hoses 3 used...
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    trim pump interchangeable

    i been looking at some used trim pumps i have an alpha 1 89 gen 1 with plastic tank will this type work enclosed pict thanks bob
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    getting boat back in a.m

    i thank those who have been following my train wreck of a story. well flywheels in. boats together . he said it runs and he cleaned it up. i still need gears changed in o/d and trim pump. be i feel just getting it back like my prizon sentence and ended. thanks all. still need tank cleaned . trim...
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    thanks to guys telling me napa

    i went to my local napa store thursday and i found out my local parts house that closed brought this one..tony told me he can get most parts and gave me a flywheell for $80 everone else wanted 130-150 bob/philly
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