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    New day new dumb move

    Well the other day i lost oil pressure had aan oil leak and was trying to diagnose where it was .. Well today I did a stupid thing-I reversed polarity when putting the battery back in to start her up and see where the first problem now i created a second problem... Its a merc 4.0 L 1996 .. I...
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    alpha gen 2 outdrive

    I noticed yesterday for the first time i was able to swing the outdrive left and right with my hand manually fairly easily -the steering wheel obviously moved in concert with this action I did grease all the bearings this year and prior to this i dont remeber being able to move it easily at...
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    Found oil in bilge Area today

    Way under for line level of oil in the engine found a bunch of oil under the motor in the bilge area. whats the usaully culprits. Not a happy camper any opinions from u guys. Thanks :( obviosly having a leak somewhere.
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    anchor line question

    I have a small bayliner 19 ft that i have been taking out and the anchor rope is about 30 feet. I know tht you need a certain amount of scope like 7 ft for every ? I fish a lot of deeper water like 40 feet how much rope should i use for that kinda depth and keep it safe?
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    Gun the engine to get idle down at start

    I have a 96 3.0 lx mercruiser that at startup needs to be gunned a little -i kinda bring the rpms to about 1700 1800 to get the idle to fall to the 700 rpm range - what causes me to have to do this - Its a very new rebuilt carb -professionally serviced -Thanks for any input-this is all...
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    need help 2 trailers one problem

    My boat trailer hooks up fine to the truck all is good but my utility trailer is not cooperating. The boat has 5 wires that go to the female plug-- #1brown/ yellow #2green/ brown #3green #4 yellow #5 white--the plug on this has 4 terminals ---1 female and three male- -the truck has...
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    Testing shift interrupt switch

    Can this be tested on muffs or must the drive be in water to test the switch- Reason being while on muffs in driveway i tested the switch and it did nada-
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    Mercruiser alpha one gen2 shifting problem

    I was hoping to get some ideas on what my shifting problem might be due to. I have a single lever quicksilver shifter. My problem occurred when shifting into reverse - I had a bit of a tough time getting it back into neutral the other day -kinda nerve racking. I'm thinking either the shift...
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    1996 3.0 liter mercruiser engine question

    Hey guys I have a 3.o lx mercruiser engine - engine serial#0F788395 I want to change out the drive belt and dont know which one I need - I have the original manual and have searched thru it to find out but to no avail any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    Hull question anti fouling Paint Removal

    I recently bought a bayliner bowrider 96 that has what looks like three coats of antifouling paint at which two of the coats are pretty light- I trailer this boat so i really hate looking at the stuff. Anyway I got a little crazy with power washer today and got some of it off mind you it never...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 litre/LX

    Mercruiser 3.0 litre/LX serial number 0F788395 what number service manual from merc should i be looking? looks like number 13 sorry to bother but thats it right?
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    newbe question

    when the throttle is in neutral should the prop move at all. One would assume not but i'm not sure -mine is moving real slow-is this normal?
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    Mercruiser 3.0 LX Carb issue

    I recently have been trying to get my used /new boat to me running- I got the boat to idle in my driveway a few times and and have narrowed my diagnostics down to the fuel delivery sytem. I changed the fuel filter in the carb- new water fuel seperator - new gas -treated the gas with startron...
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    Oil dip stik tube Rusted off

    Ok Im new here and just recently acquired a 96 1950 Capri Bayliner with an Mercruiser 3.0 lx . I went to check the oil today and noticed the neck of the dipstick tube that holds the dipstick had rusted off and was hanging by some a tiny piece of paint. I had to take the neck of the tube off the...
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