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  1. SSTKO81

    140 RUNNING (& DYING & SCREECHING) AGAIN

    Hello boys and girls. After a long out of body experience my 140 is back in the hull where it belongs. Had everything realigned and reconnected by a real live boat mechanic and it was probably the easiest $500 I ever spent. Got a new Optima battery yesterday and went to fire it up for the first...
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    TOWING WITH A COVER

    I just purchased a Covermate cover last night and paid right @ $200 for it. This is the most I've paid for a cover as I usually go for the $70 jobs at academy and then have to replace them every 2 years. (3 if I duct tape them back together) The killer is always towing. Even for a short jaunt 10...
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    Oil leak at front crank?

    Looks like I've got a nasty oil leak from just behind the harmonic balancer. I'm guessing this is the front crank seal and I'll need to pull the balancer but I'm having trouble figuring out the part number for this seal. Anything I need to be aware of when doing this?
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    Bench testing 140 No Start

    I just finished freshening up my '81 merc. 140. reworked head, valves, rebuilt carb, new oil pump. I stabbed the distributor back in and set time to TDC. I've got spark when starting because I shocked the hell out of myself trying to test it.... But the engine seems to only want to fire while...
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    140 fuel pump orientation

    I recently tore down my '81 140 top to bottom to reseal it and upgrade the head. But now that it's reassembly time I've had an epiphany. I remember having the fuel pump installed with the filter cap facing up. But it seems to me every other iteration of this style of pump on other chevy engines...
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    Trim pump gets hot, clicks, smokes

    Happy 4th everyone! Got an issue with my trim pump. Was having a problem with down solenoid grounding out so replaced and now the motor won't go up or down. I've checked all the wiring diagrams and its hooked in correctly. But rather I hit the switch or arc the solenoid posts it will struggle to...
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    Tiny Oily bubbles around head bolts/manifold

    Had my 140 running on the muffs today and found the the center head bolt on manifold side has tiny little oil bubbles showing up around it. -couldnt tell if it was a leak or boiling off oil that was already there. Also noticed some tiny little bubbles showing up around manifold gasket. All bolt...
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    Merc 140 wont go forward, only backward?

    Where to start???? Ok so when launching off the trailer, she started almost right away. I let her warm to just over 100* (according to the thermometer on the dash) at around 700 rpm or so; then went to put it in gear. I've always been told, dont do it slow, just pull it back till you feel it...
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    Loss of power when too hot normal?

    Just got my boat back yesterday from having a new cylinder head put on. Took it out for a test run and everything was great for the first 10 minutes. Then there was a hiss noise and suddenly the temp started climbing. -I slowed down and turned back but by the time I got to the cove I was over...
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    Merc. 140 sounds like a lawnmower

    Recently took my 140 out for a spin. Ran great up to 2000 RPM then Sounded like a briggs and Stratton. -sounded like it was coming from the carb. -backed off the throttle and ran fine for an hour. -just sounds terrible and has no guts after 2k. Ever seen this before? Thought maybe a bad carb...
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    What drive did I just buy???

    Just got a steal of a deal on eBay for what I thought was an alpha drive, but now I look at it and I'm not sure... Check it out and let me know. It's eBay item 300606483146. I've got an 80s alpha1 and merc 140 in my boat now. So I just want to make sure it's all interchangeable. Any serial...
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    Alpha letting in water

    Hey guys! My '81 Alpha is trading water and oil everywhere. I've found oil and sand all over down around the impeller and signs of water mixed up in the oil. My very first thought is the most simple. Maybe the little o-ring between the top and bottom went bad... still possible But when I...
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    adjusting front motor mount

    i've got an 82 merc 140 with the horseshoe type mount in the front and cant seem to figure out how to lower the mount a little so the drive can be properly aligned. any help is appreciated...
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    Grinding alpha

    First of all I'm not 100% if my drive is an Alpha or MR1. but the issue is universal.... I'm finding that after a little time in idle i'm getting a periodic grinding type noise coming from what sounds like the drive or right behind the engine. It does cause the 140 to bog a little bit when it...
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    Sea Sprite Bowrider

    Has anyone had any experience with the line of Sea Sprite sterndrives from the early eighties? I've tried to research it, but it seems the only Sea Sprites I find any info on are sail boats. I'd like to get some background info on my boat, so any help would be great. Thanks!
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    140 dropping oil pressure

    Ive noticed recently that the engine starts up and has good pressure up around 30-40. (sae30 oil) but once she warms up pressure will drop to around 20. After about 15-20 min of mid throttle I'll slow down to idle and pressure drops to 10 or Less. Seems awful low. Warn pump? The engines got...
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    Chattering at 3K and hot sputtery death

    Hello from vacation. Took her out on the first run of the season and she ran beautifully up to 3500 RPM where I noticed a a chattering noise that ran in tune with the exhaust hum of the engine. I slowed down and the chatter quieted down. Seems sporadic. Ran RPMs back uP to 3000 and noticed...
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    Ignition switch or solenoid?

    Hello y'all! Last summer my '81 Merc 140 had an issue with continuing to turn over even when I turned the key off. I ended up frying the starter, which I replaced along with the solenoid (not the one on the starter). This morning I tried to start her up and got NO response at the key, but when I...
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    Throttle binding at the control

    Good morning everyone. My '81 QuickSilver Deluxe contol (Merc 140) is binding somewhere inside the housing I haven't yet figured out how to remove the controller from the interior panelling, so before I go through all that; has anyone had this happen before? Are the parts inside the housing...
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    Carter Fuel pump rebuild?

    I've got an '81 140 that USED to have a carter mechanical fuel pump on it. A couple years back I wasn't getting fuel, so in a hurry to make things work I just slapped a cheap electrical fuel pump from Oreilly's on there. Well 3 years later I've noticed that that little electrical pump doesn't...
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