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  1. IanFS

    Mercruiser engine and sterndrive oils

    Hi again guys Mercruiser 4.3L '88 with Alpha One I know that you guys will recommend using OEM parts i.e. Quicksilver/Mercruiser, which I always do. However when it comes to oil I'm sure Mercruiser don't have their own refinery. Therefore Quicksilver and Sierra will both have to have someone...
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    Power Trim & Steering fluid

    Hi Guys I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, so I apologise if I've popped it into the wrong one. I have an '88 Mercruiser 4.3L with an Alpha One sterndrive. The power tilt & trim pump is an Oildyne with the plastic reservoir. My question is this.. In the Mercruiser pdf...
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    My Gimbal Housing repair attempt

    Re: My Gimbal Houing repair attempt Re: My Gimbal Houing repair attempt Sorry it's a bit late but spotted this thread whilst looking for another. I know my housing is not as bad but I managed to get someone to weld it in situ. Although it can be risky, the heat dissipation was amazingly quick...
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    Timing marks

    Re: Timing marks My timing light is only that...a timing light. It connects to the battery and then to No1 spark plug lead. I'm guessing the second mark in is the one I will use?
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    4.3 fuel pump question

    Re: 4.3 fuel pump question I'm guessing you mean the connection block marked as b in this scematic drawing? How did the female spade connector break? It's not a difficult fix, I don't know the connection block configuration but the connector should pull out, if not I'm sure you could get it...
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    Timing marks

    Mercruiser 4.3L V6 1988 My timing marks seem to have corroded away. She is running ok now I have rebuilt the carb and replaced the old fuel but I would like to check the timing. Here are two pictures one is what I think may the timing mark which I think is 8degrees before tdc, the other is the...
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    Mercarb 2bbl rebuild/service and some questions

    1988 Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha One Mercarb 2bbl Serial 3304 9565 made 3rd Nov 1987 (7Y03) I'm servicing my carb and have bought a new Sierra Service kit. I've taken off the Air Horn... This is the body Then I have these items which I put into a bowl as they came out. I've spread them on the...
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    Lots of Oil in Bellows

    Re: Lots of Oil in Bellows Seconded, it sounds as if you have oil leaking into the bellows from your drive oil seal. I also have some pictures I took when I replaced my top seal.......... This is the assembly in bits The new seals are fairly easy to remove with a screwdriver and...
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    Piece of Carb missing, is this terminal?

    Hi guys, Mercruiser 4.3L 1988 with a Mercarb 2BBL Serial No 3304 9565 7Y03 (1987 3rd November) There's a bit of metal missing..... This could have been missing for years or just recently, but is it terminal, normal, maybe sometimes or shouldn't ever happen sort of thing?
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    Oil from the water intake

    Alpha 1 Gen 11 Hi guys A colleague of mine has oil leaking from his water intake in his sterndrive, particularly when he lifts the leg. Do you have any idea where this may be from? Could it be from the remote oil reservoir?? Could it be a gasket leak, is it something which can be...
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    Trim Oil

    Hi Guys Oildyne Plastic Reservoir. I refirbed the pump housing and new solenoids recently and in doing so lost a little fluid. The Mercruiser manual suggests Quicksilver Power Trim Fluid, but 10-30w or 10-40w oil can be used instead. I have some 5-30w Synthetic for my car, would that be...
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    Trim pump question

    Hi from across the pond again.... :) Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha One.......1988 (I've learned not to call it a Gen 1 anymore ;) ) I been experiencing the dreaded solenoid click so I worked through the first steps of cleaning all the connections and refirbing the mounting plate...... ?80 (what's that...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 through prop water cooling?

    Hi Guys Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha 1 Gen 1 I've recently put new manifolds, elbows, exhaust flappers, Sterndrive seals, impeller, impller housing kit, etc onto my ageing Sea Ray. When I started her for the first time, water flow was good, but one of the manifolds heated up quicker than the other...
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    Trim woes......

    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Having put everything back together recently, having had the sterndrive off, I found one of the trim rams had extended itself so far that I couldn't get the rear bolt in to push it in. Having posted on here, you guys recommended undoing one of the high pressure hoses on the ram to...
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    Trim question

    Just refitted the sterndrive on alpha 1 Gen 1. I must have moved the trim limiter and trim sender. Now the drive won't go fully on but will lift to trailer position. I have returned the switch to it's mark but it was the same. I turned it anti clockwise all the way round and it is still the...
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    Trim Cylinder question

    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Hi I've just replaced all the bellows and refitted the sterndrive. Unfortunately the starboard trim cylinder has extended too far to get it into the the anchor pin, the port cylinder is fine. Tried lifting the sterndrive to attach it then push on the sterndrive, but it is just...
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    Refitting bell housing.

    Hi guys, Alpha 1 Gen 1 Which is the best order in which to fit the bellows and water tube when replacing the bell housing? Or is there only one way? I'm guessing the drive bellows and the exhaust bellows are fitted to the bell housing first, the water tube to the gimbal housing first and the...
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    Installing Bell Housing and Leg....

    Hi guys Alpha 1 Gen 1 Sorry to bother you again. Which order do you install the Bell Housing and all the bellows tubes.....i'e' the 3 bellows and the water tube?
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    Advice please, grease oozing from between the Gimbal Bearing and the Housing

    Re: Advice please, grease oozing from between the Gimbal Bearing and the Housing Thanks for your replies guys. You know, you think you have done everything right, measured 1,000 times and cut once and all that, but then something comes along and bite's you, right were the sun don't...
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    Advice please, grease oozing from between the Gimbal Bearing and the Housing

    Hi guys, can you help? Alpha 1 Gen 1 Sterndrive Is this normal? It's the first time I've replaced a Gimbal Bearing. It installed very easily, too easy, I just tapped the installation tool with a club hammer and it slid in easily. I took great trouble to make sure the grease holes aligned...
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