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    06 Suzuki DF15 only runs cold then dies

    Hello all, I bought a 06 Suzuki DF15 with a missing carb. Installed a brand new carbeurator assembly with gaskets. New spark plugs, new fuel, and new fuel line post the fuel pump. I have fuel coming out the bleeder or the bowl. Strong fuel flow out the output of the pump. I've tried starter...
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    3.0 alpha 1 gen 2 sometimes choking while accel

    Sometimes when I am gradually speeding up in gear! It'll like misfire pretty bad but only for a small amount of travel in throttle. I just replaced lower shift cable and adjusted the one that goes from helm to engine. Was I suppose to adjust the gas cable too?
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    Alpha one Steering is different one way than the other

    When I steer left I can get the back left corner real close to the water and get whoever is there alittle wet. But when I steer right it just like turns but doesn't lean and turn as quick.is this prop rotation affecting it? Alpha one gen two 17' bow rider glastron Mercruiser 3.0
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    Question about u joint bellow positioning alpha gen 2

    I had my boat in the water yesterday and everything performed good!! But when I installed the u joint bellow the bellow rotated slightly so "top" is at about 1 o clock position, will this be bad long term? Mercruiser 3.0 alpha gen 2
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    Gears clicking alpha 1gen 2. New lower cable

    My 3.0/alpha one gen 2 clicks alot with muffs on going into forward. It won't clunk into gear until ur a tad past the detent. The engine starts to rev before gear is in also making it harder. I've adjusted it to 6" three times Other problem: today I went to start it on muffs and my...
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    Alpha one gen two/3.0 lower shift cable trouble

    I'm trying to adjust it, and at 6" the plastic piece in the bellhousing goes out too far and disengages from the lever. With the brass adjuster maxed out at the nut and brass cylinder shaped piece, it just BARELY works. Why is this new cable giving me troublez
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    Alpha one gen 2, installed UJ bellow on transom first

    Will this be okay? I have attempted attaching the bellhousing end yet I'm wondering what problem I may run into doing it this way
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    Alpha gen 2 u joint install woes, nervous it'll slip off

    I'm installing my new bellows. On the u joint bellow transom end, I put it on but it wants to slide back off. I'm using adhesive but it still is iffy.. I haven't tightened the clamp either cus that makes it slide off quicker. I am nervous if I just "do it " and put it in water and raise drive...
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    Alpha one gen 2 rams uneven length

    I'm reinstalling the new bellows Wednesday and the rams weren't on even ground now one ram is extended further than the other. What do I do to make them same length lol
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    Glastron 17' floor replacement, stringer question

    I'm replacing the back half of the floor with new plywood. The stringers are soft but aren't crumbling. The floor was terrible I removed it by hand in pieces. The bottom of the plywood was in better shape than the top so I think the water damage is from swimmers and not from the transom. I...
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    Used punch on outer race of gimbal bearing

    I hit the outside race of my gimbal bearing in my alpha one gen 2 with a punch a few times (5)? To make sure it wasn't crooked. And it scuffed up the surface. But could this have ruined the gimbal bearing? At first when I spun it after greasing it it felt like one spot in the revolution was...
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    Inspection list to gain trust in 3.0/alpha one gen 2

    The boat is 17' (1992) and has a 3.0/alpha one gen 2 outdrive. What are some things I can check the condition on to make sure it won't leave me stranded on the lake (mainly a no start situation). It's new to us so I don't have much trust yet in it. I'm currently in the middle of a trim/limit...
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    Alpha 1gen2. Is this hole suppose to be on transom

    To the starboard side of the gimbal bearing there's a hole in the black metal part of the transom. It's above the shifter bellow. Is that a hole or just a pocket? There was dirt and stuff in if so I assume just a pocket
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    86" boat in 90" slip

    My girlfriends dad is nice enough to let me put our boat in their secondary slip. The entrance of it is 90 inches wide but the rest of it is plenty wide. The middle of my glastron 17 ft bow rider I/o is 86" at the middle widest point. I'm trying to figure out what I can wrap the corners of the...
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    Circuit breaker keeps popping?

    Mercruiser 3.0 lx alpha one, when I go to start the boat it doesn't crank, so I reset(push red button) the circuit breaker and then it'll start but pops while running (I don't think it dies when it pops, not sure) What could be causing it to pop? Thanks sorry I'm a noob. Model and serial...
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    5500 Rpm at wot trimmed up 45mph ish

    At wot and trim up I get 42-45 ish mph but am at 5500 Rpms is this normal?
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    Need Fuse panel diagram 92 3.0 alpha 1

    I need a fuse panel diagram for my 17' glastron 3.0 alpha one inboard outboard. I see a few spots where fuses are missing . Also I took one by one out to check and I'm not 100% sure I put them back in correct spot because there's 1 missing in between some of them
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    Few questions new to me 17' 3.0 glastron

    Hi I just took our new to us 17' bow rider glastron 3.0 mercruiser I/o out on the lake yesterday for the first time (in a couple years, previous owner let it sit but was winterized) 1. The shifter was very hard to move, mainly reverse but forward too. I disconnected the cables at the engine and...
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