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    5.7 OMC overheating

    Re: 5.7 OMC overheating I felt some air resisance in the elbow that comes off the housing and connects to the vent tube Lou C. I cleaned it out and will reassemble and give it a try. I almost hope it doesn't work. That means I disassembled an outdrive for a clogged vent tube:). I'll update...
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    5.7 OMC overheating

    Re: 5.7 OMC overheating SOLUTION!!! After pulling the outdrive I found melted gunk blocking the exhaust in the drive. The flappers had fallen down, melted and welded themselves over the exhaust port in the drive. A miracle any thing was getting by at all. My overheating problem should be...
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    5.7 OMC overheating

    I know there are a lot of post about overheating, but I've tried everything and am still stumped. 1987 sea ray, 5.7 liter cobra. had an overheat condition last year and found some leaking manifolds and risers. New manifolds and risers, impeller, thermostat. Correct timing. Checked flow from...
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    OMC cobra trim limit.

    I have a 1987 Sea Ray 350 CI chevy engine with a cobra drive. I know that they do not have a trim limit switch like a merc, but can someone tell me, what is the mechanism that limits trim travel beyond the trim limit? I have a wire harness with red, blue, green and purple. Both the blue and...
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    1997 seadoo gsx compression?

    I have a 97 GSX 787, runs on the trailer, dies in the water. I've changed out the old grey fuel lines and rebuilt the carbs and it still will not run over 2500 RPMS in the water. Some times it dies when you give it any gas at all and sometimes you hold the throttle open and it barely goes...
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