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  1. Scott06

    Quadrajet Accelerator Pump Rod in Rebuild Kit

    In addition to Mikes try cliff's. Both are very well respected in the industry. https://cliffshighperformance.com/
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    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    If you cannot get the tool easily in Italy - not as elegant but you can also put in the distributor as is (need intake bolted down) and turn the engine over with the starter to prime it, leaving spark plugs out.
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    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    is the rest of the bellhousing structurally ok? crack doesnt travel? the exhaust passage is full of water at rest anyways. if you have it off to do bellows you could have it welded back in
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    Going straight at low speed?

    it takes some getting used to. heed the comments about over correction- really, really, small adjustments otherwise you end up making it worse
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    funny you mention cleaning the grooves. on machinery at work when having to reuse an old oring that is compressed... years ago an old timer showed me to put vaseline (food application) or grease in the groove to add some thickness.... Thought he was FOS but it worked
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    yes
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    those orings hold the inner race of the gimbal on the driveshaft so they spin together the single one keeps grease in the coupler for those couplers that have a zerk for the splines
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    a couple of things that have hung me up when almost all the way in - the orings on the driveshaft- are these greased up, and when I have been doing alignment work one can build up a lot of grease in the coupler and take some effort to squeeze out. Did you check the alignment i ok? While it...
  9. Scott06

    Upper gearcase pinion bearing replacement

    If you change the bearings and races you will need to set up rolling torque and reshim the gears. Slide hammer on jaw puller will get the races out. A little heat on the housing helps
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    yes normal to have to center the bearing by whacking the adjustment tool in 4 directions (i think this is in the manual), and adjust the alignment after doing a gimbal bearing.
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    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    Check the exhaust shutters too might be where the casting is from. The other thing the slinger on drive shaft on top of water pump housing
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    I did not use bellow adhesive on bellhousing side. Get a factory shop manual it lays out in detail the order where to use adhesive etc
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    Mike has you straight on the shift cable The bilge pumps what u outline is good would also consider battery capacity most of the time when it sinks the bilge pump comes on enough to drain battery so would consider adding a second battery and charging either solar or shot
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    lower unit replacement

    does It hold pressure ?
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    lower unit replacement

    Agree with above most sure fire way is a bolt on SEI. Would check transom for signs of flex cracking as the weight ended up on the drive. Given the age would keep and eye out for transom and stringer rot anyways
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    Remove drive shaft lower bearing cup

    i did my gen 2 last winter, snagged a fishing line around prop seal- when I pulled the carrier I found some corrosion on things despite never having had water in the lube ( the boat sat mostly unused before I got it- 11 yrs /37 hrs). So I popped the top cap found corrosion on teh up bearing and...
  17. Scott06

    Remove drive shaft lower bearing cup

    I used a slide hammer as well but had to grind down the jaw as mentioned to get under the cup. Yes you may have to do it a couple times to get the right shim. Definitely get the factory manual and you will need the factory tooling to set up the gear height. you will also need an inch lb torque...
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    MerCruiser alpha 1 gen 2 tapping noise in lower half

    That is not a bad route if you like the boat. OEM is always best but -not sure the age of the boat a lot of folks will look at SEI Drives which are a good aftermarket replacement with a 3 yr warranty if you want to save a few bucks.
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    MerCruiser alpha 1 gen 2 tapping noise in lower half

    if you don't have it get a factory manual for your drive as it outlines in detail all the procedures to set it up correctly. Also be aware that you will need some Mercruiser specific tools for this job in addition to some decent mechanics tools. When I did mine I was able to find the Merc...
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    OEM Exhaust Manifolds Looking for some other info

    The rust on inside of exhaust port is usually a sign of internal leaking, water gets in engine via exhaust valves
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