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  1. deves3000gt

    merc 1 stalls going into reverse

    I have a 78 slickcraft with a 350 and a merc 1 outdrive my latest problem is that when i try to put it in reverse the boat stalls. it goes into foward just fine. i have read the manuals from up top but i dont kow what/how to trouble shoot this problem. What i have found is that if i move the...
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    Impeller Imterchangeability

    I was wondering if the Impeller for a gen 1 will work on a mer1 drive? I was given a new Impeller,plate and a few differant gaskets. From what i have seen I thought it might fit....and for free well i was going to take it regardless. I just dont want to open up the drive if i dont have the...
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    Coil covered in oil???

    I dont know what could be cousing this. I have a 350 gm motor, The coil seemed to have what looks like clean oil were the plug goes in. I cleaned most of it out and took the boat out, at the end of the day the coil and under it is coated in what seems to be oil. I have no idea what would couse...
  4. deves3000gt

    Stalls coming out of gear...

    So yesterday was the first real ride on my new to me boat. It is a 78 slickcraft with a 350 and a mercruiser outdrive. Boat ran great, goes in gear no problem. Issue come about when i would take it out of gear. you can pull the power back to an ideal it putts along. As soon as you pull it out of...
  5. deves3000gt

    How to change Gear oil,

    I want to change the grear oil in my mercruiser outdrive frist gen. my Question is how much oil to put in and how do you fill it? i have found the screw on the bottom of the drive,( i assume it is the drain) and found a screw on the side by the top that says vent. Do you fill it through that...
  6. deves3000gt

    exhaust ? please help

    hello I have a 78 slickcraft with a 250 gm motor thrue hull exhaust. Question is my right hand side port spits out plenty of warter all through the RPM range, but my left side will start out with good flow at but if you let it sit at idale the water goes away. As you rev it up it will steam...
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    help with my newst problems

    ok my newest problem. is i have a mercuiser outdrive when i hit the trim button the pump kickes on but nothing happens:confused: if i go up i hear the pump strain a bit but when i try to put the drive down the pump spins fast has a second or two that sounds like it is puping then it changes pich...
  8. deves3000gt

    to shim or not to shim?

    hello again:) ok so i got my starter today....kuddos to DB Electrical:D now my ? is do i need the shims that came with the starter? i didn't take any shims off so i don't think i would need to put some on, but there i go thinking again. if i did need a shim or too how would i know? thanks...
  9. deves3000gt

    help with started removal

    Hello, I am new to boating and this site. I have recently purchaced a 1978 slickcraft with a 350 gm motor. I am trying to remove the started to replace it. Now i know it is not the most entailed project but the problem i am haveing is getting to the bolt on the far underside of the starter. I...
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