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    engine alarm on my new boat

    ok just bought this boat, 2006 stingray with efi 5.0 and alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive w/ 120 hr. the guy who owned it didn't have it serviced or in the water for past 2 years. The out drive was leaking gear oil when I bought it (I fixed it) Out drive was low on fluid for sure, but hasn't been ran. So...
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    Almost ready to throw in the towel lol.. omc cobra 4.3l outdrive problems

    So starting last year I've been fighting to get this thing to shift into gear. I've replaced the shifter cables, the throttle cables. I have ordered all the correct tools and taken the outdrive off a few times double checking all my measurements. This thing will not go into forward & reverse. I...
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    omc cobra shift interrupter switch not working

    Ok so I have an 88 omc 4.3l with cobra outdrive. When the boat is running, If I push the switch in with my hand the motor will not stall. I tested it and it seems to be grounding correctly. If I put a test light on it, the light comes on and completes the circuit through the switch when the...
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    88 omc throttle cable adjustment

    ok, replaced the shift cable and in the drive way all is well. I used all the right tools to do it, and is very smooth with no binding. I have reverse but not forward gear in the water :(. I'm wondering if I might have the throttle cable not adjusted right and getting the correct stroke on the...
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    just replaced 1988 omc cobra shiFt cable

    well it goes into gear and very easy to move in the drive way. question is: How far does ur throttle move before it goes into gear? my old cable was so bad I couldn't tell what new feels like. lol.. Mine moves a few inches before it will go into gear. (both reverse and forward are about the same...
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    sure im not the first!

    so i have a 89 sunbird & the metal sleeve where the plug goes into spins. Which causes a little water to seep in while in the water. The cause was from my brother trying to man-handle the plug. The sleeve is flared on both sides, so it wont pull out. whats the common fix for this? thanks in...
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    1988 omc starting problems (no spark)

    Well tryed to start my boat for the first time this year and "nope" :confused: Its a 4.3l omc 1988, i used my continuity test light and im getting power from the igntion to the coil, but when i checked to see if any spark was comming from plug wires "nothing" i then put the test light on the end...
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    looking for pertronix ignitor

    wheres the best place to buy one, and is it worth converting my points over to this?? If anyone one could give me a part # i would greatly appreciate it.. thanks 1988 sunbird corsair 4.3L omc/cobra
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    problem starting once warms up.

    been having this problem so far this year. My boat is a 1988 4.2L omc sunbird. When it's cold it will fire right up, but after running around the lake for a bit it will just turn over. Give it about 5-10 mins fires right back up. Ive replaced all points, cap rotor, but the plugs and wires about...
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    shifting into reverse

    k ive taken my omc outdrive off recently due to problems. Now i have gotten everything put back together, ive lost my reverse. I have adjusted the top cable on the motor from the shifter and can adjust it to either have reverse or forward, but not both. Can you guys throw out some ideas on how...
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    installing omc cobra outdrive help

    do any of you guys have any pointers or tricks to installing one of these. Ive read about a alignment tool, but i dont know which one to get. It seems like when im sliding it in the yoke wants to fall down a bit and stop, right where it should slide in. when i look inside with a light it pretty...
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    cobra outdrive milky gear oil

    k is there a way water can get into the lower outdrive unit if i may have messed the gasket up between the outdrive and the back of the boat? Im not sure where water is getting in, but i checked my fluid after taking it out for the first time and there is water in the gear oil. Ive just replaced...
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