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    Revs in neutral. No power under load with rebuilt carb

    I have read alot of posts but haven't found the best solution for mine. I have a 1984 Four Winns 190 with a Merc 470. It revs fine in neutral but has absolutely no get up or speed in gear. It doesn't matter if I slowly accelerate, it still maxes at about 10 -15 mph and low rpm. I just had the...
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    lower unit m/r to mate to alpha1 upper

    I have a lower drive section that has the preloaded pin. It looks like the alpha 1 did away with that. I am looking at buying an alpha upper half. My research says the 2 go together but what happens with the fact that I have the preloaded pin on my lower section. Thanks for all the help
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    Stern drive with different gear ratio

    I destroyed the gears in my drive and have found a tested used one for a decent price. The one I'm looking at is from a different size engine though. The boat it is going on is a 1984 170hp 470 4.3 so I am trying to avoid the price of the SEI which will be my other choice if I have to. The boat...
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    Finding the right used upper drive

    I have A 1984 470 with what must be the m/r/alpha 1 drive(not sure exactly which model). The drive was run without gear lube and the the top set of gears are grinding and done for. The bottom seems okay and just needs cleaned and reassembled. The rebuild cost is too high. I 've been looking at...
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