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    steering cable

    So I had hard steering and after pulling back end apart and front end I surmised that is was my steering system which is rack and pinion.I have a 19' bayliner runabout. I figured that I needed a 14 ' cable altogether. Am I right?
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    exhaust bellows vs boot

    I have a Mercruiser 3.0l alpha 1 gen 2. I want to replace the exhaust bellows with a boot but can't find the right part number. Can someone help me please?
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    steering hard after replacing bellows mercruiser 3.0

    I saw this answer before last year but can't find it, help
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    mercruiser 3.0l inboard

    when I turned the blue rubber key shaped screw to let the water out of the engine last winter, it broke. water came out because it had a small hole within it. I don't know how to get the rest of the rubber out of the engine. thanx
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    LH or RH

    I have a mercruiser 3.0l with a alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive, do I have both LH or how can I tell. I put the drive back on assuming it was RH but now I'm wondering if I made a mistake. If they are both LH is the only problem I have with the linkage and the way the prop turns? I feel so dumb.
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    trouble starting

    You prolly answered this a lot of times but didn't find it in forums. I recently changed my bellows, worked on the shift shaft, put outdrive back on (previous threads of mine). Tried to start it and got a high whirring sound at first. Now I get a large click when turning the key, not the...
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    mercruiser 3.0 alpha 1 gen 2 drive unit shift shaft

    I can't seem to find an answer to this on the forums so here goes...I replaced bellows and am putting outdrive back together, but I can't position the drive unit shift shaft forward. It is pointing straight backwards and moves a little clockwise but stops. I hear clicking in the lower unit when...
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    lower shift cable

    putting alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive back together, pulled out the lower shift cable to put bellows on it. Now I am looking at where that shift cable is supposed to go back on the engine( I guess its called the linkage) and it looks like there is no way it could ever go back on-it just wouldn't fit...
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    not starting but battery charged

    I fully charged my battery and I can get the transom to go up and down but the instrument panel doesn't work, no clicking no nothing gonna work on replacing one end of a bellows w/o out taking lower unit off ugh. but does it sound like I blew a fuse? and which one hope this doesn't post twice
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    mercruiser 3.0 stuck in reverse

    I was here last year, haven't been able to work on it since. I took the lower unit apart and changed the bellows, but after I put it back together-I am stuck in reverse. please tell me what I did wrong, how I can fix it thanx,
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    starter fuse wiring

    Can someone please tell me where I can see a pix of merc3.0l wires going thru 55 amp fuse to starter ? tnx
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    mercruiser 3.0 a1g23 stuck in reverse

    I pulled my outdrive apart w it in forward gear and replaced it the same(forward) w/o adjusting the shift shaft. Now it is stuck in reverse. Is there any way I can resolve this w/o pulling my drive again? I'm trying to adjust my linkage for the shift shaft but idk if I can do it that way>
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    bypassing starter fuse mercruiser 3.0l

    My friend was helping me start my mercruiser 3.0 - he bypassed the 55 amp fuse just before the starter, the fuse had fallen apart at some point, is this going to cause problems for me, stupid questions are allowed right? :embarassed:
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    prop not turning the spline

    I'm putting my outdrive back together after replacing the bellows, when the outdrive is still off and I turn the prop- the spline doesn't turn. I am wondering if this is normal or if I missed something. What exactly causes the prop to turn? :confused:
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    Putting Alpha 1 Gen 2 outdrive back together

    Hi, It's me again, Joysticks, previously had another question (which was answered very promptly tyvm) but need some advice: I am at the point that I am almost done with replacing the bellows, having a little problem putting sleeve in u-joint bellows but got some tips from the forums, My question...
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    alpha one gen 2 outdrive

    while pulling the old bellows out of the outdrive, someone pulled the gear lube hose off hurriedly and broke the plastice nipple in half. now part of it is in the hose. Can someone give me a part number or a name for this part, or tell me what is the best thing to do now. I bought a new...
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