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    '88 3.0L cutting out... help!

    Hey folks! I have a nice puzzle for you OMC’ers... Some backround: Boat's been converted to electronic ignition, lower cable changed, rebuilt the carb in the spring, new esa module installed a couple months ago. We've put plenty of hours on the boat since that work was done. Started, idled and...
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    Water in my Gear Lube! Thoughts?

    Hey folks, did the following things to my drive since last fall: -Winterized Fall '13, took drive off, changed lower shift cable, changed impeller & gaskets, put fresh lube in the drive, changed all o-rings (dipstick, filler and drain) and put new gaskets and bolts of course when I put the...
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    Old Shifter Cable Won't Come Out! Ideas?

    Hey all, first off: boat's an '88 16.5 ft. Thundercraft 3.0L with a Cobra. Decided to tackle the shifter cable replacement. Everything was going very well except I seem to have hit a major snag... I'm trying to get the old shifter cable out of the boat so I can install the new one, but the old...
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    change impeller or not?

    Hey folks, 88 OMC 3.0, Cobra Drive. Had the boat 2 years and temp gauge holds a steady 140 at any rpm/speed all day long. Last year while winterizing, two small chunks of impeller came out of one of the hoses I disconnected. I didnt want to assume it was necessarily from the current one since...
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    Carb Fuel Filter Question

    Hey folks, need some help. Boat's an '88 OMC 3.0L I bought 2 fuel filters. One was a 'paper' type that goes in a canister (which was easy to change) and the second one is a screen type which I believe goes in the part of the carb beside the part in the pic. 1. Could someone confirm that's...
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    need to replace outdrive oil?

    Hey folks, I filled the drive ('88 cobra, 3L) with brand new oil in the fall as part of my winterizing routine. Shifter cables were getting a little wonky (progressively harder to take out of gear) at the end of last season. As much as it sucks, i've decided to sacrifice a couple boating...
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    OMC Lower Unit Seal Kit Question.......

    bought the following seal kit prior to winterizing: http://www.iboats.com/mall/partfinder/?*******=383670175&gd_grid_id=675&gd_poid=109185&gd_row=5&session_id=391475158 While changing the gear lube in an '88 (OMC 3.0L) Cobra outdrive I was hoping to change the little rubber seals on each of the...
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    '88 16.5 ft. Thundercraft i/o Fuel Tank Size?

    Anybody know how many gallons / litres the fuel tank holds?
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