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    Always Align engine when reinstalling SternDrive?

    I have a 1989 Sea Ray with 4.3L Mercruiser, Alpha One. I took the stern drive off for the winter and am keeping it in my basement. <br /><br />This is the first time i have taken it off and it was pretty easy. When i go to put it back on.. Do i need to align the engine with the tool? What...
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    Rough water, not running right anymore

    1989 Sea Ray Seville, 4.3L Mercruiser, Alpha 1<br /><br />So I was on the lake the other day with about 4 foot waves, going slowly back to the boat launch to take my boat out of the water. The boat was bouncing around quite a bit, and right before I got to the boat launch it sputtered and lost...
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    Please help, engine ticking?

    So, out on my 4.3L mercruiser alpha 1 today, driving around for 3 hours completely fine, then when cruising about 4000 rpms back to the boat launch the engine starts making sort of a loud ticking from the right side of it, pretty loud, could hear it while driving obviously, what could this be...
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    Tilt stuck all the way up, but pump works

    Okay, so my alpha 1, is stuck all the way up. When I press the down lever, the pump sounds liek it is trying to move it down, but no amount of pushing the drive down or flipping the switch makes the thing move. It was working fine all day, any ideas? I think since the pump is actually making...
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    Engine stalled, ignition something NEW QUESTION

    SO i start my boat up, it runs great on the trailor for about 15 minutes, then it dies. Wont start back up, I thought i had flooded it as it stunk like gas, but after waiting a while and starter fluid, still nothing. On the boat, the coil doesnt send a spark to the distibutor, but tested off...
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    Engine quits in reverse when throttling

    On my 1989 Searay with the Mercruiser 4.3L i/o, I can shift into forward and rev it fine, but when i shift in reverse and push the throttle further back, to rev the engine a little in reverse, the engine just shuts off, like there is some sort of safety thing. If i hold the "throttle only"...
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    Re-Lube Cylinders? Yay or Nay?

    I just took my boat out of the garage and fired it up for about 5 minutes. I'll be putting it back in the garage and not starting it up for about a month/month and a half. Should I re-lubricate the cylinders again with fogging oil or will I be fine, once again: engine ran for about five...
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    Slow Tilt/Trim Going Down

    Boat: 1988 Seary Seville 18'<br />Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha One<br /><br />After replacing a power trim cylinder, it seems that trimming/tilting the drive down goes reallly slow. The pump also sounds like its bogging quite a bit down. Going "Up" seems much healthier as the pump actually sounds...
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    14034-1 Trim Cylinder, where can I buy?

    Anyone know of someplace i can get a starboard side hydraulic trim cylinder 14034-1 for cheap? Besides eBay?<br /><br />These puppies are a lot for new ones.<br /><br />Ps, you guys rock.
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    Tilt Trim Hydraulic Fluid, Which Fluid?

    To run the hydraulic til trim rams, what type of fluid do you use? And whats the best? I have a 4.3L + Aplha One.<br /><br />I have hear dmotor oil, atf, and others? What should I use?
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    Trim-Limit Dials, How do they work?

    I recently bought my first I/O. It is on a 18' Sea Ray Seville, with the 4.3L Mercruiser with an Alpha One Sterndrive. <br /><br />Somebody was telling me that I can use these two dials on the sides of the outdrive to adjust how high and low i want the trim level to make it go, and the trailer...
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