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    alpha one shift shaft alignment issue

    To me it looks like the stainless shaft is bent.
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    Ford Winsor 351 Engine not winterized

    Ford used the thin ones to save a few pennies. Just install whatever you can get in brass. How are the manifolds, are they cracked?
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    Mercruiser 2.5 L 153 ci 120 HP alternator

    Sierra marine # 18-5946 or 18-5956 These are marine alternators that have the flame proof shielding. No core required. Your alternator is not marine approved.
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    120 hp 2.5 L mercruiser 153 ci carb

    Does the choke open all the way? The idle air adjustment screw should be 1.5 turns out after lightly seated.
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    in a pinch with a 5.7 Volvo Penta

    I think your heating was caused by the raw water pump, the thermostat may still be good. Overheating very rarely hurts this starter, check the cables that they did not get burned from the manifold if they were too close. Are you sure the battery is charged?
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    previously posted about intake manifold backfire in my 1996 Volvo Penta 5.8L ford 351 Winsor. Having a complete engine rebuilt. Heads rebuilt twice.

    The way you are describing if may be a wiped cam lobe. You need to pull the valve covers and turn the engine over watching if any of the rocker arms are not moving as much as the others.
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    replace Mercruiser 2.5L 1989 with Mercruiser 3.0 1994

    Measure the distance between the rear mounting holes on the flywheel cover. If your original flywheel cover has a wider spread you are going to have some problems.
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    AQ131 Questions (Spark Issues)

    The wire diagram that AD posted is the genuine Volvo panel which does power the coil in cranking mode. Make double sure that there is 12 volts to the coil when cranking. The reason I ask this is most boat builders do not use the genuine Volvo instrument panel and wire harness. The Volvo...
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    Rebuild my choke to Electric. What with the "holes"

    If you are asking about the other hole are referring to the hole on the bottom of the manifold? If so be sure that there is not an exhaust leak in that area. The 1/4” tubing has to go all the way through to seal off the exhaust.
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    Idle setting Mercruiser 165HP

    You may have to re-adjust the idle stop screw with the boat in the water.
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    Excessive Oil/Grease by Alternator area.

    Could be a pin hole in the timing cover. They never get completely painted from the factory.
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    Lower Shift Cable Housing Damaged

    I always have the core wire in the jacket when screwing the cable jacket into the bell housing.
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    1993 Four Winns Horizon Neutral Safety Switch in Shift Lever bad/need replacement

    Post a picture of the control.
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    Trim Hydraulics

    The rods are binding in the packing glands where they extend out of the ram tubes. Sierra marine rebuild kit. # 18-2291. Sierra also has complete rams #18-2142. Your pump will deliver up to 3000 lbs in the up mode but only delivers 800 lbs in down mode. That is why they will not retract.
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    last piece then peace! red cable red part

    Google Morse OMC cable adapter. I just saw it on e bay
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    AQ125, what is this wire?

    It looks like the current alternator is a Delco 1 wire self energizing. The original Paris Rhône alternator used the wire in question. To help the engine to start add a wire from the + side of the coil to the outboard spade on the starter solenoid. This wire will provide 12 volts to the coil...
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    Testing Gas Flow on 82' Wellcraft Sterndrive

    Be sure to pull the suction tube from the tank and push out the fine mesh screen that is inside it, quite often that is where the restriction is. You might be able to blow the screen out if you have a compressor that delivers 140-150 psi by blowing into the fitting with the anti siphon valve...
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    Bravo 3 engine installation / alignment

    If there is room under the engine get a small bottle jack under the harmonic balancer to raise or lower the engine.
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    HELP!!! Monterey 256 Sport Cruiser 1996

    Just as ESG posted you need to look at the #8 cylinder. Remove the valve cover and watch that both valves move the same amount when turning the engine by hand with the bolt holding on the harmonic balancer with a 15/16” socket. Your engine probably has positive stop rocker arm bolts so there is...
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    2002 5,7 Mercruiser exhaust manifold keeps cracking - 5 times this summer

    One thing that that was mentioned how the “problem” engine‘s power was less than the other needing more throttle. Since these engines were rebuilt at some time I wonder if the combustion chamber’s volume is larger lowering the compression. Do all the heads have the same casting number?
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