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    Please tell me what this part is! fell out upon dissassembly!

    It fell off when I took the foot off of the upper... it's a mercury alpha 2 I/o. I can't find it in the exploded view diagram for either the upper or the foot.
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    Help me locate some parts for my foot, seals and stuff please.

    I just winterized my 1992 Sea Ray 18' open bow with a 4.3L merc and an Alpha I stern drive. Took off the foot to inspect the oil, water pump impeller, and found some things I need to replace. The main thing that I can't seem to locate is a little seal for the shifter shaft, and I also need the...
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    Exhaust manifolds have been patched with jbweld, rusted through...

    does this mean that I'm likely to have engine block rust-through or close to it also? '92 Sea Ray 4.3L Merc alpha.
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    First time boat owner, is something wrong with my throttle cable?

    '92 Sea Ray 180 Mercruiser Alpha v6 4.3L and the engine runs nicely, but I notice that the throttle is very distinct in rpm increments. As I smoothly push the throttle lever forward, the engine doesn't smoothly increase in rpms. It takes most of the stroke, or at least half to get up to 3000ish...
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    4.3L Merc no fire when cold...ever heard of this?

    I've read the sticky on trouble shooting the ignition, and so far I've found this: Engine starts fine in the middle of the afternoon when it's hot outside, but will not start early in the morning or when cooled off at night. I have yet to see any spark coming from the spark plugs, the used old...
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