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I just put a quicksilver commander on my 77 arrowglass that I am restoring. It has a 140 86 alpha drive 140hp. The controls had very little use and work easy. But when I put the shifter in forward or reverse the accelerator cable moves just enough to raise the rpms 200-300 above idle rpm...
I have a 77 arrowglass with a 1977 3.0 mercrusier in it. I am taking out the entire unit and replacing it with a completely rebuilt 1988 3.0 mercuser alpha 1. The new rebuilt apha 1 will include motor , transom plate, bell and outdrive. Will I have to change my current transom cut out or the...
Rebuilding my mercrusier 2 bbl carb 1389-9562. In the base of the bowl there is a power valve and in the air horn there is a spring loaded piston that is supposed to retract under vacuum thus closing the power valve. The problem is that I can't get it to retract if I put vaccum in the hole...
Thanks to the helpful members on this forum I finally rewired my 88 3.0 that which has DDIS. Someone had cut off all the copper wire before I got the boat. So I don't know much about the engine before that. The motor started right up and runs smooth. It idles well. The problem is , if you give...
Just found out today that the 1988 alpha 1 3.0 block is cracked in a boat I am restoring. I do have on hand a 1977 mercrusier 3.0 block that is rebuildable. Will this block match up to everything on the 88. I also have the crank shaft to this block. Can I use the 88 crank shaft with this 77 block?
I am rebuilding a 3.0. I had 110psi compression in each cylinder and needed to find out why the low compression. When I tore down the engine I found that the side clearance from ring to groove was .006 on all the top rings on all the pistons. In looking at the shop manual that engine calls for...
I have a 1988 3.0 that has the DDSI system. I am considering going back to distributor with a petronix inside. I have a good distributor out of a 1977 3.0. Will this distributor work in a 1988 if I add a coil.
Can someone explain the metho of pressure testing a 3.0 head. Specifically I would like to know what psi and duration that it should be tested for. Has anyone tested a pressurized head with soapy water
Restoring a 88 boat with alpha 1 3.0 which has digital ign. Problem is someone cut all the copper wire out of boat but left about 2 inches of wire at each location. I would like to replace the wiring by splicing in new wiring. I need to know where the different colors go to on the iginition...
