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I heard a clunk the other day while towing a tube with my 1988 twin Merc 5.7 Cruisers Inc. It wil no longer stay in gear with the engine running. I had the boat pulled out and tried to manually shift with the engine at idle but the prop would only nudge barely when shifting. I can get it to lock...
I was on the lake the other day and I heard a clunk and then some knocking in my port outdrive. I have a Merc 5.7 with an Alpha 1. I just replaced the shift cable this spring. It still seems to be shifting but feels sluggish at the helm control. If I shift into gear and spin the prop it does...
I recently replaced the shift cable on my Merc 5.7 L Alpha 1. The boat is a 1988 Cruisers inc. with twin Mercs. When I changed the cable everything went together great and I have had the boat out 4 times without an issue. Last time I was out and started the engines to come back in The port side...
I am having some battery issues on my 1988 2860 Cruisers Rogue. I have 3 batteries on board and twin merc 5.7 liters with Alpha 1 drives. Last year all batteries were new and I removed them for the winter. Before installing them I gave them a charge. When I put them back in this spring and...
I am trying to replace the starter on one of my engines and unfortunately bought the wrong on e on Ebay. Does anyone know for sure which starter I need. All of the descriptions on model compatibility are great in the listings but I am not confident that I know the exact model that I have to make...
