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    carb gasket?

    I am replacing my Rochester Quadrajet on my 1988 GM 350 after a rebuild. There are three gaskets in the kit. Do you have a drawing or photo of which one to use. I have the old gasket but it is not like any of the new ones. Can I re-use the old gasket?
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    running horrible

    I have a 1988 GM 350 inboard marinized by Mercruiser. I changed the spark plugs and mechanical fuel pump and now it won't idle. When I run at 1500-1800 rpms it smokes and there is fuel and carbon in the exhaust water. I adjusted the idle screws on the carb to a half turn out and it idled...
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    Replacing brass attachments, Shifter/Throttle

    I have an '88 Malibu Skier. The "Morse" shifter/throttle linkage at the helm uses small brass fittings which attach the cables to the levers on the inside of the gunnel. These brass fittings wear out because they rub on steel when shifting and throttling. I have replaced them by reaching up...
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    Fuel pump changing, mechanical

    Help, I just changed the mechanical fuel pump on my 1988 GM 350 Mercruiser in a Malibu Skier inboard. All is well but after I finished I had a bad thought, should I have greased the moving lever and parts in the pump before installation or does it get oil from the motor as it works. I am not...
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    Not coming up to full power out of the hole

    I have a 1988 Malibu Skier, GM 350, "5.7 Ski" with a direct drive Borg Warner Velvet Drive inboard transmission. The boat idles well and revs normal when in neutral but out of the hole to pull a skier it coughs and sputters having trouble going up in RPM. I have replaced the points, condenser...
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