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    oil pressure guage reads 80psi always

    I have a Crestliner with a mercruiser 4-banger and the oil pressure guage is pegged to the right. I disconnected the sender and it didn't move. Any thoughts as to how I can check the guage? Appreciate the help.
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    Sight guage for cooling water?

    I have a Mercruiser 470 outdrive in a Crestliner boat. This is a new boat to me and I'm not well acquainted with outdrives. What bothers me is that on other boats I have owned, outboard and inboard, I can tell when the water pumps are working. I recently had an overheat on this engine and now...
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    Alpha 1 mercruiser outdrive jumping into reverse

    Have an '86 Crestliner with a Merc alpha 1 outdrive. Was running at cruise when everything just stopped! Checked prop, no problem. Shifted gears a time or two and then restarted the engine. Got back to dock at idle and had the same thing happen enroute. After some sleep and thought, I...
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