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    connecting tach/ determining RPM

    I would have thought the timing light would have worked also. my boat doesn’t have a spot for a tach, and wasn’t planning on installing one. I suppose i could, but figured once i get the correct prop i don’t really care. My buddy wants to mount one on his boat, so that’s why i had the cheap...
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    connecting tach/ determining RPM

    the two tachs i tried were both automotive tachs, if that makes a difference.
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    connecting tach/ determining RPM

    I have a 2005 mercruiser 50 4 stroke efi. I am trying to find the correct prop for my pontoon, which does not have a tach. I tried using my multimeter on the tach setting, on the grey wire. that doesn’t seem to work. I also tried two different tachs from amazon, again using the grey wire. the...
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    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    I was able to get in there with the tig torch and weld it 360 degrees. man, that is a dirty casting!! i cleaned and sandblasted it as best as possible, followed by a SS wire brushing, and wiped with acetone. It still floated a ton of crap out of the weld! but it looks like it will work just...
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    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    got it off today. still don’t know how it broke. not sure welding will work, as i don’t think i can get my tig torch in there. but i’ll try. might have to try oxy/ acetylene welding!! has anybody seen one break like this while running? i still don’t think we hit anything, although that’s all i...
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    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    does anyone know if an alpha one gen 1 bellhousing will work? they’re different part numbers, so I assume not, but figured i’d ask in case.
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    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    absolutely. the bellows was still intact, with the aluminum piece still in the end. not sure what that piece is actually called, but it’s about a 2 1/2” tube (nipple) that the bellows connects to. i’ll try to get some pics tonight. might be a couple days before i get to taking the bellhousing...
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    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    I just took a new to me 99 searay with a 3.0 mercruiser out for a test run. all seemed well until i pulled it out and noticed that the exhaust bellows were hanging loose. the nipple(?) that it mounts to on the bellhousing broke clean off. the bellows itself is still intact. I didn’t feel the...
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    ‘96 mercruiser power steering leak,

    i’m hoping it’s just a hose, but they look good for now. can’t test till my exhaust gaskets get here, as i had to pull a manifold off to get to the cooler.
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    ‘96 mercruiser power steering leak,

    anybody have any idea where i could find a manual or a good diagram for disssassembly of the steering ram?
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    ‘96 mercruiser power steering leak,

    will try that shortly, gonna give it a good clean too so can see new oil.
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    ‘96 mercruiser power steering leak,

    i do have some PS fluid in the bilge now, that i didn’t see previously, so the leak is there somewhere!!
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    ‘96 mercruiser power steering leak,

    hello. I have a 1996 mercruiser 5.7 2bbl in my lund. I have a leak in my power steering system that i have been unable to locate so far. I originally assumed it was the cooler, but i removed it and pressurized it (PS side) with 25psi of air, and submerged it under water for an hour. there was no...
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    2000 40elpt 4stroke dies under throttle

    thought i would add, after reading about the “limp mode”, it doesn’t seem to me that it is being limited, rather it wants to die completely, unless i pull back on the throttle. it does it in forward and reverse.
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    2000 40elpt 4stroke dies under throttle

    looking for some assistance with my 40 go 4 stroke. serial -0T017xxx. it starts great, idles really well( although has an occasional slight hiccup, barely noticeable), but when i go to advance the throttle, past about 25% or so, it wants to die completely. if i bring the throttle back it clears...
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