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    Question about 90 amp fuse on starter

    I guess I was wondering too if it is truly the case that they used to not have it at all and if it was added in later production if there really was an issue or more to keep the legal department or coast guard happy.
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    Question about 90 amp fuse on starter

    Well using that line of thought then car insurance, medical insurance and a breaker box in my house might all be a waste of money too.
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    Question about 90 amp fuse on starter

    I have an old 1987 3.0 alpha one with breaker point ignition. There is no 90 amp fuse on the starter. The parts book shows the fuse, however the wiring diagram from Mercruiser shows nothing of it at all. I understand it will protect the orange wire between the starter and alternator and the...
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    Steering cable locking nut?

    It's around $20 to buy one. Doesn't come with a new Teleflex cable but since it was shown in my manual I was curious. If you look online for old Quicksilver cables the nuts on them look like the nut shown in the instructions that alldodge posted above.
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    Steering cable locking nut?

    I was just curious. Looks like it is an older style of steering cable and not used on modern cables best I can tell. The manual shown above looks like it's quite old. My number 6 manual shows it in the parts drawing but doesn't really address it and if you look at the alpha one parts list...
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    Steering cable locking nut?

    No one else has seen one of these either?
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    Steering cable locking nut?

    I can't find much information about this so thought I'd ask. I am replacing the steering cable on my old Alpha One Gen 1. My Service manual Number 6 shows this apparatus on the steering cable where it attaches to the steering tube. My old cable didn't have this and I found only one reference...
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    Outdrive leak question

    What's not? Explain please. I thought it rather inappropriate for someone to post I'd be dead from the outdrive exploding by performing a pressure test per instructions in the mercury service manual that can also be found on this website.
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    Outdrive leak question

    What I actually used was a hand operated bicycle pump. I hope the shrapnel from the 15 psi bomb doesn't take my head off.
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    Outdrive leak question

    Ok. Gotcha. Great tip
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    Outdrive leak question

    LOL. funny MOD EDIT - No. it isn't Dan.
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    Outdrive leak question

    I followed instructions in Mercury service manual posted by Don years ago on this site. Not correct?
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    Outdrive leak question

    I did a pressure test on my Alpha One Gen 1 a year ago after installing a new input yoke and seal and a water pump. Held pressure for 36 hours until I finally just let it out. Ran it last summer and in the fall changed oil and put the outdrive on a stand in my outbuilding. No evidence of any...
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    Lower unit repair and identification

    It matters if the aftermarket is junk. Are they reliable? I hear both ways.
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    Lower unit repair and identification

    Alpha One Gen One 3.0. Lower unit apparently hit something on the lower part toward the front and got cracked and previous owner did a cobbled repair. However, never leaked oil and after doing input shaft seal repair a year ago I pressure tested outdrive and it held 12 psi for 36 hours until...
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