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    Evinrude 9 1/2 wot problem

    Im having a bit of a problem with this new to me evinrude 9 1/2. Runs good, idles good but lacks power. I have to run it cover off because of an exhaust leak somewhere that will be fixed eventually. Anyways popped flywheel off points look good reset them to .020. Tried j4c and j6c checked float...
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    89 pachanga 22 floor problems

    Hey guys I have a 89 pachanga 22. The exterior R is great and the motor seems solid where the mounts are. Recently when out I tore my driver seat out of the floor. Guess the floor was a bit rotted there seems 3/8" ply was used on the floor. I patched it for the time being to get out on the water...
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    1989 sea Ray pachanga 22 454 b1 SLOW

    So just picked up a new to me 89 searay pachanga 22 with a 454 and a bravo 1. Boat has 420 hours on it. 3 season ago previous owner cracked block over winter so has the block changed be rings etc freshened up gve receipts. Boat runs Great idles awesome cruises good everything is good except for...
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    omc 5.7 cobra thru hull ideas

    So i got a 5.7 cobra and I want to put some thru hulls on it without pulling the motor and y pipe. What i was thinking was change my risers from the U shaped one to the one that is more L shape? Is the bolt pattern the same? Then cap my y pipe and run marine hose to fittings on my transom. Dooes...
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    usengine.us has anyone used them?

    Looking to get a 383 for a 87 21 foot chris craft it currently has a 305 but I need more power. Has anyone got an engine off this place? Prices look pretty good. And does anyone know if my motor is a 1 or 2 piece rear main seal? Thanks
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    454 popping and ticking

    Hey guys my friend had a 88 doral phazar with a 454 bravo 1. We were out on the lake when all of a sudden we hear an intermitten popping from the engine bay. Pop the hatch and the motor is ticking loud and every once in a while it pops.. We were messing around under there and cleaned out the...
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    OMC 305 thru hull ideas

    So I want to do a thru hull on my boat but dont want to remove the Y pipe in case I wanted to go back to thru prop exhaust or make a cutout to change between the 2. My current risers look like this ...
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    87 omc 305 WOT RPM range

    Just curious on what the range for WOT on this engine is? And how do I know if I'm over revving it by trimming to far up? Its a 305 punched out 30 over in a 87 chris craft 21ft cuddy with a 14.5x19 SS prop. And would changing to a 21 give me more top speed?
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    Do i have a leak?

    So i got a 87 chris craft omc cobra. Fresh water boat. Justs did new bellows as I just bought the boat. I took it out for its maiden voyage with some watter sitting in the bilge. Drain plug was left in for a few days prior to going out and boat was parked on a downhill while I was going the...
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    omc cobra outdrive gaskets come with 2 mystery o rings

    So i got these 2 o rings that came with the gasket set and I'm not quite sure what these used for? All I used was the gasket a this other rubber ring not circular but i thinkit sits around the water outlet. Any idea what these 2 o-rings are for? Thanks
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    Wont rev in neutral

    So fired up the boat with the muffs on and it runs great and engages both forward and reverse noproblem. Problem I am having is I tried to rev it up in neutral by holding this red switch on the shifter and it just engages into gear. Any ideas? Its OMC Cobra on a 87 chris craft
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    removing pinion housing to change u joints

    Hey I'm about to do the u-joints and was looking in the manual and it looks like they took the driveshaft off the drive for ease of changing the u-joints. Can i just unbolt the 4 bolts and pull the whole shaft with the housing out? Any other things I need to remove first? will it just slip right...
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    replacing bellows

    Hey guys got the drive off and the bellows seem fine but while its out might as well replace them as I have them. Can I do it without taking the gimbal housing out? If so can someone give me some steps. The bottom one looks fairly easy to get at. Thanks for the help
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    omc cobra drive removal help!!!

    So i wanna pull my drive off to do the ujoints. I would like to know if anyone knows what size the 6 bolts are and if I can use a socket or need a wrench to take them off? After I remove the bolts the drive has to be in neutral correct? then i just pull back and it should come apart? Is there...
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    omc U joint replacing

    Hey was wondering how I replace the U joints on a 1987 Chris Craft omc cobra 5.0 V8. Are these u joints the correct ones http://cgi.ebay.ca/U-JOINT-SET-MERCRUISER-OMC-VOLVO-/310261940462?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item483d0d80ee
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