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    1989 Alpha 1 3.0 starter/starting issues (sometimes)

    1989 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha 1 starts sometimes and doesn't start sometimes... when it starts it is normal and fires up and everything (let's have fun) When it doesn't, I don't even hear the starter spinning. It is a mild inconvience. If I turn the key and don't hear the starter spinning, I...
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    engine timing.. help understand..

    Re: engine timing.. help understand.. My dwell meter doesn't have a 4 cyl scale...What should I read, 6 or 8 and what math do I have to do??
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    Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load

    Re: Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load Got a dwell meter...but I'm confused... It says "for 4 cyl double the reading for 8 cyl engines" ??? HELP
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    Adding power to my Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0L

    Is there any way possible to add power to my engine??? Without replacing it. I would love more power!! I just want to get all of the power out of it as possible. Ignition is points - not electronic... Could something with the carb be done?? Thanks Darrin
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    Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load

    Re: Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load Another Pic Can you tell anything from this?? I run 87 octaine non ethenol...someone at work told me to run 93 octaine...but I cant get in in non ethenol...What are the goods and bads for this situation...how about with...
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    Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load

    Re: Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load I have an external fuel filter... I read someplace that the fuel pump has a filter inside of it... Any truth to this??
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    Mercruizer Alpha 1 3.0 sluggish..extremly when under load

    Help Merc 3.0 Alpha 1 3rd time out this year...the 1st 2 were sluggish, but could pull up a skier.(burning out the rest of last years gas!) Thursday--1/4 tank of gas...put in a can of seafoam and filled it up with NON ETHENOL - regular (I believe 87 octaine). at launch sluggish...would seem...
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    Refinishing the outside of my fiberglass boat

    1989 Glasstream Cuttlass 172 I would like for by boat (bought last year) to look better... I have tried several cleaning agents and can't seem to get it to shine like I want...Yes, I realize that it is 25 years old and won't look showroom new... Is there anything to clean the dullness off and...
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    Why does my boat crank easier in the yard on muffs than in the lake??

    I have a 1989 Glasstream 17' Mercruiser Alpha 1 3.0 w/Alpha 1 outdrive Why does it crank easier in the yard on muffs than when I get it to the bottom of the boat ramp?? No problems with it cranking at the lake, but it takes about 5 seconds to crank vs the 1 sec to crank on a waterhose... I don't...
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    Trailer rollers vs carpet covered boards??

    Re: Trailer rollers vs carpet covered boards?? I know ya'll love PICS... The rollers are kinda worn out, I think...
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    Trailer rollers vs carpet covered boards??

    1989 (?) Glasstream 172 cutlass Mercruizer Alpha 1 3/0 w/Alpha 1 outdrive I bought the boat last year with a shoreline trailer (not sure if it was the original trailer or not) It has 4 sets of rollers mounted on pivoting tube steel (total of 8 rollers) in the back where all of the weight is...
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    How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull

    Re: How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull I heard somplace that Linseed oil would be good for the wood....
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    How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull

    17' Glasstream fish/ski I am looking at making it look a little better. The wood (like the strips you step on when you get out of the water from the ladder on the back platform...or the cover for the ski storage area between the driver and passenger front seats). I would also like to make the...
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    Trim indicatior on the panel...Would love one

    I do not currently have a trim indicator on the control panel...I do notice some sort of switches or something on the outdrive...What are they and how hard would it be to put a gage (lights or whatever) on the panel where I drive the boat from?? I will try to attach pics. Thanx Darrin
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    Merc. 3.0 points too close?

    Fixed a starter issue the other day. When I cranked it up in the yard with the rebuilt starter noticed that it cranked easier and faster than it ever has!! Great!! Adjusted the points to .022 as per air filter cover says...Seemed to starter harder with the adjustment. The points were...
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