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    I'm lost... Gimbal bearing replacement on gen 2 alpha - bellows?

    The short and simple question. Can I remove just the outdrive and replace the gimbal bearing, or do I need to pull the next piece off (where the bellows attach to)? I started the gimbal bearing replacement last fall and it loosened up easily with a puller, but it doesn't appear that there is a...
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    Mercruiser alpha lifting point

    I'm a big guy, I can probably single arm curl a drive... :) It's in a storage shop that is jam packed for winter storage, and doesn't have a work bench. Hanging the drive is the best option, assuming that hole was meant for it.
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    Mercruiser alpha lifting point

    Quick question for the experts... I have my outdrive already off for winter, and am looking for an over-winter storage option that ISN'T on my wood stand. On the top cap on the upper unit, there is a useless little loop through the cap. Is that intended to be used as a lifting point? (and...
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    Can’t get outdrive fully seated

    That is where the patented 'merkick' comes into play! Sometimes you just need a good boot to it! But usually rotating the prop while it is in gear will let it drop in.
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    Boat firing then dies

    Primer bulbs are not allowed on an inboard engine. WAAAAAY too much of a fire risk! In any case, it isn't needed. Something else is wrong.
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    Trim will go up but not down

    The wire is rubbed through in your shifter. The fact it moved for a second rules out the solenoid. I've had the exact same thing happen on mine, its an easy fix if you pull the shifter handle apart.
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    Winterize carb

    been a while since I've had seadoo's, but I think you just dodged the bullet there. I THINK the cutoff years were between 97 and 98, with some of both of those years getting the old or new lines depending on what was still on the parts rack. Surprisingly, you need over 10 ft of line for each...
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    Winterize carb

    its not the fuel exactly, it is fuel lines that can't stand up to ethanol. They slowly dissolve and turn gummy, and that is the stuff that gums things up. 90's era sea doo PWC's are a perfect test case. Nearly 100% of their carbs gummed up eventually until you finally went through a somewhat...
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    Alarm capacitor 4.3L

    obviously depends on your boat, but I taped mine, and it is more than loud enough to hear while underway. (inadvertently tested it out with a low drive lube alarm already)
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    Alarm capacitor 4.3L

    not worth the risk... A potential failure means you have no alarm, it definitely isn't worth the couple seconds of annoyance. Put a piece of electrical tape across the hole on the alarm. It will mute it a bit but still loud enough to hear it easily.
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    Off-Season Float Battery Charging, 2 Batteries

    Make sure it is charged in the fall (around Oct), disconnect the negative, and don't touch it until late May or so. My winter gets down to -40, and batteries last 7+ years. (I usually pre-emptively replace around the 7 year mark) I have lost more batteries due to maintainers cooking out the...
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    283 stalls when engine cover closed

    There is no way a bilge is that air tight enough to starve a motor at idle. An opening the size of a straw would flow enough air. I'm thinking pure coincidence that you closed the hatch at the wrong time.
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    Alternator

    Worse yet, looks like an automotive grade alternator.
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    Mercruiser Vacuum Gauge

    Personally, it is of almost no value in a boat, and eventually is going to cause a vacuum leak... I guess if you really want to fill a spot on the dash, maybe, but there are about 10 other gauges I'd put in first.
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    I freeze my block so you don't have to!

    Sorry probably should have spelled that out. It was a tilde, not negative, approximately... yeah, at -20, its going to turn solid quickly! (and by the time the weather has turned to -20, that block would be long gone)
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