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    Marine Power 7.4L Cooling Hose

    Hi there, I am trying to find a cooling hose from the crankshaft driven water pump to the heat exchanger. I believe this is 1458-003 from Marine Power parts diagram. It doesn't look like they have for sale on their website. Does anyone know of an alternative part #?
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    Oil leaking - shift cable

    My other thoughts. The steering shaft was leaking water. Could water run down the shift cable and into the housing?
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    Oil leaking - shift cable

    Yes I know on the list of things to replace. How do you get access to this seal. Do you have to split the lower unit or take the top cover off? I pressure tested the drive and it did not leak down.
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    Oil leaking - shift cable

    Can anyone help identify where this oil might be leaking from? It smells like gear oil but is brown not the normal dark green color.
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    Mercury 115 Hot Cylinder

    Hi I have a Mercury 115 that the top cylinder is getting significantly hotter than the other 3. The top one is hot but can still be held with your hand. The rest are lukewarm. Any ideas?
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    92 Mercury 115 Water in Cylinders

    Hi I have a 4 cylinder Mercury 115 2 stroke that is getting water in the bottom two cylinders. Could this be a bad crankcase seal?
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    Boat Drain

    Does anyone know what these drains are called? I have them on my 1998 Malibu. There is a box on the back of the boat that has these in it so the water can drain out of the box. I need to order a new one.
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    Hinge Pin Removal

    Hi all, All the videos I have watched people remove the hinge pins once the outdrive is removed and have a heck of a time trying to hold the bell housing to loosen the bolts. Can I loosen the hinge pins before removing the outdrive and then remove the hinge pins completely once the outdrive has...
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    Alpha One Gen II Oil Line

    Does anyone know what the part number is for the oil line that is right above the shift cable bellows? I have tried to find it but am not having any luck. Thanks, Matt
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    Mercury 115 crankshaft seal

    While winterizing my boat I noticed the spark plugs on the bottom two cylinders were rusty on the bottom of the plug (inside the motor). From what I have read this can be a crankshaft seal issue. Are there any other issues that could cause this? We put oil in the cylinders and cranked it over a...
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    Cracked Alpha One Housing

    I just bought this bought and noticed the stern drive housing is cracked. Is there any issues with having a crack at this part of the motor?
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    4.3 Mercruiser Water in Cylinder

    Hello, I was working on a friends boat this weekend and replaced the started. The engine ended up being hydrolocked. I pulled the sparkplugs and water came pouring out of the port side of the engine, all 3 cylinders. Would this be the exhaust manifold cracked? Is there anything else that it...
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    mercruiser 5.7 block replacement

    Quick question. Can i replace the block of a 5.7 mercruiser with one from a chevy truck? I know the freeze plugs need to be chaged to brass, then i would take all the old accessories, pistons, etc from the old motor and put in the auto block. Any concerns or comments from doing this? I know...
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