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    Shift cable linkage jaws- cant find them anywhere

    Mine broke while trying to take off my drive(bravo 1)... I've searched around online for a hour and can't find them anywhere.... Only place I found them was in how to instructions for removing the drive... i also need the drive oil tube that mounts to the bell housing and transom... had to cut...
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    Sea Towed twice this week, boat keeps dieing 7.4L

    Boats a 96 century cuddy cabin with a 7.4 l mercruiser with the thunder bolt ignition.. was having trouble planing last year(felt like it had no balls) This season i replaced, coil, plugs, wires, had the carb rebuilt, oil, drive oil, prop reconditioned. The guy who rebuilt the carb said it...
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    Should i get new risers/manifolds pics inside merc 7.4

    boats a 96 century with the 300hp 7.4... They look a little beat up, would they make it through this season?
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    Boat wont start will this winterizing technique work?

    Idk whats up with my boat it wont start... It went down to 27 degrees last night so heres what i did today. Drained everything, risers, block, and took off all other water hose and let the water out. Took out thermostat and filled the block to the top with quicksilver antifreeze. Then filled...
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    Where does the speeedo tube exit transom?

    Speedo hasnt moved since i bought this boat i can see that its not attached to the out drive but the barb is there.... i can follow the tube all the way from the gauge to the transom, but i can see it coming out by the out drive... any pics or information regarding how it exits out of the boat...
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    1996 Mercruiser 7.4 / 454 300 Slowww

    Bought this boat a couple months ago and pulled it out of the water today to start fixing her up before i winterize it. Boat is a 96 Century Arabian 24 ft. Prop is a 21 pitch 14 3/4. all three corners are slightly bent from hitting something... Tach doesnt work speedo doesnt work. Boat is...
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    How to get top dead center on 86 merc 170?

    Redoing my head gasket. I want to get the engine to tdc before i bolt the head on to aid with the rocker arm installation. on a mustang i know its when the number 1 piston is at its highest point, is it the same for the merc 170 4cyl? I cant find it in the manual. Thanks
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    Merc 170 Clogged Riser = water in oil? please Help

    Pictures will be up shortly.... Been having a problem with my 86 170/470 engine... when i bought it it seemed to run fine. then the back heat exchanger cap got eaten through ... changed front/rear gaskets and caps. put the boat back in the water and realize i now have milky oil.. the boat...
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    alt. charging wire on my 454 merc

    My boat is a 96 century 240xl with the 454 in it. im trying to transfer over my dual battery setup over from my old boat.. im using battery isolater to charge both batterys. do i just connect the orange wire from the alt to the isolater. my manual says i have 4 wires coming off the...
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    Bought a 96 Arabian 240xl has a couple issues

    Bought the boat two days ago it runs great and is a good looking boat.. heres the issues im having though... speedo does not move, tach seems to work at low speeds but if i get it going the tach will just jump to 7k. Trim gauge only works when you pull the trim all the way up or all the way...
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    Any other place to down load service manuals?

    downloaded the one for my head ache merc 170 two weeks ago but that boat is for sale now for sale and i need the manual for my 1996 century 240xl with the 454 and bravo out drive...can some one post it, pm, or even email a link? thanks guys.
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    Merc 170 Possible cracked Ext. Manifold

    Oil is milky, zero coolant missing.. I read some where that the manifolds are prone to corosion which can cause the salt water to get back into the block. boat ran great while driving, i slowed down and it died and would not restart. possible hydrolock? can i take the exhaust manifold off...
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