I'm working with. 5.0l ow345702 , the carb is stamped 866142,31-5325. I picked up a merc rebuild kit from the dealer, I noticed the need for the idle mixture is a little longer than the old one and the accelerator pump is a little longer than than the old one. The dealer states I do have the...
Just finished replacing my bellows, gimbal bearing and shift cable. I got everything done and running thanks to this form and a manual . One problem I noticed this long tube on the bench and the same one ( old one in the bilge ) yikes !!! I have searched and can not find out where this goes...
New gimbal bearing /bellows / shift cable install.... 05 mercruiser 5.0 liter alpha 1 gen 2......
I am checking the engine alignment I had heavy marks at the top and nothing or very lt at the bottom and the alignment tool was hard to insert. I checked the gimbal bearing and it appears to be...
At the end of season I had a very very small amount of outdrive lube leaky out of the prop area when the boat was on the trailer. It was about a week after a drain and refil and a cpl hours of use. There was no water in the outdrive. I pulled the outdrive and pressure tested it over 24 hrs and...
Helping out another boater. Boat was running great with no issues. Yesterday while on water the boat would stalll when plAced in gear. I disconnected the shift interrupter wire and it would not stall when placed in gear so he was able to drive back to the dock. Question . is there Any quick...
