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    RESOLVED: Hard start/no start when warm

    So, I'm in the same boat (ok, similar.. '89 OMC 5.8L.. Four Winns if it matters) y'all are - won't start when warm/hot. But I've replaced the coil, slave-solenoid, battery cables, distributor, cleaned terminals.. even replaced the points with a Pertronix (which works great once it starts). The...
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    Filled my 89 OMC Cobra out-drive from the bottom - what next?

    I just decided to change my fluid myself. It was a little milky and I was advised to replace the O-rings on the filler-plugs, so I went down to the local MARINE SERVICE place, and they told me "fill from the bottom", which I just did. Not until AFTER that did I find threads and posts here to...
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    Filling gear lube in OMC Cobra

    If anyone is still following this thread, I just decided to change my fluid myself. I went down to the local MARINE SERVICE place, and they told me "fill from the bottom", which I just did. Not until AFTER I finished that I found this thread. I put darn near 64 OZ in (was just starting my 3rd...
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    Filling gear lube in OMC Cobra

    I recently (yeah, 10 years later) found a several-hundred dollar repair bill behind that screw!! I spent HOURS trying to get that screw back in unsuccessfully. There is a plate that just falls back into the outdrive. Sorry to spoil the fun, but whatever is the opposite of "Easter Egg", that's...
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