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    Bravo 3 steering cable stuck in housing

    Thanks everyone steering back to normal. About 18 months ago seawater pump sprung a leak & sprayed Saltwater mist everywhere & rust appeared. I need to go round with rust converter & paint. Boat has been a bit neglected as I have been overseas a lot this year.
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    Bravo 3 steering cable stuck in housing

    Thanks for the advice guys. Gently tapping cable end with a brass drift & plenty of wd40 got it out. It appears the last inch or so of the tube is a smaller so once I got past that it fell out. Pushing cable end back & forth with more wd40 freed it up completely. What do you use for lube...
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    Bravo 3 steering cable stuck in housing

    Thanks for reply. Yes I have removed clevis pin. Steering wheel still locked. If corrosion in tube seems to be the issue surely l have to free stuck cable end? I am assuming cable end is normally a slide fit in aluminium tube which is why I could tap it out with a bit of brass.
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    Bravo 3 steering cable stuck in housing

    My steering has jammed bravo 3. I have undone nut securing cable to power steering assembly but I can't pull cable out as it appears the rod is stuck in housing (circled in pic). I am going to soak it in penetrant. Is it ok to gently tap end of rod to try & free it up?
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    Bravo 3 steering cable removal

    Thanks didn't see your reply before I posted! At least I know I am on right track.
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    Bravo 3 steering cable removal

    Ok I found manual online with this info so I should be ok to hold cable guide with a wrench
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    Bravo 3 steering cable removal

    Steering on my Bravo 3 has locked solid at the helm. Went to undo cable nut to check cable but whole cylinder nut is attached to rotates at same time. Any tips on how to stop cylinder moving?
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    350 Mag Mpi hard to start when warm or hot

    Been a long time with this problem that uncovered other major problem with engine but I have just had injectors cleaned & she starts when hot now. The guy who cleaned the injectors said they were not that bad & he didn't think it would affect hot starting.
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    350 mag mpi iAc muffler stuck in cylinder

    Thanks for reply & apologies for not responding earlier. Yes got the filter out. Non starting had me baffled. I thought try something different so I disconnected all of the injector electrical connectors & it fired up albeit very roughly. After it stopped I reconnected connectors & it started ok...
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    350 mag mpi iAc muffler stuck in cylinder

    Long story short removed inlet manifold to fix oil leak & cleaned injectors whilst it was out. Had a few issues getting distributor in correct alignment. Engine wouldn't start but when I put some fuel in venturi it ran for a few seconds then stopped. Realised I hadn't bled fuel rail which I did...
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    Mercruiser 350 mag mpi distributor timing

    After gathering my thoughts I remembered I had marked the position of distributor body previously when removing it & the marks were still present. I was probably being a bit pedantic in that the flat on distributor had to be parallel to the Inlet manifold when in reality it isn't on my engine as...
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    Mercruiser 350 mag mpi distributor timing

    Thanks for reply. With camera I could see no valves open with piston coming up to tdc. I rotated crank 180 deg to check & I could see exhaust valve open as piston came up to tdc.
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    Mercruiser 350 mag mpi distributor timing

    Thanks for links. I had seen the 1st video but not the 2nd. The distributor has a flat on it to clear the Inlet manifold so that has to line up. Can't figure out why rotor isn't closer to timing mark on distributor. I had to find tdc using camera as I can't see the front of engine let alone a...
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    Mercruiser 350 mag mpi distributor timing

    Had to reinstall distributor but can't get the distributor rotor to line up with marks on housing. I have no 1 piston exactly on tdc using a borescope camera but when I try & adjust rotor position by pulling distributor out & rotating a tooth either way it won't line up with marks as in pics...
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    350 mag mpi fuel cooler removal help

    Yes last statement definitely worked!
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