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    nola mike replied to the thread Shift cable bellows..
    Still don't think you're getting it. You need to have tension on the prop and lower shift shaft AS YOU REASSEMBLE. Let's make it simple...
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    nola mike reacted to Scott Danforth's post in the thread Cobalt 226…Adding underwater exhaust with Like Like.
    easiest way is to add turn down tips.
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    nola mike replied to the thread Shift cable bellows..
    well, no, but without the prop locked the shaft will slip and flop around a bit.
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    nola mike replied to the thread Shift cable bellows..
    But are they mated correctly? They both need to be in the same gear when mated, which is why the prop needs to be locked.
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    nola mike reacted to tr@v1s's post in the thread Boat had been stored for 19 years with Like Like.
    Thanks for all the input guys!! So much good info here. I figured when buying it that the first thing was the trailer and outdrive...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Shift cable bellows..
    Not sure if we're all just misunderstanding or you are, but if the lower is not in forward gear but the upper is (ie the shaft is facing...
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    nola mike replied to the thread G3 Boat.
    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.g3boats.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/G3_Fish_Boat_OM_WEB_...
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    nola mike replied to the thread MC-1 Drive Dog failure?.
    That cable needs to have nearly zero resistance to work right before strange things happen. It has to really bind to trip the cutout on...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Shift cable bellows..
    the prop locks but you need to keep tension on the cable. it will slip out of gear if not.
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    nola mike reacted to Scott06's post in the thread Boat had been stored for 19 years with Like Like.
    100% when I bought my current boat in 2015 it was an 11 year old/ 37 hr boat where PO cracked the block. other than the engine, trailer...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Shift cable bellows..
    Yes, but it should still lock in one direction at least. I'd take the whole drive off, and if it isn't shifting correctly then, split...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Boat had been stored for 19 years.
    It's strange having to think that the running gear is the easy part, but it absolutely is. No way to flip this boat unless you part it...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Mercruiser 3.0 won't "lock in".
    probably won't need a gimbal puller (and I don't know that I'd replace it if it's good, though wouldn't fault you for it). with the...
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    nola mike reacted to Scott Danforth's post in the thread MPI Starting with Like Like.
    check fuel pressure. you could have a leaking injector that is filling the intake manifold with fuel. the excessive fuel would be...
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    nola mike replied to the thread MPI Starting.
    where is the choke on an mpi?
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