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    888 Overheating, Problem Solved--Lesson Learned

    I posted several times last month about my 302 overheating. It appeared that I had water flow from the lower unit, so I tried everything I could think of--checked the mans, risers, circulating pump, searched for obstructions...Nothing. I finally took it to a professional. They first did a...
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    Where's the Drain Plug ??? Merc 888, 1972

    I pulled the lower unit off to check my impeller today. Step one is to pull the lower drain plug to drain the grease. There's a small hole near the bottom of the drive, but there's no plug in that hole. :% I separated the lower unit and got less than a quart of real milky fluid. Fluid also came...
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    Blown Head Gasket? Update . . .

    My original post was due to over heating. I pulled the boat out and yanked the drive off. (A great learning experience. I recommend it to everyone.) But no flapper down there. So I pulled one of the risers off (Merc 888) and pushed a rubber hose down the exhaust pipe. I could hear the flapper...
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    steering problems at no-wake speed

    Sounds completely normal to me. With a sterndrive, the less thrust you have, the less steering you have. Watch other strendrive boats as they negotiate no-wake zones. They wobble back and forth. But those with "true" inboards with real rudders don't. They can maintain a constant heading. The...
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    Blown Head Gasket?

    First of all, I had to change my login name to even get on the forum. Second, the search is disabled so I have to ask this question. (Now that I've got my gripes out . . . ) I've got a Ford 203/888 Merc with an over-heating problem. It's raw water cooled, no power steering, working impeller...
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