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    start problem

    ok i have 3.0 leter merc with electronic ignition new battery,newly professionally remanufactured carb,good gas,new starter,new fuel pump. heres the problem on the trailer it starts and idles without any interferance from me. so i take to cocoa beach and put it in the water.it doesnt want to...
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    mercarb issue

    Hi, I'm back. Ok heres my problem .i have a 3letr mercruiser engine with a mercarb that i rebuilt because i was having a hard start issue.It wont start unless i have a screwdriver in the choke plate then when i take the screwdriver out it wont stay at an idle the engine revs up and no adjustment...
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    merc 3.0 engine falls flat on face in reverse

    hi everyone its me again. i have a mercruiser 3.0leter 4cylinder on a alpha 1 gen1 setup. this boat is my project and has never seen water since i have owned it (1 month) its a 1990 cheetah lsc. the engine cuts out in reverse it does good in drive and neutral but when i go to shift it into...
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    what happens if alpha 1 question

    i am changing my alpha 1 gen 1 impeller what would happen if when i assembled the lower and upper units if the lower unit was not in forward gear because i bumped the prop. would it still go together? would i have forward gear and lose reverse?
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    shift shaft question

    i have an alpha 1 gen 1 i seperated the upper and lower halfs. my question is on the upper part,the shift shaft connecter seems really loose it has a loose washer and a cotter pin and it looks like it should have some kind of rubber gasket to keep it from traveling up and down but mine has only...
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    i need a second opinion fuel pump

    ok i just reciently got a 1990 cheetah lsc with the 470 engine(i think)so i go to trouble shoot the fuel issue (boat sat for a year in boatyard)<br />i took the gas line off of the carburator put fresh gas in and cranked the engine nada nothing at all comming out so i detached the line from the...
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