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    Has anyone self-changed the trim sensors on a 3.0 XL Alpha One drive?

    Good morning! I change mine out several years ago and it was a piece of cake. Instead of pulling the outdrive and all of that, I simply drilled a small hole above the outdrive and onee on each side of the housing and fed thru there. it took me all of 15 minutes to do. There is a video on...
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    Water in oil and exhaust manifold...HELP!!

    Thanks for the quick response! I drained all water out of engine then filled back up with antifreeze. There was 2-3 cups of water in the exhaust manifold when I pulled it. Other than leaking riser and manifold,is there any other way fir the water to accumulate in the manifold? Looking in thru...
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    Water in oil and exhaust manifold...HELP!!

    Greetings everyone!! I had my boat out 2 weeks ago and it ran like crap....turned out the carb was flooding due to float pin shifting and float sitting crooked. This caused a bunch of gas into my oil. I changed the oil and filter and then couldn't get the boat to fire up for a day and a half...
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    Lower unit help (PLEASE!!)

    Could anyone please tell me if a lower unit from a 1978 Merc 402 will fit/work on my 1971 Merc 50 or tell me how or where I can find out. Thanks!!
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    lower unit help (please!!)

    I have a 1971 50hp which needs a new lower unit. Will a 1978 402 lower unit fit mine? I can't seem to find a good cross reference to determine if it will. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
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    Merc 500 fuel problems

    I bought this motor last year and it ran so-so. Always started up great , but, bogged down most of the time going into gear. If I eased into the throttle it seemed to run better than punching it. I recently rebuilt the fuel pump and changed the gas lines and it ran great in the driveway ( no...
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    Mercury 500 trouble getting going

    Hello all, I have a 1971 Merc 500 that starts great and idles great, however, when I put it in gear it dies (most of the time). Often times after it dies I have a difficult time starting it again. It almost seems as though it is flooding out. If I start the motor and push the small black...
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    Help with control cables.

    Hello all, I recently purchased a 1971 Merc 50 and I feel a little like a one armed paper hanger. I cannot seem to figure out the correct way to install the cable so that everything works the way it is supposed to. Can anyone tell me the correct procedure to follow when installing these...
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    Problem starting 1970 Merc 20

    Is it possible for a mouse ( or anything else) to obstruct the exhaust on my motor so much as to not allow for proper draw of fuel into the cylinders? I tried starting the motor and fianlly got it to start b ut noticed a wad of debris shoot out the top exhaust ports. What's the best/easiest way...
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    1970 Merc 20 Starting problems

    I have recently obtained a 1971 20 HP and am having one heck of a time getting it to run. When I first got the motor the entire powerhead compartment was PACKED with mouse nest( man what a stink), and the shroud that the recoil mounts to had a mounting tab broken off. The motor has been all...
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