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    DPE damaged when put in gear at higher rpm

    Hi! I have tried to search the forum but diden`t find anything so ihope i dident miss a topic. My friend has a newly bought boat with twin 5.7 MPI engines and hes pretty sure its DPE sterndrives they are from 03. when they was about to leave after been at a beach he had accidently knocked the...
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    Mariner 8HP 79 Stuck in gear

    Hi all! I searched the forum and im still not sure how to fix this :) My friend came to me with his Mariner 8HP from 79 model 8B i think it is. He had replaced the impeller and when he was going to reinstalled it he accidently moved the shiftshaft. So now the LU is stuck in gear the propeller is...
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    Alpha one shift interrupt switch

    Re: Alpha one shift interrupt switch I was bored at home so i opend the microswitch. And mercruiser was not doing it big with those switches lol. Its not sealed at all. Irepaired mine in 10 minutes after opening it i also changed min to NC since i need it for my injectionsystem. I took a pic...
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    Oildrain plug on a SP-A drive

    I have tried to search the forum and look in the online manuals but cant fins my answer. I have looked on the outdrive but i cant find the oildrain plug. They are usually located under the propshaft hosing near the ( skegg?). but i cant find it at all. Idont have the usermanual or the serial...
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    Swap Mercruiser 3.0L with 4.3L

    Re: Swap Mercruiser 3.0L with 4.3L Where this one is sitting now there use to be a 3.0L Its not impossible but you need to think its fun to do it. I have custom made lots of things for it to work :) But im thinking this V6 is abouot 220BHP and the small V8 302 is about the same hp with lots...
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    comparison impellerpump

    How much better is the beltdriven impeller vs the drive driven impellerpump? if i know correctly the beltdriven takes the water thru the bottom hull insted of thru the drive is that right? Is it a bigger hose diam. to the belt driven pump?
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    Where do interupt switch connect

    Hi. Im doing all the connections for my ECU to my CPI injected 4.3L. vortech converted to mercruiser. My question is where should i connect the interupt switch? where does it connect on the TBI mercruisers? I dont know wich one is best to the coil or to the injector. Logical (for me) i should...
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    Adjutment of quicksilver torqe shift prop

    Hi! I have searched and googled this and cant find it. I hope some one in this great forum can help me. I have bought a used Quicksilever SS torqe shifting prop in near mint condition for approx 45$. The problem is he always leaved the adjustment to a company that no longer exist. So i hope...
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    4.3 bellhousing for 16" flywheel

    Does any one know if the boltpattern for the bellhousing against engine changed when they changed to 1 pcs seal and the new crankshaft?? the reason i wounder is that i have an 4.3 chevy 1995 that im converting to marin and i have a 16" flywheel to it but the bellhousing i got my hands on are...
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    Converting a Astro 4.3 to semi marine

    HI all i have searched and googled myself blue with this. A little background: my friend bought a funlinear 195 fantastic with a mercruiser 130 and a alpha one gen1 1998 y/m he had had it in water only 2 seasons second season he found water in the oil. he took the engine out and took it a part...
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