Recent content by Tom Maslar

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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    It just hit me why you asked that question (pressure) I'm guessing oil in the bottle with no filler tube and oil in the line and the pressure stayed in the fill bottle? Great thought though-- sorry I did not pick up on it when you mentioned it. Thanks again.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Awesome 👍 I take notes on all my work and make folders. Sometimes, I add pictures and copied pages from the manual. These I/O outdrives use a lot of special tools and are not what I would consider easy and intuitive wrench work. The bellows job is a PIA and I've done it a few times now. The...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Anyways, job is all done and I learned a lot. Last year, I did my shift cable, bellows, zincs, u-joint cross and bearing assemblies, plugs, belt, trim and stop limit switches, raw water hose, prop, bilge pump, wiring harness...you get the idea
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Absolutely, 100 percent
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    It looks like you did not drain the oil before removing the lower leg? That's a lot of oil in comparison to my project.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    So, here's what happened: pulled lower leg, inspected quad ring and it was fine. I inspected the impeller housing and the veined, sleeve insert was 180 out-- no Bueno. I put it back correctly and used the shaft seal tool when installing the shaft seal. I put the water tube guide insert on the...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Ok, it's raining today and got a bunch of folks coming over. I bought a new quad ring and should be able to pull the leg tomorrow. I'll report back. There's nothing on the interwebs concerning this.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Also, I don't have an oil monitor. The o-ring is more like an eighth of an inch and looks like to light o-rings sandwiched together
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Hi, I'm thinking pull lower leg and check the seal. I'm reading the manual now and notice I should have put perfect seal on that o-ring. I did not, so, might be the culprit. Got rain tomorrow, should get to it over weekend and will report back. I need to take it apart anyway because I did not...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    Hi, thanks for replying. It's more than some resistance. I tried squeezing the sides of the bottle while pumping and it seems like no can do? Lots of resistance. Last spring I changed the lower unit oil and encountered no such problems.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 lower end oil

    I tried my hand at changing the water pump today. All went back together, tried filling with oil from bottom with vent screw removed. It took about a third of a quart and then I could feel pressure building up. It won't take any more oil. There is resistance when I push the plunger to pump the...
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    mercruiser 3.0 trip from hell

    I had to get my boat out of marina on Nov. 15 2018 or be subject to fine/impoundment. Nov. 15 comes: early freak nor'easter forecast, three to four foot seas, 15 to 20 mph winds= no problem. I get to dock, 1st quarter moon but there is four inches of water under boat. No joke! Four inches!! Wind...
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    2000 Waverunner SUV 1200

    Won't start. I have spark, good compression, new fuel. When I open the gas cap I hear a long powerful woosh? I installed a block off plate and converted to premix. This ski was given to me as a barter for landscaping work. I have never used it. It started up on land last year twice....I shut it...
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