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    King Cobra vs Cobra

    Can I replace my Cobra outdrive (5.7) with a King Cobra. Just want to know if it will bolt up.
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    OMC exhaust/water not coming out of prop

    I just got my Cobra drive back and installed it. Hooked it up to the muffs to check it before putting it in the water. I had what I thought was a lot of water exiting thru the front top of the lower unit, around the anode. I don't remember this much coming out there before. Is it possible they...
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    OMC drive installation, need help

    I had my outdrive repaired and tried to put it back on yesterday but could not get it on far enough to start the nuts. Doesn't even feel like I am in far enough to have the splines line up. I don't have an alignment tool but everthing looks lined up inside. Maybe an airlock? Does anyone have any...
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    Used OMC Cobra WANTED!

    Looking for a used Cobra for a 1988 5.0/5.7. vicsponjr@aol.com
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    omc drive, need quick help!

    going to look at a used Cobra outdrive. How can I check to make sure it is geared for a V8?
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    OMC Cobra locked up.

    Need some help ya'll. I was cruising at about 3200 RPM, and the engine (5.7L) cut out. Seemed like I was losing power and then just quit. When I tried to start the engine it wouldn't turn at all. I got towed back in but didn't get a chance to check anything yet. But I did try to crank it once...
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    trim tab not working

    My port side trim tab goes down but won't come up. Where can I start looking? Is there a pump for them, or a motor?
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    depth finder not working

    I have a 88 Four Winns 215 Sundowner with a depth finder in the dash. The transducer is mounted in the bildge. Last season it started cutting in and out, once it started working it would stay on. Been out twice this season and it has not worked either time. Is the transducer servicable? would...
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    surge brakes/emergency cable

    I forgot to unhook the emergency cable on my trailer when I unhooked it from the truck and pulled away. The cable snapped. I haven't tried hooking up to the trailer since. <br />I am not sure how the emergency cable works. Do the brakes need to be reset? Do they stay engaged? How do I replace...
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    need help with camper top, Sundowner

    I recently purchased a '88 Four Winns 215 Sundowner. A couple of weeks later someone gave the previous owner a camper top from an '89 225 Sundowner, which he passed along to me. I put the front part on as best I can, but the two windshields must have different configurations because it was a...
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    prop going?

    Was out yesterday with the sundowner, 5.8 cobra, 6 adults & a loaded cooler. Was cruising at about 3500 rpm's and felt some slipping, like it was coming out of gear. Revs went up, boat slowed down. I slowed it down, then got right back up on plane no problem. Then it would happen again. And...
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    omc running temp

    I havew a 88 Four Winns 215 Sundowner, 5.7 w/Cobra. temp goes up to about 190 running at 3800 rpm's. At that point I slow it down and the temp comes down. Is this normal, or do I need to pull the manifolds/risers. Impeller was changed.
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    OMC Cobra expert needed

    I can't find a model # on my outdrive. My boat is a 88 Four Winns 215 Sundowner, originally equipped with a 5.0. Outdrive is a Cobra, but don't know which model, making it impossible, for me at least, to find a manual. Anyone know if (# 507708)dated 1987 would work? How different could they be?
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    difference in drives? 86-88, Cobra, need manual

    I am trying to find a shop manual for my Cobra. 88 Four Winns 215 Sundownwer. Originally equipped with a 5.0, upped to a 5.7. Cobra drive. I found a manual for an 86. Is there any major differences between 86 & 88? <br />Thanks.
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    OMC service in Philadelphia area?

    Does anyone know of a marine shop specializing in OMC's in the Phila.,PA/ NJ area?
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