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    OMC Cobra 2.3L gear oil leak

    July 4th on the lake started great, trip out in my 1990 Sunbird ended on a sour note, engine stall on throttle down to pass under a bridge, no restart. On the water troubleshooting shows starter turning crank, cam / belt not moving, looks like shorn off the "teeth" of the timing belt. I was...
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    Glass tube fuses from Auto store. Good for marine use?

    I blew the power main, a 50 amp glass tube fuse. Is one from the autostore ok as a replacement or is there a marine specific grade of glass tube fuse? Thanks! Vincent
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    OMC 2.3l - No power ignition / radio - power OK to trim up / down

    1990 OMC 2.3L. I was troubleshooting an electric choke issue, thought perhaps a broken wire so removed alternator completely, checked wire continuity, was OK, so reinstalled alternator. When pulled alternator, battery cables still connected, key was on (yes-stupid, I was previously checking...
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    OMC 2.3 4 cyl 1987-90 with Rochester - NOT Holley???

    New to boating, I have acquired my first and second boats recently. The first boat, OMC sterndrive had a car engine, formerly a Ford 2.3L 4 cyl turbo car's motor installed...I'm not running it...using the boat for parts. 2nd boat slightly newer vintage and believed mostly original OMC Cobra...
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