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    Bravo 3 prop nuts

    Need some help with which side of the nut goes toward the lower unit. Manual shows the diagram but just doesn’t look right to me - tapered side on the outside. Is that correct?
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    Trim solenoid nut size

    2000 Merc 5.7l w Bravo 3, trim goes down but not up. Need to check connections on solenoid. What size nuts are on the connections. The pump and solenoids are down deep and dark
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    2000 Bravo Three lower unit detachment

    Needing to separate the lower from the upper. Looks like 4 nuts below the cavitation plate and two above. Will this do it? I'm needing to have my prop shaft seals replaced and wanting to just take only the needed unit to a shop to have it done.
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    2000 Bravo 3 leaking gear oil

    I performed a search on this question and really didn't get a definitive answer on how to proceed. Basically, small amount of gear oil leaked out of lower unit from the props area. I've been monitoring it since and the little leak quit pretty much a day or two after bringing it home from the...
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    2000 5.7 Bravo3 Flushing impeller bits

    Raw water cooled. Impeller self destructed - missing pieces. Can I flush power steering cooler by running water thru hose that attaches to thermostat housing and runs back to power steering cooler?
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    2000 5.7l w Bravo 3 water exit?

    On muffs, where should water be exiting when running on muffs? Over winter, a mouse made a nest by entering thru the props and upon starting a good portion of nest material exited out the back of the prop, however water is not exiting like it used to I believe. Water is supposed to come out...
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    2000 Mercruiser Bravo III propeller nut removal

    Have removed the outer nut/propeller and wanting to remove innner nut/propeller. What does it take to remove this extremely large nut?
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    2000 5.7 Liter Exhaust Shutter Part No.

    Can someone give me a number for the correct exhaust shutter number for this motor. In reading other posts I'm aware that the original number has been superseded. I looked for a number stamped on the SS plate but to no avail.
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    Free downloadable service manuals

    Are free downloadable service manuals available for 2000 Mercruiser 5.7Liter Thunderbolt and 2000 Bravo 3?
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    Exhaust shutter/water shutter on 2000 5.7L w Bravo 3

    Upon removing my outdrive to grease ujoints, splines, etc, I found two rubber flaps with metal encased in the middle of them down in the exhaust portion of the drive - they were pretty crunchy and looked like they had been there awhile. Are they in fact exhaust shutters? If so, how do you go...
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    2000 Bravo 3 grease color

    Boat is new to me and am wanting to pull the drive and grease the u-joints, gimbal bearing, splines. I would like to grease with what was used before and not mix greases (if that matters) so... What color is Mercury/Quicksilver Gimbal bearing and u-joint grease? What color is the spline grease?
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    77 Johnson 140 Idle speed jets (orifice plug)

    I was rebuilding my carbs and one of my low speed jets was disfigured (the screwdriver slot on the end of it was stripped out, but I was able to finally remove it) I would like to replace it but not sure where to get a new one ( I live in the middle of nowhere and don't have a Johnson parts...
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    Plug Gap L77JC4

    On another topic I learned that the ..JC4 plug was alternative to the surface gap UL77V plugs that I've been using on my '77 Johnson 140 hp. Can anyone tell me what the correct plug gap should be?
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    '89 Force 150 hp lower unit

    Besides Ebay, does anybody know where I can locate a used lower unit for a '89 150 hp?
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    Techno morph....

    Gotta love him! Gotta hate him?
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    1979 Glastron

    Just wanted to open this new forum site to indicate that my boat is a 1979 Glastron SSV-176 with a '77 Johnson 140 hp outboard on the back. Love my boat!
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    '77 Johnson 140hp / wanting new SS prop

    Currently have a 13.25 / 19 aluminum(I think) prop. It's kinda dinged up and was considering a new stainless prop. I think I'm good with the 19 pitch - 5600 rpms trimmed out. I am having trouble determining availability and dealer in my size for a Raker/Turbo/or Stiletto. Any thoughts on which...
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    '77 Johnson 140 hp Tilt/Trim guage not working

    Is there a way to check with a multimeter whether or not the TT guage is bad. Tilt and trim works fine but the guage only reads fully down all the time. It's an OMC guage that came as original equipment on the boat.
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    Big Thanks to R.Johnson - '77 Johnson 140 hp

    R.Johnson, I feel like I owe you a steak & lobster dinner and a case of your favorite beer (if you imbibe) for the info on the ability to adjust the sensors on the timer base. Received the CDI Sensor Gap Guage, adjusted the sensors as instructed and lo and behold I have good spark now and the...
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    CDI-Rapair Sensor Gap Guage / R.Johnson

    I'm about to order this guage to check the gaps on my timer base. I have a '77 Johnson 140hp. I've been having an erratic to no spark situation on my motor for some time and finally was able to find some time to do some more investigating this weekend. I removed the flywheel and checked out...
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