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  1. mr300z87

    Bravo drive shifting delay issues advice needed

    Yesterday I started a thread in the non repair io forum regarding the serial no. on a Bravo 1 drive that I had purchased and now I think it has become a repair issue. My boat is a 1989 invader with a 5.7 Bravo 2 with 240 hours on it I bought it from the second owner of 18 years. The engine runs...
  2. mr300z87

    Bravo 1 Serial #

    Let me first say that I have been enjoying my 1989 Invader V210 this summer and thanks to the help from this site my bravo 2 equipped 5.7L has been running great. The only issue I have been experiencing is 10 to 15 sec delayed shifting into forward when the drive is cold but almost none when...
  3. mr300z87

    First time out on new to me boat RPMs a little low

    Yesterday my friend and I took my new to me 1989 invader V210 cuddy cabin out for the first time. The boat is in like new condition equipped with a 5.7L 260HP Bravo 2 2:1 ratio (not sure why) and a a custom cupped 25P prop. It has been tuned and runs perfect, The boat jumps up on plane...
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    Correct Spark Plug Wires for 5.7L

    I have been collecting parts to do a complete tune up of what I believe to be 1988 5.7L serial # 0C386372 which is connected to a Bravo 2 drive, I have everything but the plug wires. On all the web sites there are 2 part #s listed for plug wires 816761Q4 and 816761Q17 how do I know which...
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    Bravo 2 oil monitor system

    In preparation for boating season, today I removed my outdrive for basic bellows/gimble bearing check and shift cable bellows replacement on my Bravo 2 drive serial # 0C505291. All went well shift bellows is on and cable re installed and adjusted. This leads me to my question. When the drive...
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    Hydraulic drum brake issues

    Since the weather in NJ has been so nice I have started my pre boating season maintenance including checking a re packing the trailer bearings. All was going well until I got to the right side brake axle where I found a leaking wheel cylinder. I figured no big deal went to my local part dealer...
  7. mr300z87

    Help identify merc bravo drive

    Hello all, I am having trouble decoding the serial #s on my engine drive combo. The boat is an 1989 Invader V210 cuddy cabin with a 5.7L 260 Bravo 2 drive which is all original equipment to the boat as I have some the original purchase documentaion. The documents I have show fall 1988...
  8. mr300z87

    Lucas oil stabilizer in mercruiser engine

    I was wondering if anybody runs Lucas oil stabilizer in their engines? I started using it in my last car at about a 120k miles in both my engine and manual transmission and continued to drive the car for another 120k miles before selling it as running car with 240k. When I started to use the...
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    Bonding/Grounding Aluminum Fuel Tank

    I was in the process of cleaning up some wiring on my V210 Invader cuddy cabin and I notice a green wiring running from the neg battery terminal to the fuel filler. On closer inspection I found that it went in to the fuel tank compartment where the wire was spliced with a grounding lug but not...
  10. mr300z87

    5.7 Bravo 2 raw water pump.

    I have decided to replace the impeller in the raw water pump since I already had the intake tube off (what a bear that was)for winterizing. Today I removed the pump whch is the multi piece unit (older style) that has 2 wear plates and 3 gaskets. I would pefer to use Merc parts when at all...
  11. mr300z87

    5.7 L 260 Bravo 2 Exhaust Manifold temp

    Today I started to winterize my Mercruiser 5.7 L 260 Bravo 2 and while running on the hose I noticed the port side manifold and riser were way hotter that the starboard side. I also noticed the water coming out the port side of the transom housing was also hotter than starboard. I ran the...
  12. mr300z87

    New Prop For 21 ft cuddy with Bravo 1 Drive

    I have just purchased a 1989 Invader v210 cuddy cabin powered by a Mercuiser 5.7 L 260,and a (Unusual for this type of boat) Bravo 2 Drive. The current B2 drive is 2.0 to 1 ratio and has a HUGE 17" x 25 pitch prop on it and apparently hits close to 50 MPH I do not know what WOT RPMs are. My...
  13. mr300z87

    Trailering home my new boat : Water in the Master Cylinder

    Today I finalized a deal on a 1989 Invader v210 Cuddy on a dual axle trailer with single drum brakes. I will be picking it up this weekend. Upon inspection I notice there was water in cylinder up on the hitch (not sure what its called) at this point the PO and I removed the water. I have about...
  14. mr300z87

    New Boat New Problem, Bravo 2 PS leak need advise

    First the Good: I just finalized what I think is a good deal on a 1989 Invader v210 cuddy cabin powered by 5.7L Bravo 2 combo with 220 original hours on it (I know this is a weird combo for this type of boat but this is how it was ordered) Anybody have a Bravo 1 to trade for a low hour Bravo...
  15. mr300z87

    Purchase of a Invader 210 Cuddy Cabin

    My wife and I have decided that we would like to upgade from our 18ft bowrider to a small cuddy cabin which we could over night on and can handle the chop of the Barnagat bay a little better. So today we looked at a very nice 1989 Invader 210 cuddy cabin the seller has owned the boat since...
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    Possible purchase of 1989 Invader 210 cuddy

    My wife and I have decided that we would like to upgade from our 18ft bowrider to a small cuddy cabin which we could over night on and can handle the chop of the barnagat bay a little better. So today we looked at a very nice 1989 Invader 210 cuddy cabin the seller has owned the boat since 1992...
  17. mr300z87

    1989 mercruiser 260 bravo 2 drive

    tomorrow I am going to look at a 21 foot invader cuddy cabin always trailered 210 original hours. I am told it if powered by a mercruiser 5.7 260hp with a Bravo 2 drive. My only outdrive experience is with a 3.0L alpha 1 gen2. My questions is are there anything specific I need to look for on...
  18. mr300z87

    Possible purchace of 1996 Maxum 1900 Outboard

    I am looking for advice. Yesterday I test drove a 1996 Maxum 1900 bow rider with a 150 HP Merc outboard. I did like the boat and so did my wife (that is important) but had some engine questions which I posted in the Merc forum. It is my understanding that Maxum is the same as Sea Ray butlooks...
  19. mr300z87

    1996 Mercury 150HP

    I am not sure if this is the right place to post this question but will start here. I am looking into purchasing a 1996 19ft Maxum bow rider with a 150 HP 2 stroke Merc ob. I drove the boat yesterday it had plenty of power ran great and jumped out of the hole much quicker than my 18ft Stingray...
  20. mr300z87

    prop replacement recomedations

    I recently got my 93 Stingray 556zp(185Lx) Mercruiser 3.0L out for the first time. The boat ran awesome. We had 2 adults and 2 medium size children (up front) with minimal equipment and 3/4 tank fuel. According to Stingray the dry weight is about 1800lbs. It currently has what looks like the...
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