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    Alpha 1 fittment issue

    I have a 89 Searay 23' with 454 and a alpha 1 outdrive. I pulled the out drive off 2 years ago when putting it away for the winter. I have not had it out since then and tried to put the outdrive back in today. This issue that I am having is the outdrive will not go past the pads for a lack of...
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    Alpha 1 Stern drive ID

    Does this serial number look right? 9C496349. It is very hard to read and I need to order a water pump. Would this be the correct water pump? http://www.iboats.com/mall/partfinder/?cart_id=441080740&gd_grid_id=987&gd_poid=110924&gd_row=3&session_id=250472734 The boat is a 89 SeaRay 7.4
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    Raw water pump

    I have a 89 sea ray 23' with a 7.4. It has a water pump in the lower unit (replaced two seasons ago) as well as an engine driven raw water pump, which also drives the fuel pump. I have two questions. How are the connections supposed to go on the engine driven pump? I took it off and forget how...
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    Thunderbolt iv timing

    I have a 92 454 with thunderbolt iv ignition. I have recently had the block bored and all new internals. I fired it up today and it sounds goog. I was trying to time it to 8 degrees bdc, but if I go any lower than 16 it starts to miss and backfires out the exhaust. What could cause this? I also...
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    7.4 wiring info

    I have a 89 Sea Ray with a 92 gen v 454 10114182. I have just had the motor rebuilt and the are some wires that I am unsure where they go. The are a purple and red coming from the distributor that I believe go to the coil but which one is positive post and which one goes on the negative post...
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    7.4L- Should I bore it out??

    I have an 89 Sea Ray with a 7.4l mercruiser, I have pulled the motor and was planning on resealing it along with new rings. I was getting some blow-by and figured as old as it is I figured it was about time. I have it tore down and everything looks good and I got to thinking that maybe I should...
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    5.7 misfire

    I am helping my dad with his 06 Avalon with a 5.7 merc. It has a misfire that the mechanic cannot figure out and they are telling him that he needs a distributor. I am not able to go up and look at it myself. So I wanted some opinions. Here is the story. It developed a miss under load, so the...
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    Should I buy this prop

    I have a 23' sea ray weekender with a 7.4 and alpha 1. I am looking at a ss quick silver laser 48 16548 a41 23P. The guy is only asking $55. I am wondering if this will fit my boat and would it help my performance. My boat weighs about 5200 (boat and trailer weighed 6400) my max rpm is 5000 and...
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    power steering effort

    I am helping my father with his pontoon boat. It is a 06 Avalon 27' with a 5.7 mercruiser and alpha 1 gen 2. The problem is that the first time that we took it out it was so hard to steer that it took both hands. The power steering system is electronic and does not use a engine pump. We have...
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    power steering hard to turn

    I am helping my father with his pontoon boat. It is a 06 Avalon 27' with a 5.7 mercruiser and alpha 1 gen 2. The problem is that the first time that we took it out it was so hard to steer that it took both hands. The power steering system is electronic and does not use a engine pump. We have...
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    Alpha 2 grease fittings??

    Hi, my dad has an 06 Avalon 27' with a 5.7 mercruiser with an Alpha 2 with a serial # 1FL55257. He was dewinterizing it this year first time for him, and he was looking for the typical grease fittings found on the outdrive but could not find any. Is it possible to not have any grease fittings?
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    What is my boat supposed to weight?

    I have a 89 Sea Ray 23' weekender. I weighed it before I put it in the water for the first time this year and boat and trailer weighed in at 6400 lbs. I figure the trailer weighs about 1200 so that means the boat weighs 5200. I am wondering where I would find what the boat is supposed to weigh...
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    7.4 hesitation on acceleration

    Hi, I have an 89 Sea Ray 23' with a 7.4l with a carter afb. When I am taking off there is a hesitation or hiccup at first and then accelerates fine. I was told that the power valve has different settings/notches that I should see where's it at and move it. Is this something that I should look...
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    Help me identify this carb please!

    My last post was not successful because I had not posted the correct/enough info. I am trying to identify my carb so that I can buy the correct electric choke conversion. I have also replaced my intake with an aluminum pro comp and am wondering if I need to use the adapter plate that was on it...
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    Choke conversion

    Hi I have 89 Sea Ray with a 7.4 merc, over the winter I changed out the intake for a pro comp and need to covert the old divorced choke to electric but I am not sure what kit I need. I have another question I have a plate about 1 inch thick that was used with the old intake and the new intake...
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    7.4L thermostat missing parts??

    I have a 89 Sea Ray with a 7.4. When I got got it there was no thermostat installed. I installed one but believe it was in the wrong spot. I had put it on the intake below the housing because I saw no other way. It didn't work right it would not come up to operating temp until I would come to a...
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    89 Sea Ray Bottom repair

    Hi, I have an 89 Sea Ray that I have owned going on the third year. Te previous owner had used the boat in salt water and had put bottom paint on. Before he sold it to me he had removed the bottom paint and had left the raw fiberglass show. So after I bought the boat I had painted it with a 2...
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    Thunder Bolt IV Upgrade?

    Hi, I have a 24' 89 Sea Ray with a 7.5L Mercruiser. The engine runs good, but I would like to make sure that I am getting all my bang for buck out of fuel. So my question is do I stick with the thunderbolt IV ignition or is there an upgrade that you would recommend. And if the thunderbolt is a...
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    Merc 454 Intake

    Hi, I have a 89 Sea Ray 24' with a 454. I have owned it going on the third year. It currently runs good, but the previous owner ran it in salt water and the intake is starting to look poor. I would like to replace it with an aluminum intake but wanted to get an opinion if the aluminum intake...
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    7.4 Alpha 1 Wont stay at operating temp

    hi, all. i have a question about operating temp. this is my first boat its a 89 searay 23' with a 454. took it out last weekend and it would not come up to temp unless i came to a stop after a run and then it would warm up for a couple of seconds. I also found that the intake gaskets were...
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