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    1977 302.

    There were 4 distributors that came in the Ford engines. Mallory, Prestolite, Ford, and Mercruiser which is actually a Holley. Whichever one you have if the dwell stays steady then the points system should give good service. Just be sure to get the ignition parts from either Mercruiser or...
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    1977 302.

    With the correct marine 4 barrel carburetor and dual plane manifold the 302 will produce around 225 hp. What size boat is the engine in?
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    Mercruiser 233 Overheating--Out of Ideas

    What about the hose from the bell housing to the gimbal housing? Can you hold back the incoming water to the thermostat housing from the drive at idle with the hose removed with your hands?
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    1995 four winns fling

    Try running the boat on a 6 gallon outboard tank. If the engine does the same thing then you will know the problem is with either the fuel pump or the carburetor. If it runs better then their may be a restriction in the suction tube in the tank. They have a very fine tubular filter screen...
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    Coupler can't find one

    Post a picture of the shaft that the coupler is needed to engage.
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    freshwater cooling full kits

    Whichever kit you get you will need a crankshaft driven raw water pump pulling from the bottom of the boat with a valve to close off the water should you need to service the crank driven pump. The drive pump needs to be connected with a “Y” pipe to the incoming water. This way the drive pump...
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    Overheating mercruiser 3.7l lx

    Is the pressure building up in the engine where coolant starts to blow out from under the cap of the thermostat housing?
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    89 omc with cobra drive, fights me to shift into neutral

    One thing you can try is to remove the “V” Shaped spring and stretch it wider to hopefully shift the roller to the center position quicker.
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    As far as the lower goes it uses the same shim tools as the outboard. Maybe one of the local outboard shops will at least do the shim checks for you and you can finish the assembly. Just wave some $ at the mechanic.
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    Electric shift coupler

    Be sure that the shaft does not “bottom out” in the coupling. If that should happen the main bearing thrust shoulder gets burned up. If in doubt, remove the intermediate shaft before bolting the engine to the intermediate housing. Then push it in and be sure the retainer flange is seated...
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    Electric shift coupler

    I have never seen one like that but a very good solution for engines with the small bolt pattern replacing an earlier large style pattern. I used to take the early style couplers to a machine shop so that it would fit the later style engine.
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    OMC 120 Sterndrive assistance

    Start looking at the stringers where the engine is mounted. The lag screws should be tight. Check the fluids in the drive. The engine looks good so try to start it. Any idea why the boot was removed? Does the tilt work? Is the steering free? How do the ball gears look?
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    Replacement long block

    You never stated what year your engine is. Is it an Alpha platform? Before you do any ordering is your engine‘s flywheel 14” or 12 3/4”. one way to tell is how your starter is mounted. Are the bolts straight which means the smaller flywheel or staggered which means the 14” flywheel. They...
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    I just sent you a private message With my phone #
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    When I had all the shimming tools quite often the original factory tolerances were spot on and when I would rebuild a gear case 003-005 either way sometimes would be needed. When I closed the shop I dumped the shim tools. I still have the pressing mandrels. Have you installed the ball gear...
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    Motor guits 2000 Searay, 350 merc

    Just for an experiment leave the engine cover open while on plane and duplicate the slowing down procedure. If it stays running, you could be getting vapor lock from heat in the engine enclosure.
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    OMC cobra outdrive drops out of gear

    It could also be the drive coupler behind the engine. If you get a burning rubber smell then that is what has happened.
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    Penta 270 Outdrive Downlock isn’t engaging

    You are right about the stainless button. Also there is supposed to a flat button that is larger than the bore that the lift system is mounted in. It looks like someone substituted a bolt in it’s place. That can cause damage to the stainless button bending it. Like you said the connecting...
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    A Holley is happy at 1.5 turns from lightly seated. Maybe 1/4 either way. Any radical amounts to try and correct a problem means something else is wrong. Quite often the gasket under the metering block has shrunken and uncovers some other metered passages.
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    Just for kicks, install the good bearing cups in the good housing. Install the pinion shaft and pinion gear, torque the retainer nut using one of the water pump shafts as a holding tool. if you end up with at least 6”lbs rolling torque you should be good. If there is over 15” lbs rolling...
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