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  1. Scott06

    Engine water flow issue

    Easy to miss align the tube. Would think the water would come out the prop exhaust if this were the case... on a gen one you can mess up the plate and gaskets below the pump and have no flow ( remember the key on the shaft...) Also there are some type of restrictor in the T above the thermo...
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    Lower unit pressure test

    you might be able to by clamping off the line tot he reservoir. The gasket for the outdrive is like $10-15... pretty cheap to know it holds pressure. if you hadn't done the shift shaft seal I would look closely at that. I got a fishing line in prop seal of my 2004 vintage gen 2. So I re-sealed...
  3. Scott06

    Water leak

    I would think hose clamps on cooling system, exhaust pipe to transom housing, transom seal (housing to hull) , core plug in engine
  4. Scott06

    1988 Alpha one Gen one lower unit

    when you say it was running - this spring or it was running last year and now you are trying to get it water ready? What does the gear oil look like?
  5. Scott06

    Should I pull heads for inspection, 5.7 liter

    I assume every 90 degrees following the firing order?
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    Should I pull heads for inspection, 5.7 liter

    easiest way is to take off valve covers take out spark plugs and rotate by the balancer. when both the intake and exhaust valves are closed then you can do the leakdown test on that cylinder. Im sure if you look online someone can tell you the orders of cylinders to do it off TDC on number one...
  7. Scott06

    Learning to wake board at 48. What am I doing wrong?

    thats pretty normal lean back so you dont mousetrap....
  8. Scott06

    What are these wires and how does my spedo work?

    The wires are for the trim gauge and or limit switch. Common they get brittle and break. By gen one alp h drive had a separate pito on the transom for the Speedo. Mor often than not speedos don’t work …
  9. Scott06

    General carb questions

    The digram does show what look like metal sealing washers where the jets seat so I would get them this may not be for your exact engine but part 30 is a gasket kit looks like for whole carb...
  10. Scott06

    General carb questions

    The hole in the airhorn is the bowl vent. Where it vents is inside the flame arrestor so that keeps debris out. the rod with the spring is the actuator for the power valve. engine vacuum will pull it up when at light throttle, when vacuum drops as throttle is opened, the spring pushes it down...
  11. Scott06

    I'm doing my Bellows. Mercruiser A1G1. Are the Amazon Bellows Kits any good?

    Same here I changed my 2004 original bellows at 18 years still water tight on the driveshaft and shift bellow, exhuast had cracked .
  12. Scott06

    bastardized1993 Mercruiser ski mag oil change question

    Only thing I might add is there a drain plug in pan to verify it is empty or mostly so? If wrong dipstick is used does it go all the way down to bottom of pan
  13. Scott06

    I'm doing my Bellows. Mercruiser A1G1. Are the Amazon Bellows Kits any good?

    insert joke here ...
  14. Scott06

    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    yeah I often find on dirty castings you have to heat it with the tig torch almost forming a bead just to get the junk up on the surface and wire brush it. Saw it on a welding you tube channel where I guy was welding an old motorcycle transmission housing. Sounds like you will be fine with the...
  15. Scott06

    No spark thunderbolt 5.

    I saw one relatively cheap a few years back and bought it for a spare. It is a shame they are so pricey as the TB is a really good ignition system
  16. Scott06

    No spark thunderbolt 5.

    Purple positive side of coil, grey on negative. usually you can find the modules on ebay as they tend to be pricey And NLA. Can also install a delco est set up if the module cannot be found
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    alpha one gen 2 bellhousing broke at exhaust bellow mount (nipple?)

    I can only figure you hit something never seen one break there are there is no stress on it. I would think you can get in there enough with a TIG with a flat back cap and short tungsten. You don't have to completely weld 360 * it as it is open to the water anyways... Alternatively you could...
  18. Scott06

    Ujoints clunking?

    yes and no.... yes in that the zerk may hit or not be useable (on bearing cap), but there are work arounds on the gen 2 I have to position the 90 deg zerk such that you cant get a grease gun on it to keep it from hitting as the joints fully articulate. Have to turn it about 30 deg when...
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    Ujoints clunking?

    If you google that casting a bunch of threads will come up but here is one on offshore only - looks like it may cross to moog 315G , there are a bunch of cross refs in the thread including some stronger options Moog 246...
  20. Scott06

    Sea Doo GTI 130 Owners?

    Looking at buying a 2016 GTI 130 to replace our '04 GTI RFI LE. Is the 130 enough power for watersports? I like the fact that this is a more entry level ski as we use it for a quick cruise , skiing/tubing/wakeboarding, we have a 21 ft boat so its not our only way to get on the water. Would...
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