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    Vibration at low speed

    I had a few OMC customers with the early version that did not have the balance shaft. It felt like the engine was having a misfire.
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    omc 4.3 cobra rear engine mount issue

    It could be that one stringer is slightly higher than the other. Loosen both front mounts and with either with a small bottle Jack under the front of the engine or if you have an engine lift try raising and lowering the engine until the tool fits. Then tighten the mount nuts and remember the...
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    Proper info for timing a Merc 140

    Always a good thing to check is the condition of the springs and counter weights under the breaker plate. The posts that support the springs and weights will sometimes work loose allowing the distributor to over advance the timing. The weights will actually contact the inside of the...
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    What is this? Volvo throttle.

    If there is a slotted screw head in the hole it would be a throttle friction adjustment.
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    2.5L Mercruiser Rubber Beveled Seal/Guide found in Oil Pan

    That is a sealing grommet that seals one of the bolts which mounts the lifter gallery cover.
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    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    Pull the engine, unbolt the “Y” pipe disconnect the steering. The shield should come off after the rest of the hardware is removed.
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    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    What is the reason that the transom shield has to be removed?
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    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    Is the drive removed from the transom shield? With the engine removed and the power trim motor wires disconnected remove the bolts that mount the “Y” pipe. You might be able to leave the hydraulic trim hoses connected to the trim pump and it will come out with the transom shield. Remove the...
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    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    As Bondo said which engine? 4 cyl 6cyl or V8, 270,280 or 290 drive, manual tilt or hydraulic trim manual or power steering? Try to post some pictures.
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    Is my coupler off ? looks like it and drive won't go back in ..

    In case there is no more down adjustment take the front mount to a welding shop and have 1” cut out.
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    0mc 800 outdrive tilt gear adjustment

    That is a good point Redrig, you just never know what has been left off the last time someone fooled with it.
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    Water coming into bilge

    Another possibility could be the rubber ring that seals the upper driveshaft housing to the inside of the bell housing. If the ring was not glued in or was pulled down when the drive was installed.
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    0mc 800 outdrive tilt gear adjustment

    Where the quadrant gear is mounted on the upper gear case does it look like that area is cracked or has been welded ? Can the small gear be moved up and down as if the housing is worn where the shaft comes through?
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    0mc 800 outdrive tilt gear adjustment

    Are you sure that the tilt motor is getting enough current to operate?
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    Uppercase on 235 stringer locked up..

    Pull the shift cable out through the upper gear case then remove the bolts that mount the top cover now you will be able to pull the upper from the lower section. Have you checked the oil in the lower gear case to see if it has water in it? Hopefully the oil is clean. Sometimes just the...
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    Marine Flywheel compared to an auto flywheel

    One other thing, be sure to replace the starter drive since it may have caused your problem. Be sure to get a new one and not one that was rebuilt.
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    Marine Flywheel compared to an auto flywheel

    The ring gear is replaceable. NAPA stocks the ring gear, just count the teeth. It is easy to knock the damaged one off with a brass drift and a suitable hammer. You heat the replacement in your stove and it will drop on and shrink itself out tighten up.
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    Droping a 302 in my boat

    What horse power was the original engine? 170 or 190
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    1975 starcraft chieftain tilt mechanism and bellows

    Those Sealocs are the current day replacement for the outhouse version of the old Sears & Roebuck catalogs.
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    1975 starcraft chieftain tilt mechanism and bellows

    It could be a Ford 351, does it have hydraulic engine mounts? Contact Crowley Marine for parts and get a Genuine OMC service manual. You will be going to need it.
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