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    Need Help w/Alpha I Stabbing It!

    :mad:Pulled the stern drive to put in a new shift cable & impeller. Now we are going back and haveing trouble. We have got the drive shaft stabbed, and splines are in the flywheel. The shift shaft and the shift collar are alined. We are about 1" from being married up. We are stuck. it will...
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    Alpha I Trim Pump Oil?

    :confused:What type of oil is used in '84 Alpha I trim pumps & cylinders? Standard hydralic oil?
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    M/C 470 Waterpump/Exhaust ?

    :confused:I am in the process of installing a new lower shift cable and have rebuilt my seawater pump because the plastic pipe melted and engine got hot. In removing the shift cable bellows discovered a 1/4" hole had been rubbed in the exhaust bellows by the small end clamp of the shift...
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    Alpha I Water Pump Question

    :confused:When repbuilding the outdrive water pump does it make a difference what direction the impeller fans/blades are angled in inside the pump housing? Also I just took mine apart since the boat overheated. Impeller appears fine but the plastic tube was melted. Any thoughts?
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    M/C 470 Voltage Regulator Question

    I am in the process of cleaning an flushing the seawater system on my 470. I put a new Altenator on last year from Breezeworks and it works great. I have removed the old voltage regulator and have two questions about it. 1) Last year whan I put the new altenator on I cut and taped off all the...
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    M/C 470 Getting Hot

    :confused:My 470 is getting hot. I have it in the driveway. Stern is in a tub of water with the prop off. I started it up and removed the seawater hose at the exhaust elbow, there is no water coming out but there is exhaust coming out from the fitting where the seawater should flow into...
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    Cavitation Problem 24' Tritoon

    :confused:I am having a cavation problem on my tritoon when I hit about 22-2400 RPM. The motor and prop are pushing the boat along just fine until I hit the 22-2400 RPM range then I feel the loss of push. I can make it continue by giving the motor more throttle, but I just do not feel the prop...
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    Cavitation on my 24" JC Tritoon.

    :confused:I am having a cavation problem on my tritoon when I hit about 22-2400 RPM. The motor and prop are pushing the boat along just fine until I hit the 22-2400 RPM range then I feel the loss of push. I can make it continue by giving the motor more throttle, but I just do not feel the prop...
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    470 Got Hot???

    :mad:I took my '84, JC Tritoon out to fish this morning. About 5 minutes from the marina running about 2200 RPM I noticed the heat guage climbing, the engine got to 200 + degrees before I could shut her down. Water boiled over from the engine into the plastic tank. I went ahead and fished a...
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    "84 MC 470 Dies when I put it in gear

    Friends, I need a little sage advice. My 470 has developed this very irritating problem of dieing when I put it into gear, forward or reverse. I can start the engine right back up but will die when I try to ease it into gear. If I run the throttle up to a high RPM in nuetral and slam it into...
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    '77 Mercury 20 HP Starter Problem

    I have this old '77 20 HP engine that has been setting for about 18 months. It has electric start and worked fine 18 months ago. Now the starter just spins and the crank gear does not spin up and engage the flywheel. I took the starter off and I was able to move the crank gear up by hand. I...
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    M/C 470 Alternator Conversion????

    I have just received my new conversion kit from Breezeworks. The install instructions are clear but no clear instructions on disconnecting the old system. I really would prefer to leave all the old in place and just disconnect and terminate the old system. It would seem that I could do this with...
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    M/C 470 Rochester 2 Brl???

    Does anyone know where I might get my hands on a pair of Idle Adjustment Needles for this M/C 470 2 barrel Rochester carb? Either new or used in good shape.
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    M/C 470 Starter Wiring???

    I hace a M/C 470 with the Delco starter and solenoid on top. I need a little help re-installing the wiring on my starter solenoid. My solenoid has one big lug and one small wiring connection. My wires are 1-yellow/red, 1-orange w/fuse block, 1-big red to the battery and 1-smaller red going...
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