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    coming out of gear

    Merc, inline 4. older but not sure exact year. At about 3/4 throttle it comes out of gear and the engine races, i have to bring it back to neutral for it to be able to go back into gear. we did replace the shift cable recently. Any idea why this would happen?
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    setting base timing

    Merc, carbed. 5.7L electronic ignition. Trying to set base timing and i have a question. Here are the directions that i follow step by step. I have a question with number six and with the final checking of the timing. 1 I installed timing shunt into the distributor 2 I have a timing...
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    torque specs

    can someone get me the head bolt torque specs for a force OE335955 90ELPT 1998.
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    strange no crank situation

    I have twin chryslers, carbed, older but not sure the year. It has those double ballast resistors in it. the starboard one was just working fine then one day it wouldn't even crank over. here were my steps to diagnose. Checked voltage at the solenoid, was recieving it from the key switch but...
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    aligning tranny to coupler question

    merc v-6, i am trying to align the tranny to the coupler on the shaft and i think i might be making it harder on myself than it actually should be. it sounds easy, just make sure there is not a difference of .003" anywhere around the two mating halves but for some reason i am having trouble...
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    is there a special tool for this

    omc, 5.7 litre. not sure year or anything but i don't think that will make a difference with the question. I am trying to replace the starter but one of the bolts on the starter is so close to the inspection plate i can't get any tool on it. i can't take off the inspection plate without taking...
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    What would be the next step

    Merc v-8 thunderbolt 4 fresh water. not sure year or model number. Had one cylinder (7) about 20psi compression, determined it had an exhaust valve that is either not closing all the way or tuliped. Don't remember the boat ever overheating. What would the next step be? Is the only next thing...
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    cylinders 5 and 6 low compression

    Merc 7.4L V-8. MPI. Bravo. I forget the engine number but it started as OL3...... i forget the rest. Boat sat for about 1 year, then was used once, then sat for another year. Did a compression test to see how everything was mechanically and here are the numbers 1=145, 3=150, 5=125, 7=150...
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    Exhuast manifold bolts rusted at threads

    mercruiser v-8 big block. after burning off the heads (what was left of them after the rust) i slid off the manifold but can't get the rest of the bolt out of the block because it is actually rusted where the threads are. Is it safe to use the oxy-cetaline around the surface where the bolts are?
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    Yamaha Gear case reassembly

    yamaha L200, 2001. To help identify, the prop shaft has a ring that the bearing carrier goes against then on the other side of the ring is the fwd gear and its bearings. I pulled out the bearing carrier but left the fwd gear and its bearings on the prop shaft. the book shows how to put...
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    prop shaft removal

    yamaha L200, trying to remove the prop shaft. got out the bearing carrier and the shift rod but prop shaft won't come out. It seems like the FWD gear hits the pinoin nut and won't let the prop shaft come out. The book doesn't give much help on what to do here. In the book i looks like they...
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    bravo transom assy question

    bravo 1, using the black service manual number 28 which has the right drive. not sure the year or numbers but i don't think that that would make a difference with this question. The drive turns on two pins that are located on the transom assy, one upper and one lower. The lower one is real...
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    how to measure for a new strut without original

    my strut was eaten away because a power line was left in the water. Not having the original to go off of, how would i measure the angle for a new one?
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    running engine off hose

    can cobra drives be run off the hose or do they not pick up enough water to cool the engine, are there any volvo drives that can't be run on a hose?
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    voltage at coil

    I have a mercruiser standard ignition (points) with a coil that is getting extremely hot. With ignition on i have 12.5 volts at the battery and about 10.5 volts at positive wire at coil, i would expect it to be around 9 volts with the resistor wire, is this 10.5 too much? If this is a problem...
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    hard starting

    Mercruiser 4cyl. inline. I forget what year. It has that stupid destributorless ignition system (no coil). After it is warmed up it is hard to start, have to put the throttle all the way foward to get it to start. Comp. is good carb was rebuilt, plugs were cleaned. has a new fuel filter...
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    shifting problem after allready doing some work

    i have a mercruiser I/O alpha gen I. engine serial number L897912. 350 CID. Horizon. MPI not sure the year. Have a shifting problem, it stalls coming out of gear, i first messed with the adjustments on the cables and that didn't work, i then messed with the tab that controls the button to...
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    Looking for a price on a boat.

    My friend has got a bertram 20' sportsman model 1968. He is trying to sell it but we are having trouble finding how much it should go for since it is a rare model. Anyone know off hand how much or if there is a book or website that would tell about this model?
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    comes out of gear

    I have a merc, alpha gen II drive that comes out of gear, i have to slow down and it goes back into gear. is there some kind of adjustment for this?
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    sounds like a helicopter

    Yamaha 90 ETLJ is making new noise kind of sounds like a helicopter or the noise from when you put a baseball card in the spokes of your bike. It doesn't do it at full throttle, it runs real good at full throttle and doesn't make that noise. It has always been a quite engine and this is a new...
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