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    Bravo one drive trim line manifold removal help

    I'd be searching for a new one, since removal may crack aluminum? Good luck!
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    Mercruiser 6.2 whining noise

    Go buy a cheap stethoscope at harbor freight to help isolate noise. My alternators are located on port sides. Sometimes they whine.
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    Mercruiser 6.2L Bravo 3 I/O alignment problems

    Are forward motor mounts tight??? You may have bumped gimbal bearing and knocked center "off center" when you pulled out spline. sh--- happens. 2017 boat should not have any stringer of transom rot. Otherwise, I'd recommend examining stringer (mounts) and transom. Suggestion: Stick alignment...
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    Alpha drive will lower but not raise

    BAD CONNECTION! Clean all connectors. Salt water boats are bad about the green stuff.
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    Extreme rust removal tips

    Salt or Fresh water motor? If salt, pitch it because the insides look like your photo. If fresh and you can access area with an air hammer to LIGHTLY chip off heavy rust, then I'd try that first followed by a cup brush, then OSPHO treatment and then prime and paint. How's your thin sheet metal...
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    Maybe gimbal bearing?

    saltwater boat? Buy stethoscope and try to locate grinding before tearing everything apart on motor. At high RPMs motor noise will usually hide issues. Regardless, pull OD and inspect bearings and "slop," just to be sure and also start maintenance schedule. Log everything! At least that part...
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    MERCRUISER BELL HOUSING

    More than once. If you can get into clean metal it will work. You will have to grind a bunch! He should try or search market for used or new.
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    Transom plate question

    UR 100% correct! I built an aluminum tuna towner one time using MIG w/o spool gun and went through about 100 tips-Like pushing wet noodles through a cat's butt. Bird nests too!!!
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    Transom plate question

    any good TIG welder should be able to fix it.
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    Can I Add a Trim Position Guage?

    Does it have switch on right side of OD or is OD switch there but it is just defective or has one and no gauge indicator at helm to provide you with the trim angle. A photo may help. Regardless, I suspect you may have to plumb wiring by removing complete OD. I am surprised it didn't come with...
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    MERCRUISER BELL HOUSING

    Where is the crack? Can you TIG it?
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    No Start, but should

    "Pop" in exhaust??? Sounds like distributor went in incorrectly and out of time. Been there too! Pull valve cover and plugs and bring #1 cylinder up (blows your finger out of sp hole). Your timing mark on harmonic balancer should be in line with timing tab 0 mark. You may have to bump starter...
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    Opinions on shop's quoted Bravo 3 maintenance cost

    and I cannot get a definitive answer why the 18mm is skipped in most metric packages?? It is used on a 1995 Chevy truck, too!
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    Opinions on shop's quoted Bravo 3 maintenance cost

    Except you will always need an 18 MM and they are seldom in package deals.
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    Opinions on shop's quoted Bravo 3 maintenance cost

    I'm OLD!
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    Alpha One - Stainless Upper Steering Pin or Not?

    Maybe fresh water boat???
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    Cracked spark plug porcelain-timing?

    Yes, I have cracked them by binding them up against exhaust manifold w/o using a U joint on the end of a 5/8" deep well. Not a lot of room. I have also cracked them by getting lazy and installing exhaust manifold w/o removing plugs. Too much weight will crush plugs and you will slip!!! I later...
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    Trim not going down

    My switches are sealed in top of shifter/throttle arms (plastic caps). And, they are old. I am afraid to try to pry out (if I could), unless I absolutely have to . So far, they haven't been an issue or failing, but sooner or later salt spray will get into them and develop corrosion. My Alphas...
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    Alpha One - Stainless Upper Steering Pin or Not?

    Cup brush it, then OSPHO and then good primer and top coat. Yours are nicer than my Bravos.
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    Shift cable adjustment

    maybe a counter rotating drive but I'd bet that you missed something. That OD keyway, I BELIEVE only has a 90 degree arc between reverse and fwd. You will need a buddy to do the shifting while you watch keyway. Precisely in the middle of arc is neutral. My Alphas always made some sort of...
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