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    Thanks!!!!

    Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that helped me with excellent advice...thanks to you guys boat is back in the water!!!! thanks once again you guys no your stuff!!!!:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::thumb::thumb:
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    drain plug question

    I tried some drain plugs and they dont fit what size do you guys suggest that would fit this hole?
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    question about throttle cable...

    hello I looked around in this fourm and couldn't find a spefic question as mine.. well finally got my motor started but when I engage it or even have it in netural I will have to go down quite a ways down on the throttle to have it actually start to rev up if your standing in front of the...
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    1978 cabolt interior help

    I have searched the fourm and couldn't find a topic as mine. I bought a used 1978 cabolt with all the panels off everything. does anyone have instructions on how they go back on? I have speaker and cigarette lighter connecters off and also have wood panels that I dont no where they go any help...
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    Fuel pump question concern

    Hey guys it's me again the newbie to boats feel like am swamping you with questions sorry next time I no about getting project boat.. Here's my question. I got a 1978 cobalt ford 351 v8. Question is am I suppose to hear the fuel pump make some sort of noise when I turn the key? I don't hear a...
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    gear lube omc 800!

    I have been looking for hours now and couldnt find the right information am looking for, i want to put new gear oil in my omc sterndrive 800 but the information i looked for is no where i.. question is how much oz would fill it up and what kind do i put in? so many different kinds i have read so...
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    having problem with trim/tilt anybody??

    am having problem with my trim tilt function. since I burly got the boat feom a couple don't no if it worked before. a guy told me that there's a function that suppose to lift motor up from front the end down towards water the tilt my stinger down to water. any who the motor section don't move...
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    changing oil 79 omc

    I looked and looked and couldn't xome up with a good fourm. how would I change the oil on a 1978 cobolt its a ford 351 v8 5.8 litter.. I can't find anything that sticks out the boat to able to drain it... please anyone.
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    starter selnoid connection help!!!

    i need help with the wirinf on my new starter.. the boat never came with a starter when I bought it. the starter I bought has an attached selnoid I believe the boat when it did have a starter had selnoids detached now ran into what wires go where and what is what... its a omc 351 v8 ford..
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    need help with starter selnoids wires

    hello. sorry for bugging so much.. but ran into a problem with my new starter.. I bought a new starter and it has an attach selnoids the old ones were not attached. do I just disconnect the old wires and connect to it the attached one? there's also two selnoids to the one that came with the...
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    need help with starter solenoid connection.

    I have a 1978 cobolt with a omc 351 5.8 litter and having problems with starter. starter is new boat didnt come with a starter the only wires I have there are the positive and negitive. the selnoids has 3 possible connections can someone help me to describe wgat connects to what am mind boggled...
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    Need Help with Tilt pump wires

    Hello i looked around and couldnt find a topic as mine, When i try to go up or down on my tilt motor pump all i hear is a humming noise and it wont move up or down, I dont no what else to look for, i ave two wires i connect tp the selnoids i think they go therre only 2 spots for them and just...
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    Need help with starter...

    Hello am a newbie to boats, I recently bought a used 1978 cobalt boat 19". I burly found out it didn't come with a starter. My question is what kind of starter do I buy for it since I don't got an old one to get the part number from... I was told engine was a ford 351. Engine model # 990251N...
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    need engine help and installing engine part PLEASE

    Hello am new to this i search around and couldnt find the same problem. I attached a few photos. i need help installing this new part which by the way i dont no what it is. Can some one explain what it is. Am new to boats am a good mechanic but not boat wise, Also could you explain where the 2...
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    Need help with engine and engine part PLEASE

    Hello am new to this i search around and couldnt find the same problem. I attached a few photos. i need help installing this new part which by the way i dont no what it is. Can some one explain what it is. Am new to boats am a good mechanic but not boat wise, Also could you explain where the 2...
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    Need Help with engine and part

    Hello am new to this i search around and couldnt find the same problem. I attached a few photos. i need help installing this new part which by the way i dont no what it is. Can some one explain what it is. Am new to boats am a good mechanic but not boat wise, Also could you explain where the 2...
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