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    engine alignment

    im working on a 1992 wellcraft 19ft. it had a 4.3 in it but was taken out when i got the boat. i just got done putting a 305 in it today and have it running. now i have to align it but am having a problem with this. i loosened the engine mount nuts up andthreaded the lower nut all the way down...
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    fuel issue

    im working on a 1987 celebrity with a mercruiser 175 and alpha 1 outdrive. the guy that brought it to me said it needed a ignition moduel well that wasnt the case found the wires un hooked. the problem im haveing is fuel related. i took the carb apart and cleaned it plus a new filter checked all...
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    454 and alpha 1 drive

    i just got a boat given to me its a 1978 formula with a 454 and a alpha 1 outdrive. this is a matching set but i dont thing its origenal to the boat. how well does the alpha 1 hold up to the 454's?
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    list of mercruiser engines

    i was just wondering if mercruiser ever used the ford 460 in place of the 454? if so where would one get parts for it?
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    233 gear ratio

    i have a 1977 24ft sea ray with a 233 mercruiser and pre alpha drive. earlier i was reading a post and someone said that 233's have a 1.32 ratio. i did some searching and looked at mine and sure enough it does. i thought all v8's had a 1.50 ratio. would i benifit if i was to switch gears to a...
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    changing outdrives

    i ran into a guy the blew his outdrive up its a 20' starcraft aluminum boat with a 140 4cyl and a 1.98 gear ratio outdrive. i have a 1.84 that came off a 4.3. i looked in my manual and it shows the 1.84 for a 120 engine the wot rpm is the same for the 140 and 4.3. will this outdrive work for him...
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    more speed

    my cousin angot his boat done its a 79 sea ray 26ft with the 260 thunderbolt4 and a alpha 1 drive. we put this all in the boat. everything works fine except it tops out a 4000 rpm's and 30 mph. i know it may not me exact. it planes out but not all the way its like its not getting over the finel...
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    trim button

    ive been working on a 77 sea ray with a 260 thunderbolt 4 ignition and alpha 1 outdrive we put this setup in everything works great except the trim button. we replaced both trim switches the trim sender works for the guage it goes up when pushing both buttons and goes down but when trying to...
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    mercruiser 260 doesnt stop turning over when key is off

    my cousin just bought a motor with 50hrs on it. its a mercruiser 260 thunderbolt 4 with a alpha 1 outdrive. we was working on it today to do all the tune up stuff when we went to start it the motor kept rolling over when the key was turned off. the only way to stop it was to unhook the battery...
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    prop or coupler

    i have a 1977 sea ray with a 233 mercruiser and pre alpha outdrive. yesterday i took the boat for one last ride. it was a 3 our ride total on the way back i was cruising at 3200 rpms roughly 30mph. all of a sudden my rpm's jumped to 4000. i quickly idled down and trimmed the outdrive all the way...
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    another heating issue

    i have a 1979 sea ray with a pre alph outdrive 233 mercruiser. last year it ran at about 100-125 all day long this year i had to take the manifolds off and replace the gaskets. while they were off i cleand out alot of beach sand. in the process i found out there wasnt a thermostat so i got one...
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    getting the right prop

    i hope this is in the right spot. i have a 1977 sea ray 24ft 233 pre alpha out drive. the prop that is on there now is a 15 1/4 diameter with a 19 pitch. it gets out of the water excelent and when im on plane all trimed out i can get 38-40 mph at 4000 rpm's. i know my rpm's are low for the speed...
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    heating issue solved

    well i broke down and had the lower unit taken off and yes the impeller is shot. yes it was put in last summer brand new but paint stripper and rubber dont go together. i stripped the outdrive down and repainted it over the winter. im guessing some paint stripper got inside the water intake and...
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    thanks and new issues

    i just want to thank everyone that helped me with my wireing issues everything is working great. it shifts like its suppose to now. and even cuts out like it should when coming to neutrel. i have a 1977 sea ray with a 233 mercruiser pre alpha outdrive. but now my issue is today when i took it...
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    doesnt start tiil key is released

    ok now that my boat is done im getiing ready my cousins boat. i noticed it before but didnt pay to much attention to it. but somtimes when you start it it will just roll over til you let go of the key and then it will start right up. its a 1978 sea ray mercruiser 305 motor with the 898 out...
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    starts in gear

    ok im down to my last wiring correction i have a 1977 sea ray with a mercruiser 233 with a pre alpha outdrive. i want to stop it from starting in gear i have a white wire and a what looks like a brown wire coming out of the shifter box on the dash. i was told the white wire goes to the starter...
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    quicksilver trim gauge

    i have a 1977 sea ray with a mercruiser 233 pre alpha outdrive. i have a trim gauge on the dash but hasnt worked since i bought the boat. when the key is turned on the needle goes all to the top and when the key is off the needle moves down just a little bit. exactly how it it suppose to be...
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    engine mounts

    i have a 1977 sea ray with a mercruiser 233 pre alpa outdrive. i just put the motor back in last week. i got it running today and it had a noise coming from the coupler that it didnt have laster year. it is a new coupler when i was checking around at the back of the motor i looked at the rear...
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    another coupler questions

    does this coupler look bad? the globs around the hole look and feel like burnt rubber.
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    water shutters

    mercruiser 233 ok new question i got the y pipe off and apart i noticed the water shutters are gone it is a ring that slid out. where do i get them?
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