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    Used to be TBI, now Carb, need some ideas on "shift assist".......

    Removed 97 Merc 5.7 TBI, Installed 383 Carbed over winter, after a few days of tinkering with carb and timing I think I got it pretty good.... Issue now is it gets stuck in either reverse or forward.. I checked cables, they seem to move freely, I tried adjusting slider a bit in each direction, I...
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    97 Merc 5.7 / Alpha one outdrive

    I have a 97 Larson 226sei with a 5.7 Merc / Alpha one.... the motor seems tired, and for the past year hasnt performed like it used to... I just aquired I newly built 383 Stroker, built for circle track, built to make power 2800-7000 RPM I use the boat mainly for wakeboarding and ocean sprints...
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    Timing on 97 Merc TBI 5.7L

    Just changed dist to a MSD 8366 I did not time yet, but when I start she runs for a few seconds and dies... on the engine cover it says for timing see manual... I donot have one... any one know what I can do ??? Also when going to start I noticed it takes a few seconds for fuel to start coming...
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    97 Mercruiser 5.7 Starting issues....

    Starts after 4-5 seconds of crank time, sometimes less, sometimes more... used to surge but hasn't in a while.... doesn't really stall, once in a while maybe... But after shutting off, seems when hot, she does not start until we wait for a few minutes... Thinking ign module or distributer...
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    97 Larson with 5.7 Mercruiser... Shift Issues

    My prior post included another issue that I was having with RPM's surging and and occasionaly stalling... I do still have this issue.... but this weekend a new issue started. I am having a real hard time putting the boat in forward and reverse, and an even harder time going from forward to...
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    97 Larson with Merc 5.7 TBI

    Takes a bit to start (3-4) seconds or crank time. sometimes starts and dies right away, some times stays running a few seconds, sometimes stays running fow a while and surges, idles goes up to 2000 and back right away, even in forward, if we are just cruising same thing.. New plugs, wires, coil...
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    Alpha one outdrive won't go past half up...

    Tilt meter shows just above half, pump acts like all up, doesn't bins, just doesn't activate, goes all the way down and back up to just over half...
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    1997 Merc 5.7 Stalling after 15 Seconds

    End of last year we got water in engine, didn't know tried to start and cracked flywheel, removed all plugs drained water, filled with oil, did like 5 oil changes. REplaced flywheel, did comp check, all between 155 and 160.. re-installed engine last night, started first shot, but runs for 15...
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    1985 Johnson 185 Start / Power Problems

    Rebuilt past winter, about 20 hours on it since, did do proper re-break in.. Takes a good 5-10 minutes to start, I think choke selenoid (even though it does click when key is pushed) when I manually open the lil red lever she does fire up a little.. once finally started and warmed she will idle...
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