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    Mercruiser 3.8 stripped dist. gear

    I recently put a froze up 3.8 mercruiser back together after many months of work. I took it out for the first test run, it was running great. Three hours later cruising around the lake slowing down to go through a channel and the engine quit with a bad noise. Tried turning it over and it would...
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    mercruiser 3.8 distributor gear stripped out

    I recently put a froze up 3.8 mercruiser back together after many months of work. I took it out for the first test run, it was running great. Three hours later cruising around the lake slowing down to go through a channel and the engine quit with a bad noise. Tried turning it over and it...
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    Alpha One hard to shift after replacing water pump

    I am nearing the end of a long and tedious boat overhaul and I am having probloems with it shifting now. before I pulled the lower shifting was fine, I replaced the water pump now it is hard to shift. Where the shift shaft sits it seems to be hitting. I thought I had it backwards or something...
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    84 chris craft 3.8L to 4.3L swap

    I recently acquired a '84 chris craft scorpion with a 229 cu.in. 3.8L Mercruiser. The 3.8 is pretty much junk, I was wondering which if any parts would work from my 3.8 on the 4.3. I have found a couple of 4.3's on craigslist, one fully dressed and another $400 cheaper w/out exhaust manifolds...
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    84 chris craft 3.8L mercruiser

    I recently acquired a '84 chris craft scorpion with a 229 cu.in. 3.8L Mercruiser. I was happy to get it for free but knew there had to be a catch, I was told the boat had sat a while but was unsure of any specifics of why it was no longer used. I took it home and started tinkering to find water...
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    JS550 Trim question

    Does anyone know if there was ever a quick trim system or any kind of trim system made for the JS550's. I love my ski but would like to do a little more fun stuff with it.
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    Johnson charging problems

    My johnson 115 is overcharging my battery. What causes this? I hooked up a multi meter to my battery and watched to see what was happening and why my radio would shut off only when the motor was running. The voltage slowly rises until the voltage gets to high for my amp then shuts itself off...
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    johnson 115 electrical problem

    I have a '79 johnson 115, when i am parked with the engine off my radio works perfectly. But when I start it the radio cuts out at higher than idle RPM's. I thought it was the radio so I ditched it and went to a amp instead and just hook an ipod to it. Still same thing, the amp is hooked...
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    89 kawasaki js550 starting problems

    I have an 89 js550 that doesn't ever seem to want to start. Is that just the nature of the beast with these or are there actually reliable js550's out there? It is a recently rebuilt basically stock 550. It had a total teardown 3 years ago when the stator let go and bent my crank. New crank...
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    '79 Johnson 115 No power

    Ok here we go, I have a 79 Johnson 115. I've had it 6 years or so now and feel I'm chasing a ghost. I consider myself quite mechanically inclined and am about to give up on this thing. When I first start it up cold it runs very well but has maybe half the power i know it has. If I start it up...
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