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    Half moon gear not lining up

    I have a 1972 165hp GM250CI I6. I have been assembling a stash of spare parts and decided to have a spare outdrive for emergencies. I picked it up today and when i tried to install it on the boat tonight the half moon gear for the tilt was out of alignment by a fraction of an inch. Just enough...
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    Problems Throttling Up

    Hello Gang, I have a 72 Grew SS195XL. The engine is a GM inline 6 165HP. It starts first turn of the key each time and performs beautifully on plane. When I throttle up, I have do it VERY slowly at first or the engine backfires and dies, once over around 2500 rpm I can hammer it. I rebuilt the...
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    Large amount of soot when running on hose

    The last couple of times I have run the boat in the driveway it seems that the exhaust water has more soot than usual. What can this be a sign of?
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    Selectrim is stuck fully up

    Thanks to the iboats crew I just solved a steering issue, so next on the list is a problem with the selectrim. This is a 1972 165hp inline 6 chevy 250. The selectrim wants to work, it slightly wiggles the jack screw but won't acctually move the block down. I have given it some grease in the zerk...
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    Much harder to steer to port than starboard

    I have a 1972 Grew 195XL with 165hp chevy inline six. I finaly got it on the water this week and the steering is having problems. The steering works fine at idle but as soon as I give it some power it becomes very hard to steer to port. I have lubricated the entire system and it seems a little...
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    Mystery (to me) Part

    I have aquired many extra parts as I have been searching for the parts I needed. This came with an outdrive I bought just for the upper gearcase housing. I do not know what it is and that makes it hard for me to sell. Can anyone tell me what it is.
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    Seals on upper

    I can see the spring on the oil seal just behind the ball gear on the upper. Is this normal?
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    Upper gear set question

    I have two sets of upper gears, one is 16:21 one is 17:21. I did not label them so I do not know which is which. One of the 21 gears has a part number on it and one of them I can not find a part number. My question is are the 21 gears the same or is each one specific to the 16 tooth and 17 tooth...
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    Starboard manifold hotter than port side

    Hello all, I hope this is not as stupid as my last question. I finally have my 1974 electric shift 190 hp Ford 302 running in my driveway with a T flush fitting on the hose that runs from the intermediate to the thermostat housing. I let it idle for 20 minutes and the temp leveled out at about...
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    How to get at spark plugs '74 ford 302

    I have been trying to figure out if it is possible to change the spark plugs on my boat without having to remove the manifolds. I can only get the spark plug socket over one plug on each side. Do I need a special tool to get at these or is the only way to remove the manifolds???
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    Cost of OMC outdrive replacement

    I have located a complete 1980 OMC stringer outdrive from a donor boat that the engine was the only thing the gentleman needed. He is selling the whole unit from the engine back(bell housing, intermedite, trim, steering, throttle and outdrive). Does anyone have a guess as to what I might offer...
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    Swapping OMC Outdrives

    With help from this forum, I was able to find out that it is possible to swap a 74 electric shift outdrive with a 1980 outdrive. It is a very nice retired gentleman who is selling the 80 at a fantastic price. I will not know until I see it if it is the original hydraulic assist or has been...
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    Swaping OMC Stringers

    I was given a boat with a 1974 OMC Ford 302 V8 Model # 990220R Electric Shift. Can I put an outdrive from 1980 305 V8 onto this engine if I change the shift cable as well? I do not know if it still has the hydraulic shift from 1980 (Unlikely I understand)or if has been replaced with the...
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