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    Volvo service manuals and help identifying the year of a motor and drive

    is there anyplace i can download a manual for an AQ275 i am about to remove one from an 86 bayliner to see if i can save the transom bayliner is missing the motor it was a 305 chevy i just picked up a 1966 marktwain that some one has installed a newer volvo AQ275 with a a 260 B motor i...
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    MC 1 in place of an Alpha 1

    ​Can i install an MC 1 in place of an Alpha 1 boat is a 1987 with the 4.3 i have 3- outdrives a 1979 898 mid 70s,888 and a 74 165 straight 6 i realize that the gear ratio is not quite right 4.3 should be 1,83-1 and the others are 1.65 or 888 is a 1.50-1 ( why did the old 165 hp 6 run a higher...
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    power steering

    i have a 1993 mercruiser 5.7 Sn OF 277191 the power steering is real hard at low speed works fine at high speed have checked and lubed the cable and steering points every thing moves freely . first time i took the boat out the power steering pump was out of fluid PO left a bottle of trans...
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    Volvo Cobra SX Drive

    i just bought a 1997 4 winns bow rider with a Volvo Cobra SX OD motor block is junk interior is junk no canvas but the price was good i am trying to decide if i want to fix the boat or part it out or save the OD for different boat how good are these SX Drives, if i get crazy and want to build...
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    OUT Drive Pressure test

    i have a 1993 Alpha 1 with a remote gear lube tank SN OF235939 i would like to do a pressure test on the boat does the tank have a check valve or should i just pinch the line? if i pressure test with the drive off how do i plug the hole? i noticed last year that it seemed to leak by the oring...
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    1993 Alpha1 stiff steering

    Transom SN OF326150 OD SN OF 235939 1993 Crownline 21' cuddy my power steering is real stiff until almost wide open throttle then it loosens up i took the steering cable loose and it moves real easy the out drive was a little stiff and i can feel the pressure on the steering rack when i...
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    alpha 1 grease points hard steering

    i have a 1993 alpha 1 drive sn OF235939 transom sn OF277191 is there a grease zerk for the top of the OD where it turns part manual does not show it and i cant find it and is there any grease zerks on the power steering rack one is shown on the parts list but i cant see it on my boat having...
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    93 Crownline CCR210 wiring issues

    This has a 5.7 SN OF277191 Thunderblot IV ( anyone have a link to download the correct manual for this?) PO installed an older engine in it an i am trying to get it all sorted out i have 2 wires with connectors that fit the coil stud but seem to be connected to ground one is in the...
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    Mercruiser Thunderbolt 5 ignition timing

    ok the boat is a 1993 Crownline 21' cuddy 5.7 SN OF277191 at least that is what it is suppose to be PO put an older motor in it 1st question is timing the manual says to ground a purple/whit wire that comes off the front of the distributor i don't have one ? that section also talks about...
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    5.7 oil baffel

    i have a 5.7 chevy that does not have a baffle or windage tray in it how important are those in a boat how is the stock mercruiser one mounted? do they use studs on the main bolts or are the main caps drilled for studs? thanks for the help
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    older chevy V8 on a 1994 Alpha one od

    i have a 1994 Alpha1 od that some one put a older style Crate Motor supposedly 350 V8 with the 2 piece rear main in the boat motor has a bad vibration (Even with the OD removed ) i cant see anything wrong with the fly wheel or coupling and have changed the harmonic balancer. i thought...
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    Repower with older motor

    i am looking at a 1993 boat with a 5.0 ford OMC Cobra that is shot can i put a 302 out of a 1974 mercruser in place of it or will that be a mess like will i be able to use one of the couplings or get one that fits the old mortor and nwe drive shaft thanks
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    motor coupling or prop bushing slipping

    i have a 1980 celebrity 19' openbow 305 chevy 228hp i am trying to figure out if my motor coupling is slipping and then locking up again or slipping slightly i would think that if it slipped real bad a couple of times it would just let go and continue to slip or if i have a bunch of props that...
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    Help what out drive do i have

    i have a 1980 228 Mercruser SN 5765260 is this OD considered a pre Alpha OD the chiltons says it is a Model 1 or I or does that mean Alpha 1 i need to adjust or replace the lower shift cable and i find all different instructions on the setting of the lower shift cable my Chiltons says 6.25"...
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    shift cable adjustment

    i have a 1980 228 Mercruser SN 5765260 i find all different instructions on the setting of the lower shift cable my Chiltons says 6.25" i saw a video by Chris iboat member that says 6" i saw instructions from a parts supplier that satd to set the length at where ever the shifter is when...
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    chevy to ford swap

    i have a boat with a 302 ford merc 188 out drive 1986 i think and a boat with a bad 305 chevy 1989 Merc 205? how hard would it be to stick the ford in place of the chevy? thanks
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