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    Six Tidy Shift Question

    <br /><br />1. If switch "D" is pressed in, should the engine be running? <br /><br />2. If the roller reached position "A" or "C" should the engine be running**? <br /><br />3. Should the roller ever reach "A" or "C"**?<br /><br />4. If the shift is in neutral is it in position "B" or just...
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    Out 180

    If I'm out 180 - can't I just switch the wires around on the distributor 180 and be right on?
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    Carb Issue

    Engine S/N: OC527124<br />Transom S/N: OC700948<br />Drive S/N: OC751904<br />Engine: 350 Magnum Rochester 4 bbl<br /><br />New engine in. first time start... and no Power to Coil...<br /><br />Update coil issue resolved now I have another issue. Despite newly obtained verification of spark, new...
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    Oil Pressure Switch

    Engine S/N: OC527124<br />Transome S/N: OC700948<br />Drive S/N: OC751904<br />Engine: 350 Magnum<br /><br />Where does the oil pressure switch that goes back to the audio alarm screw into the engine? I'm all set with the oil pressure sender. It's the switch for the buzzer I'm asking about.
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    Wiring Diagram 350 Magnum

    Engine S/N: OC527124<br />Transome S/N: OC700948<br />Drive S/N: OC751904<br />Engine: 350 Magnum<br /><br />New engine in. first time start... and no Power to Coil, have traced with Clymer book as best I can (crap book). I have seen some great PDF files on this site for other motors looking for...
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    Drain Plugs Yes / No?

    Question~ my brand new engine's (350 Magnum) water jacket drains have been sealed by the engine builder with 1/4 inch plugs and I cant get them out! I think there is lock tight on the threads as I've broken two 1/4 inch allen wrenches trying to back them out. I was thinking about using heat...
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    Will it Float?

    Mercruiser Magnum 350 ~ Alpha 1 combination w factory /Thru-Hull Exhaust. Transome plate where exhaust would have gone thru is factory sealed with a metal plate. Do I need an exhaust bellows if the transome plate is sealed?<br /><br />BP
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    Starter Noise

    Over the winter i rewired my dash. I was having a problem with getting voltage to the coil. 89 Mercruiser 350 magnum would turn over but not fire. Fixed the problem, but when I went to start today i was greeted with a clucking sound from the starter as though something was holding the engine...
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    Ideas About An Inexpensive Sound System?

    I have a 1989, 23 foot Glastron Futura. I am interested in upgrading the power and speakers for my radio. It already has a perfectly fine am/fm with CD which I do not want to replace, but the 4 small JVC box speakers sound tinny, and don't turn up over the wind. I am interested in a fundamental...
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    What's best gel coat / paint / Awlgrip?

    Assumptions, work will be done above the waterline. I want to make the blue part of my boat blue again. So what is the best solution?<br /><br />Thanks in advance<br /><br />BP
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    Thermostat

    89 350 Magnum - quick question- thermostat goes in with the spring pointing toward the sky right?
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    Sputter - Pop - Fart - Go like Heck and Back

    All right guys- Need advise on an 89 Mercruiser 350 Magnum Alpha One, Rockchester 4bbl. Complete top end rebuild over the winter. Now have 160 psi all around, new head gasket, heads plained and pocket ported, 3 angle valve job, new valves, 16 new springs, all new gaskets, valve lash adjusted...
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    Bosch Platinum 4 way

    <br /><br />Has anyone used these plugs? What are your thoughts?
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    Anti - Siphon Valve

    Where is it? What is it? What does it look like? How do you test to know if you have a bad one? Where can you get one?
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    Anti - Siphon Valve

    Where is it? What is it? What does it look like? How do you test to know if you have a bad one? Where can you get one?
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    Gimbal Bearing Replacement Post-Mortem

    I want to make sure I have done my Gimbal bearing replacement correctly on my 89 Mercruiser Alpha One Outdrive, this is what I did: I pulled my outdrive; pulled the Gimbal bearing; drove a new replacement bearing home by the race till there was a change in the sound of the hammer (from hollow to...
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    Trashed u-joint end shaft wanted

    I'm interested in making an alignment tool does anyone have one they would be willing to part with?
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    Calling all old salts

    I took the outdrive(Mercruiser Alpha One)off my boat because I need to replace the gimble bearing. So... I now have a hole where the outdrive used to be. Looking up that hole I can see all the way up to the coupling at the back of the engine. As I look in that hole where is the gimble bearing...
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    Merc Alpha 1 350 down need advise

    Some folks like to sail, some folks like to fish. Myself I like to go fast. Last august I bought a 1989 Glastron Futura 227 SL. I have used this boat nearly every weekend since I bought it. It has grown to be very fun hobby for my wife, my girls, and myself. <br /><br />Last night was the end...
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