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    88 Cobra 350 Backfiring on Acceleration

    Back again... Replaced my shift cable at the end of last season as it was shot and stalling the engine. Got her in the water once after that and she shifts great, but there were some definite carb problems. Didn't have the time myself this spring, so I took the boat in to the shop for a tuneup...
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    Shift Cable? ESA? Both? Other?

    I have an 88 OMC 350 with an ongoing stall issue moving from Neutral to Forward or Reverse under load. It's not just that it stumbles and sometimes stalls. It is impossible to get the boat in gear, no matter how fast or "decisively" you shift before it just dies. The carb has been rebuilt, new...
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    88 OMC 5.7 Stalls Under Load

    Finally took her out on the lake for the first time after tweaking the engine for most of the summer. Starts and runs fine in neutral, and the drive engages fine in my driveway on muffs. In the water, though, the engine stalls immediately when I put it in gear, forward or reverse. Sometimes...
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    88 OMC 5.7: ID this Sound

    New plugs, wires, points, set dwell, set timing. Still have this awful high pitched sound. Replaced water pump thinking it might be the source, but the whine is still there. (Video is before dwell and timing were set, so idle is much better now- but the high pitched sound is still the same...)
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    88 OMC 5.7 Idle Stall & Backfire at Higher RPMs

    Finally began working on the boat again after she's sat in the driveway for 3 years (job took over my life for a while). Engine was fogged and winterized before storage. I replaced the Quadrajet carb with a rebuilt Quadrajet a couple of weeks ago, as I'd had some issues with the old one...
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    5.7 acceleration issue

    Just put my OMC Cobra + 350 Chevy in the water for the first time of the season. Pulled drive and lubed, replaced plugs and cap/rotor when dewinterizing. She backed out of the marina OK, but when I put her in forward gear, she sputters, backfires and stalls. Messed around with the neutral...
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    Propping in Colorado

    Hi guys- I'm kind of a newb, bought this boat last summer and learning as I go. Just pulled the outdrive to grease things up for the season and wondering if I should change propping. She really struggles to plane with more than 2 people. Sometimes even with only 2 people. Most of my boating is...
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    OMC Cobra Outdrive - What is this?

    So, when I was winterizing my 88 Bayliner Capri in the fall, I accidentally removed the bolt (or what appeared to be a bolt) indicated in this photo. This is normally behind a plastic OMC logo cap which is missing on my outdrive. My question: What is this hole for, and how do I re-attach this...
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    OMC 350 Planing Issue - Fuel or Prop?

    Hi Folks- Thanks to help from several on this forum, I've resolved some of my issues with a 1988 Bayliner Capri 1950 (Rebuilt 350 and OMC Outdrive). Replaced Fuel Pump and Filters to resolve a no-start, then no idle situation. Now I have a new issue: Boat runs fine and hits 3000/3200 at WOT...
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    Hit Rock with 350/Cobra Bayliner...Engine Troubles

    I'm a newb to boats and the forum. Recently purchased a Bayliner Capri with a newly rebuilt 350 mated to a rebuilt OMC Cobra outdrive. Ran great... Took to Powell last week and bumped a submerged rock at wakeless speed. Saw it at the last second and killed engine/trimmed up but did have a little...
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