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    1984 Mercruiser Alpha 1 No Reverse Even With Replaced Spool Assembly

    Hi All, I have this Alpha 1 lower unit up on the bench completely disassembled and I still cannot get reverse gear to engage correctly. With the gears installed in the lower unit, I can manually turn the shift shaft and engage forward and neutral but there doesn't seem to be enough "throw" in...
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    Mercruiser Alpha - Not Enough Throw In Lower Shift Cable To Get Into Forward

    Hi All, I've got an older (84) Mercruiser IO with an Alpha drive that has been having shift problems for some time. Original shift problems ranged from the kill switch activating when you gave the boat too much forward throttle to killing the boat in reverse. Since I figured this boat has...
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