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    Restoring a chaparral 187XL

    hey guys, i have a 85 chaparral 187XL i bought for $400 with a ez - loader trailer. previous owner said engine was locked up, i found a bad ground and she fired up and ran good. im a mechanic by trade so i checked compression, oil pressure both were great and tuned it up and rebuilt the carb and...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 water flow help

    Hey all, I have a 1985 mercruiser 3.0l 140 and over the winter I put a new impeller in and sealed up lower and put new oil in. I changed all the bellows as well. This past week I got the boat out to go through my spring checklist and while running it on the muffs I noticed it pouring water out...
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    1985 mercruiser 140 lower shift cable replacement

    hey guys iv posted a few post on here and everyone has been extremly helpful. i finally got my 1985 chaparral 185 running and the engine runs well. but now i have found that sterndrive wont shift into gear. the shifter and mechanism on side of engine moves but the lower cable is frayed and just...
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    mercruiser 3.0 140 fuel pump

    hey guys iv done some searching and i know this topic has been covered alot but i still cannot find the answer i am looking for. my boat is a 1985 with a mercruiser 140 3.0 l in it and i got my boat running while dribbling fuel into the carb but the fuel pump is not pumping. i tried to run it...
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    Chaparral wiring help

    I have a 1985 chaparral 187xl and was hoping somebody could help me with wiring schematics. 1. I noticed the other day when I tried to start the boat that I had no power when turning ignition on. I pulled the fuse beside the ignition and put it back in and everything worked until I tried to...
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    Mercruiser 140

    Hey guys I’m new to the forums and to the boating community, I just done some trading on a 1985 chaparral 185xl with a mercruiser 140. Previous owner said it needed a starter which I found the starter is good but it needs a starter slave solenoid which I just bought. My question is I noticed...
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