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  1. loppster

    Trim Cylinder question

    I have an Alpha 1 drive and one of my trim cylinders is leaking. I am troubleshooting to see if it is the line or the cylinder that is leaking. My question is, when putting the line on the cylinder, do you use anything on the threads of the line to make a perfect seal? Also, I am leaning...
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    Trim Cylinder leaking

    I have a 1983 Alpha/MR outdrive and while on the lake this weekend, I noticed some fuel leaking out after we stopped running. When I got the boat on the trailer, i noticed that the port side trim cylinder oil line was leaking. It was the long line that goes to the aft of the cylinder. What...
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    Need to replace belts

    I need to replace the PS and altenator belt on my '83 Merc 350 260HP. Does anyone know what size belts I need to get. The boat is an hour away and I would like to have the belts before the weekend.
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    Alpha upper gear housing

    I cracked the upper gear housing on my alpha one drive. I hooked the trim cylinder lines on one cylinder up incorrectly, thus one cylinder went up and the other down. I know it was a dumb mistake..... I have been told that this can be welded. Has anyone ever done this? Also, what kind of metal...
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    Trim cylinder question

    I have a Merc 350 with a Alpha one outdrive. One of my trim cylinders broke where the long ss line goes into it. The number stamped on the cylinder tube is 98704. When buying another cylinder, do I need to just make sure and buy a cylinder that has the same number on it? Or are there other...
  6. loppster

    Timing Procedure

    I have a Merc 350 V-8 260hp with a Thunderbolt IV ignition. Could someone give me the timing procedure for this engine/ignition setup? Thanks.
  7. loppster

    Vibration in Alpha drive

    A little background....I was out on the lake a few weeks ago and the engine(350 Merc 260hp) started missing. Had to remove the distributor to get the cap off. A couple of the screws were rusted on. Replaced the cap, rotor and the ignition sensor. Reset the timing and the engine runs fine...
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    Not my first SHT, but first as a boat owner

    I had just bought my first boat and before finalizing the deal, the seller wanted to take me out on the water for a test run. He wanted to make sure I knew everything I needed to about the boat. For the test drive, my dad had come along because he has owned a boat since I was yong and thought he...
  9. loppster

    1983 Elite 200

    Just bought my first boat and would like to find some kind of documentation on this boat. I have contacted Wellcraft, but was told that the doc's for this boat are no longer available. Can anyone steer me in the right direction to find something? BTW, We love the boat. Previous owners kept her...
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