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    Alpha one gen 2 1 mounted too high.

    Re: Alpha one gen 2 1 mounted too high. Here is a pic when the transom was finished. I dont have stringers like many other boats but there is steel bars glassed in (the round things) bechause the boat is pretty tall. The transom was rebuildt since some of the last owner put a omc cobra in and...
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    Alpha one gen 2 1 mounted too high.

    Re: Alpha one gen 2 1 mounted too high. The prop is not looking too good, but there is nothing on the bottom that gives trouble.
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    Alpha one gen 2 1 mounted too high.

    Hi. I have a mercruiser 4.3 With a alpha one gen 2 outdrive. The engine has New filters and ignition is correct. My transom was totally rotten so it was rebuildt, but now the anti ventilation/cavitation plate is 1 inch over the bottom of the boat. When i was on the water this summer i could...
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    Bolt size cobra y pipe

    Hi. I am about to reinstall my engine, but i cant fint the bolts to mount the y-pipe to the transom :facepalm: . Can anyone help with the right size please? Thanks LP.
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    Gasket kit for gm 4.3 omc.

    Hi everybody :) I must change my intake gasket, so i desided to change every gasket in the engine. A friend who knows engines has checked the pistons an cylinders and says they look good. No big scratches or anything. The problem is to find what gasket kit i need. The engine is a 1988 omc...
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    Can i use a vp sx-a transom cutout for my omc cobra transom?

    Hi. I have recieved a transom cutout template, but it says sx-a. Anyone know if i can use this for my OMC cobra -88 transom?
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    OMC 4.3 with strange rattling noise.

    Hi. I have this noise in front of my engine, and it sounds like it is from the timing chain. I have never heard this sound before, but it showed up after oil change. The oilpreassure also seems to be too high. It goes up to 80psi as soon as i rev the engine up a little bit. When it is hot it...
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    Omc 4.3 engine alignment after sei rebuild.

    Hi :) I have rebuildt my omc transom using the sei conversion kit. Everything worked out wery smooth and i used approx 4 hours on the job. Here comes the problem. I thought i had aligned the engine good enough, but when i was out on the sea there was a grinding sound coming from the transom...
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    Mercruiser alpha 1 gen 2 serial id

    Hi. I bought a mercruiser drive last week, but the owner didnt know too much about it. It has serial 0w548135. Anybody have any info about this number? Thanks :)
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    Use alpha gen 2 on a omc transom.

    Hi. My cobra leg is getting very worn out and i was thinking about using a merc leg and and a conversion kit. The engine was rebuilt 2 years ago and i dont want to replace it yet. I see that there is need of a modification, but where and what? Is it complicated or does anyone have some...
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    Manual for volvo penta aq140 -78

    Hi. I need help getting a manual for this engine. Seems to be some problems with the ignition and some other issues :(
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    Help identify my omc 4.3

    Hi. I have a -88 4.3l omc wich is rebuildt by the previous owner. He says that the engine is a 205 hp. The plate with modelnr is lost so i am not sure about what he says. The carb is a roch quadrajet r4 4mv 17085010. It is power steering and freshwater cooling system. Is it enough info...
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    Identify my cobra outdrive

    Hi. I am trying to identify my drive by the serial number on the upper housing with no luck. Could anyone here please help me with this? The sign says: 984542 and type t0529599. The drive says 5.0l but my engine is the 4.3l ho 205hp. What i am looking for is the year and ratio bechause...
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