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    mercruiser 888 unknown part

    I removed the lower unit of my 888 and found a small metal plate with small holes drilled in it laying next to the water pump, its about 1.5 " wide and 2" high it is shaped like a arched doorway. I have not seen this part in any breakdowns. is it ok to run without it? any info would be helpfull.
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    mercruiser 888 runs hot with muffs

    I bought a 1976 Sea Ray 20srv project boat,I installed new water pump (lower) and have flow through manifolds and risers,but engine runs hot after a few minutes but exhaust manifolds are cool, the thermostat is missing so I ruled that out,I also removed the circulating pump and that looked ok,I...
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    prop interchange

    I have a mercruiser 888 that could use a new prop,I found a good deal on a used prop off a 1987 mercruiser,the only #"s on the prop are 39120 and 141/2 by 19p. the prop on my unit now is# 48 78120, a40l 19p. is it possible to interchange the two props?
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    paragon v drive ratio

    I have a pair of paragon v drives mounted to chrysler 318's, the tags are missing on the v drives so its hard to id them. Is there any way I can find out the ratio without running them or disassembling ? thanks
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    v drive model?

    I just purchased a pair of running takeout chrysler 318's with paragon v drives,the tags are missing to identify the model ,ratio,ect. I have no idea what type of boat these came off. How can I identify these v drives?
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    mecruiser 888 project

    I am working on a 1976 sea ray 200srv with a mercruiser 888 stern drive.the tilt/trim pump motor runs in both directions but sounds like it dead heads in the up position and runs no load in the down positon,I tore it apart and found water and grey gunk in the ports.I soaked it with clean atf and...
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