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  1. brendanstl

    Alpa One Outdrive

    I had some engine problems once again so I took the old 350 mag out of the boat, tore it down and found that o spun a bearing. I was talking to my father today and he offered me his 400 bored 30 over which is a 406, there is no way I'm passing that one up. I was wondering if my alpha one will...
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    Trim pump

    I looked around and searched the site with no luck looking for an answer to my question. I have a hydraulic trim pump, I just rebuilt my engine and hooked my outdrive up, I tried to trim all the way up and it will only go a little more than half way but it trims all the way down. I do not have a...
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    Quicksilver laser 2

    I have a quicksilver laser 2 SS prop, I know that it is a 23 pitch by the 23P making but I cant figure out by the numbers what size it is. Does anyone know the Quicksilver laser 2 props well enough to tell how to figure out the size? I'm wanting to use my boaton the river and don't really want...
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    Frost Advisory

    There is a frost advisory for our area tonight, kinda worried considering the fact that I got back home about an hour ago from puting a fresh motor that I rebuilt in my boat because the guy I bought it from didn't winterize it. Only supposed to be a frosting for about 5 or 6 hours in the early...
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    Spark plugs

    I replaced my old alpha one 350 with a 95-00 350 short block and I need to know what spark plugs to use. Can I use regular spark plugs or do I need a mercruiser, quicksilver or sierra part number for a "marine" spark plug?
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    Intake Manifold

    Before I ask these questions I do have the proper manual for myh specific engine. I am reinstalling my intake manifold and was wondering if I need the rubber gaskets that go on the front and rear of the block where the maifold bolts down? By the looks of the manual it just shows RTV but I'm not...
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    Is this normal?

    While I was changing my water pump in my outdrive I noticed that the shaft was loose is this normal, once I put the water pump back in it was fine. I added a link to a video that I took of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UCCE8-M0Q
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    Oil pressure sender switch

    Where is the oil pressure sender switch located at on a 1989 350 mag?
  9. brendanstl

    Fuel Pump

    I pulled my mechanical fuel pump apart on my 350 mag to find a bunch of milky liquid. Do I need to rebuild or just clean it all up. Do they sell a rebuild kit for it?
  10. brendanstl

    350 mag Pictures

    Could someone be so kind to post a bunch of pictures of your 350 mag pre MPI? I took a bunch of pictures before I tore mine down so I could look at them to reassemble after changing motors but somehow they got erased from my memory card. My main reason for needing them is so I can see how they...
  11. brendanstl

    Trim pump

    Anyone know where I can find a cap for the trim pump reservoir? This is what my pump looks like. I think I need a new cap because when I run the drive up and down it is leaking through the pin hole in the cap.
  12. brendanstl

    350 Rebuild Gaskets

    I'm in the process of repowering my boat at the point of puting the whole motor back together and I was wondering if I can get away with just using a Fel Pro gasket set instead of buying an OEM set for near 200 dollars. I found a set of marine head gaskets for a reasonable price and ordered them...
  13. brendanstl

    Repower problem

    I bought a boat from a guy that "forgot" to winterize his boat and got it for a great deal knowing I would need a new motor. I bought a running 350 from a 1995 chevy van, brought the motor home today and started tearing it down to install all my parts from the old motor that were still good...
  14. brendanstl

    Exhaust Manifolds

    I had a cracked manifold and decided to buy a pair from a guy on feebay. Before I bought the manifolds I did some checking online to see if these would work since the ones I was buying were stamped with Mercruiser and the ones I had were not, through my search I found that the ones on feebay...
  15. brendanstl

    Need Help

    I had a cracked exhaust manifold and searched online for two new ones and found someone who had two OEM mercruiser exhaust manifolds for sale cheap. The two that were on the motor had a part number of 87114BC2 and the new ones have a part number of 860246. Before I bought them I checked online...
  16. brendanstl

    Sierra or Quicksilver

    I know that Quicksilver brand is a OEM mercruiser part and Sierra is an aftermarket but what does everyone prefer when replacing parts in their boat? OEM is typically more expensive when you are getting your car worked on but it seems that the Sierra and Quicksilver parts are pretty close in...
  17. brendanstl

    Alpha one outdrive

    I just pulled my outdrive apart and I have a few question, it's a alpha one gen 1. First off how much oil should have been in it? I attached a picture below showing the only three gasket (one of them being stainless steel) that were below the pump housing but the rebuild kit shows six parts that...
  18. brendanstl

    Cracks in fiberglass of bilge area

    I have my motor out for a repower and noticed a few small cracks in my bilge area in the fiberglass. I was pressing on the fiberglass to see how strong everything was when I noticed some cracks that were about 1 1/2" to 2" long, when I pressed on them some ugly gooey looking water seeped out...
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    Thermostat

    I took the thermostat housing off of the manifold to remove the thermostat and cant figure out how to take the stat out of the housing, it's off of a 1989 350 mag, any suggestions? It looks like something is holding it in there.
  20. brendanstl

    89 Alpha 1 Outdrive Question

    I just decided to check the fluid level in my outdrive while I have it pulled for a repower, upon removing the oil vent plug the plug shot out across my garage and oil sprayed out everywhere like it was under pressure, is this common? I just bought the boat so this is my first time checking the...
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