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    140 mercruiser missing after it gets warm

    Boat runs great for about 30 minutes . Then if starts missing bad . Sounds like one or more of the plugs isn't firing . Gets worse the longer it runs . If I cut it off and let it cool off it runs good again . Also I smell gas when this is happening . I figure that is the gas not getting burned...
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    shifting problem

    I just installed a new SE106 out drive onto my 83 sting ray .When the boat isn't running it shifts fine . When the boat is running it shifts into forward fine but is almost impossible to get it out of forward and into neutral . Once in neutral it shifts to forward or reverse fine .
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    Bellows question

    I bought a new outdrive which should be here saturday . The old outdrive had leaked gear oil into the drive shaft bellows . Sat like that all winter . The bellows looks good but I'm concerned that the oil may have damaged the bellows . So should I change the bellows also . They were just changed...
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    new outdrive upper

    My mercruiser outdrive needs rebuilding and after looking up and pricing all the parts I have come to the conclusion that it would probably be smarter to just replace the whole upper . So I'm looking at the SE106, UPPER 1.94. My main question is what does the 1.94 stand for ? Is this some...
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    broken anti cavitation plate

    My anti cavitation plate has a big chunk broke out right at the trim tab . Its a piece about 6" long . Will this cause a problem ? I have the broken piece but it looks like cast metal and I don't think it can be welded . Thanks
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    does a rebuilt engine mean the original specs don't apply ?

    I have a 1984 140 HP mercruiser its in a 16' sting ray if that matters . Any way the boat use to run great then it quit cranking . It was obvious the electrical parts needed replacing so I replaced everything except the coil and the distributor . I made note of how everything was set before I...
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    Trailer light trouble

    MY trailer lights last about 3 trips to the lake . I back the trailer in and the water kills the bulbs . Is there a fix for this besides raising the light above the water level ? I used my dads boat alot when I was younger and never had this trouble with his trailer so I'm really puzzled as to...
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    Bellows help please

    I have been trying to change the bellows on my mercruiser alpha one outdrive . I cannot get the exhaust bellows to stay on . I glue it with mercury bellows cement then clamp it . When I trailer the drive up the bellows pops off of the bell housing houseing(Aft end ) . The other end holds fine ...
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    intermittent outdrive leak

    Hi I'm new here and new to owning a boat . I have a 1984 mercruiser 3.0 and it leaks water into the boat around the outdrive but ONLY when its trimmed up . When I drop the trim all the way the leak stops . I have done some research and bought a manual and I am preparing to change the belows...
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