shop manuals

[bobboater1]

i ordered shop manual for my mercrusiser. i have an alpha one also . question are their 2 different book. i engine 1 outdrive
thanks
bob

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

Yes, you need 2 manuals. Is your drive an Alpha I or an Alpha I Gen II?
Different manuals.

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

don how do i tell if it a 1 or gen II ? it says alpha 1 . could you tell me how to tell
bob

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

The easiest way to tell is by looking at it. If it has 4 thru bolts with nuts holding the upper and lower together, it's a Gen II drive.
The Gen II drives also started in 91 and go to present time, from 90 and earlier were the straight Alpha I drives.

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

don where is good for a shop manual to buy

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

Your local Mercruiser dealer.

 

[ziggy]

Re: shop manuals

i just won me a bid on ebay for a mercrusier service manual. gonna send em off my bread and see if i get anything in return...if i do get the service manual i won the bid on, i'd recommend ebay as a place ya might get yer service manual at....i assume i'll get what i ordered. this will be the third service manual i've got off ebay.....
does anyone know if C-90-71707 is a 2 vol. set also? i only bid on the one book it looked like to me......it says mercruiser stern drive units and marine engines on the cover. so i got the impression this book is only one vol..........

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

i just brought the same book 2 days ago my buddy went thur 3 before getting the right one..this one is shop manual
bob

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

bobboater, I cannot tell you what manual you need if you don't state what you have, year, model, serial number, something. There are (at present) 42 service manuals, not counting the 5 Smartcraft manuals. You have to help by saying what you have, not what manuals you have, you may have the wrong thing.
Ziggy, I don't know if the old manuals came as volume 1 and 2 or not. They were usually in binders (the old original ones) not sure how the print them now.

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

89 350 mag with alpha 1 don . will post the book # as soon as i get it..


tHIS IS A USED MERCRUISER SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 17 MARINE ENGINES GM V-8 305 CID 5.0L / 350 CID 5.7L. THIS BOOK WAS PRINTED IN 1992.
don this is what coming. my local merc dealer is family owned i will buy from them next
bob

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

89 350 mag with alpha 1 don . will post the book # as soon as i get it..


tHIS IS A USED MERCRUISER SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 17 MARINE ENGINES GM V-8 305 CID 5.0L / 350 CID 5.7L. THIS BOOK WAS PRINTED IN 1992.
don this is what coming. my local merc dealer is family owned i will buy from them next
bob

That is the WRONG manual Bob. It'f for the 93 to 97 engines.
Assuming you engine is actually an 89 (Just because your boat is an 89, doens't mean the engine is) you need manual #15 for your engine, now if you actually have an 88, which is very possible, then you need manual #9.
Now you see why you need to use Engine serial numbers when looking for manuals, and parts and specs for Merc products.
One thing for sure, for your drive you need manual #6 which is online and free.
Here is the link to it.
http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/6/6covr3.pdf

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

don i see i got the wrong one will things be similar???thanks for the link to the outdrive..how do you get them???next manual merc dealer unless i am sure thank you
bob

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

There are some things similar, but do you know which ones are simialar and which ones aren't?

The link to the outdrive is there, just move your cursor and find the links to the different sections on the index page. Then download and save the sections you want to your computer.

next manual merc dealer unless i am sure thank you

Say What?

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

don i mean i should buy it at the dealer to get the right one
bob
thank you

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

don i mean i should buy it at the dealer to get the right one. don i mean i am stuck with book the basic will be similar
bob
thank you

 

[Don S]

Re: shop manuals

You don't have to buy it from the dealer, you just have to know which one to buy.
What is the Mercruise Serial Number on your engine, with that I can tell you which manual you need. I am a Mercruiser tech.
Even if you are stuck with that manual, don't try to use it for your engine, it won't help. You don't know what is usable information and what isn't.
Either save it in case you buy a newer boat, or sell it on ebay again.

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

thanks don when i go to my buddys house where i have the engine in crate will that # from gm work block # or do i have to get it from motor in boat now that's being replaced
thanks bob

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

thanks don when i go to my buddys house where i have the engine in crate will that # from gm work block # or do i have to get it from motor in boat now that's being replaced
thanks bob

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

thanks don when i go to my buddys house where i have the engine in crate will that # from gm work block # or do i have to get it from motor in boat now that's being replaced
thanks bob

 

[bobboater1]

Re: shop manuals

thanks don when i go to my buddys house where i have the engine in crate will that # from gm work block # or do i have to get it from motor in boat now that's being replaced
thanks bob