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    Outdrive Replacement Question/Help.

    I have a Sea Ray 1975 powered by a Mercruiser 888 (Ford 302). The outdrive is a Mercruiser Pre Alpha (http://www.mercstuff.com/drive_idprealpha.htm). I have a neighbor who offering me his outdrive for $300. Which I need, if it fits. :confused: I believe that it is a Alpha 1 but I am not...
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    Merc Tools Link

    Hey guys, I stumbled upon a link of Merc Tools that I wanted to share. Might be useful to some of you. Good luck. http://www.pfs-ware.com/WhitePapers/pdf/MercTools.pdf
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    888 mercruiser won't start...

    Hi guys and girls and thank you for all the future help. I have a 1975 Mercruiser 888 engine that was running nice after I tuned it up and everything. Well I had a small overheating issue and I decided to take a look at the exhaust manifolds. I cleaned them out and returned them on the...
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    Stern Drive Tips

    Hello everyone. I have a Mercruiser 888 motor and stern drive. I need to take off my stern for inspection and cleaning. I also need to change the impeller. I just wanted to ask is there anything I should be extra careful with when doing this.:confused: Any advice or tips would be great...
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    Gasket Material?

    Hello everyone. I?m working on a Mercruiser 888 (Ford 302) and I need a lot of gaskets. I was wondering if there is anything that you can buy to cut out your own gaskets. :confused: Its going to be expensive replacing all of these and on top of that i need to wait a long time for them to ship...
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    I need your opinion!!!

    I have a 1976 Sea Ray SRV 220, Mercruiser 888. My boat will not go into reverse and many of you have told me that I have a bad lower shift cable. I haven?t had the chance to look at it. I will tomorrow (my day off) finally :D I did some research online to where I can order it and how much...
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    Won?t reverse!

    Hello everyone, I turned on my boat (1976 Sea Ray SRV 220; Engine: Mericruser 888) to see if it would turn on again after two weeks. Second time I turn this thing on since I fixed it. Anyway, it runs good. :D The engine is not loud and it runs nicely. BUT when I put it into reverse, the...
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    Trim Motor Problem!

    For some reason I cannot lower my propeller. :confused: It?s in the up position and cannot go down. The trim motor can be heard running when I press the ?down? button. Nothing happens when I press the ?up? button or the ?up/down? button. Before I added the oil, the up button would make the...
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    Registration Issues.

    Hello everyone, I?m going to try to explain this best I can. It?s a difficult situation so any help would be greatly appreciated. About 6 months ago a friend of mine told me that one of his military buddies was selling a boat (1976 Sea Ray) and that I should take a look at it. So I bought...
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    mercruiser 888 188hp engine coil wire problem

    Hello everyone, I want to thank you in advance for all of your help. This forum is great, so far i have learned a lot about my boat through this website. Let me start by mentioning that i have bought a new coil, distributor cap, spark plugs and spark plug wires. My problem is with the...
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