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    Alpha one lower unit interchange from 4cyl to 6 will it work?

    Hi I have a 1989 Sea sprite mark II with a 170hp mercruiser 4.3 liter v6 engine. It has an alpha one outdrive s/n oc650434 gear ratio 1.84:1. I picked this boat up for cheap Its lower unit is pretty much toast. The previous owner did not winterize the boat properly and the lower unit cracked at...
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    1971 100hp johnson

    this thing has officially ruined my weekend...I have a 71 100hp johnson that was running fine last week. took it out friday and it had a horrible missfire on cyls 3&4 so i rebuilt the carbs, replaced the plugs, gap on the points is .010. the amp box is less than 1yr old, and now it runs worse...
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    1971 johnson 100hp not firing

    I have a 1971 johnson 100 hp model #100ESL71A I was having a problem with having a dead cyl bank on left side of motor facing motor from behind and found i had a worn point that wasn't opening. I replaced points and tried going to lake boat fired right up ran for 10 min at idle and died. I now...
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