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    3.8 Mercruiser overheating for the first time

    Hello all. 3.8 mercruiser with an alpha 1 drive. Had the impeller replaced at the beginning of the summer. Went out with it 5 times. No problems, except the carb had a big flat spot in it. I had the carb redone and completely gone though by a pro carb builder and had it set up for my area and...
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    Distributor Change Out to Electronic

    85 Larson with a 229 3.8 v6 4 barrel that has an 80 to 85 motor in it. Problem... runs at around 3400 WOT at 30 mph with a 17p prop on it at 5000 ft. Should run 4400 to 4800 WOT according to the manual. I have changed out the plugs, wires and cap and rotor and points. I had the carb worked on by...
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    A not so flawless install Alpha one. Help!

    I blew up my outdrive and bought a used one. I bought a new impeller kit for it and it seems that it is an "R" type instead of my old one is an "MR" type. It is an older unit than what I had. I hired a guy to help me that says he is a boat mechanic (out of work because of the economy) has all...
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    What Broke??

    Hello all. First off the stats: 1985 Larson 19 foot open bow with 3.8 V6 with and Alpha one with a 15X16" 4 blade aluminum prop. 3 weeks ago at the lake, the boat started shifting late, as in the motor was revving before it went into gear and it would clunk into gear hard, rpms were about 2k...
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    No Forward No Reverse

    Hello all. Had a bad day at the lake yesterday. First off the stats: 1985 Larson 19 foot open bow with 3.8 V6 with and Alpha one with a 15X16" 4 blade aluminum prop. Two weeks ago at the lake, the boat started shifting late, as in the motor was revving before it went into gear and it would clunk...
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    Trim and Smart Tabs

    Sorry if this has been covered before but I did a lot of searching on it in this forum and a lot of time on their web site and I did not find an answer to my question. Question is, Do Smart Tabs replace the need for the trim up and down button? My trim will go down and the trailer load button...
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    Lacking power

    Hello, This is my first post here so I wasn?t sure where to post this. I have an 85 Larson 19? open bow with a 3.8 185 hp Mercruiser with an Alfa 1 drive 1:84:1 ratio that I just got. According to the paperwork it weighs 2235lbs without the motor, so I?m assuming around 2800lbs with the motor...
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