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    Easy question

    I need your advise or opinion please. I am still working on my restore project and I'm getting close. I am restoring a 1980 Searay 260 with a single 5.7 mercruiser. I am down to the boat leveler tabs. I have found that the motor does not work, along with everything else electrical I have...
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    Ignition problem on 5.7

    My on going project :). I have a 2008 5.7 vortec Michigan Motors engine, no serial number, which I have rebuilt. I got it installed in the boat and started her up, purred like a kitten. I came across a couple of issues that I hope someone can help me figure out. First of all, when I turn the key...
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    Thank You

    I just have to say, you guys on this forum are the greatest. I have been a member 4 or 5 years and I cannot imagine finding more experienced and knowledgeable people. I haven?t posted a whole lot, but I have been lurking and learning. I just felt the need to say thank you for all the time you...
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    U joint bellows attachment????

    Still working on my project, gettin close :joyous:. I have an alpha 1 outdrive, took the bell housing off to change the gimble bearing, bellows, and general clean up. When I took the u joint bellows off I found that the ring on the transom, where the bellows is glued and clamped, was broken...
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    OK....another shift interrupter question please

    I'm still working on getting my 5.7 mercruiser hooked back up in the boat after a rebuild. I was reading some threads here about shift interrupter problems and realized I didn't remember one on my engine. I also have a 20' Reagal with a 3.0 Mercruiser, so I know how it is hooked up. I checked...
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    Engine Mount PROBLEMS!!

    I am having a problem that maybe someone has dealt with in the past and can give me some advice. I am reinstalling my 5.7 Mercruiser in a Sea Ray 260. I am using new rear transom mount bushings and new bolt kits. While trying to install the engine the port side transom mount won’t set flush down...
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    Exhaust water question

    I have a 5.7 vortec I pulled and rebuilt. When test running on the engine cradle, I hook a hose to the water intake that would normally attach to the water tube at the transom. The engine runs what appears to be normal temp and the thermostat is new and working properly. This engine has water...
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    Help with Holley Carb

    Please.....I am at a total loss. I purchased a 1980 260 Sea Ray with a 5.7 vortec. The engine is a crate engine from Michigan Motorz, which was manufactured in 2008. I have pulled the motor and preformed a total rebuild. This brings me to my bewilderment........it has a Holley 4150 single pumper...
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    Ask The Experts

    I have a 91 Mercruser 3.0 that has me stumped. It is missing and stammering. At idle I can rev the engine a couple of times and it purrs like a kitten.....for 5 or 6 minutes, then back to missing. While running on the water at around 3100rpm, it will run smooth for 10 or so minutes and then...
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    Please help

    Yesterday while crusing at 3500 rpm on plane, the motor bogged down and started shuddering like it was running out of fuel. Once I came to an idle it shook and quit. Now whenever I attempt to start it the carb sounds like it is sucking alot of air and the motor just shudders untils it stalls, no...
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    Trim tab screw

    I have an alpha one gen 1 outdrive that I bought used. I am trying to drop the lower unit to check the impeller. The trim tab and screw is in bad shape. I soaked the screw in WD 40 before trying to turn it. When I attempted to remove the screw, it stripped the allen slot. Can anyone tell me how...
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    Easy question I am sure

    I have been a "lurker" on this forum for a long time, you guys really know your stuff. I have an alpha one drive that I would like to drop the lower unit on to change the impeller. Can anyone tell me what to use to get the trim tab screw out with. I have tried up to 3/8 allen and still no go...
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