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    Multiple water pumps?

    Hi all, I'll try to keep the story part short and to the point. I have a cabin cruiser appolo with a OMC cable shift stinger, and Ford 302 V8. I just replaced the seals and impeller in the sterndrive with the shafts (yes they were stripped) and got it back on the water after quite a long...
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    Frozen Hydraulic Line for Trim / Lift Cylinder

    Hey Guys, I have a leaky fitting on the left trim ram. I've tried tightening it up, and it wouldn't move. Tried removing it, and actually warped a line wrench. As far as I can tell I can: 1- Remove and purchase new one and new line. 2- Buy the outer (shell) section of the ram only perhaps...
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    Yamaha FX140 Milky Oil

    Was helping my Dad get the skis ready to go out. Didn't know what I know now from reading around. We were having trouble getting one started, and had the water running in the hose connection for a good 1/2 HR to 45 Min without the motor running. We finally figured out what was wrong with it...
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    Lost propultion... After " clunking sound" ???

    So i took the boat out last weekend. After a full day of tubing and cruising, was on my way back to the dock and heard a clunking sound. Put it in nuetral and wemt away, was very busy on the water so i tried to get it in gear to go to the shore... The clunking started again ( not from motor)...
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    Shift Issue Mercruiser I/O

    I have a friend with a Mercruiser sterndrive 120/140hp (the one with the loop on the top of the unit, not flat top) who is having some strange shifting issues. This forum helped me fix the same type of outdrive on my own boat. His issue is that it will not lock into gear when the engine is...
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    Mercruiser Shifting "Deeper issue?"

    1973 MerCruiser I I/O hooked up to 120HP GM inline 4cyl I just got done doing what was decribed in my two previous posts: 1 Replaced shift cable: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=2788650#post2788650 2 Replaced washer in the lower unit...
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    Shift Issue Mercruiser I/O

    I have a 73 MerCruiser I Stern Drive attaching to a Inline GM 120HP. I recently (yesterday) replaced the shift cable. After putting everything back togehter, I was testing the cable by pulling it out all the way to lock the prop (in reverse). I noticed that the bottom shaft (in attached...
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    MerCruiser Shift cable adjustment

    First I am new to boat mechanics... :cool: I have a Mercruiser I/O (engine is a 4 cyl inline GM 120HP) on a 1973 Boat. The shifting was acting up on my grandfather before he gave me the boat. I spent some time trying to adjust the cable linkage, but think i may have just made it worse... :(...
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