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    Melted thing on my water tube

    Changed the impeller on my 1988 Alpha One. On the water tube, there is something melted that I don't see in any of the diagrams from the manual. What is this?
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    First look inside my Alpha One

    Re: First look inside my Alpha One Ok. I read the manual again. Housing twisted on just fine with the impeller on the key on the shaft. I could not find the Rubber Centrifugal Slinger. In the top of the housing, there were some rubber fragments in a race around the shaft. Also, look...
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    First look inside my Alpha One

    Re: First look inside my Alpha One This is a zoom out on the tags. They both have the same number. I noted above that these local guys all insist it is a Gen II. What do you think?
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    First look inside my Alpha One

    Re: First look inside my Alpha One This is the tag on the back of the engine. The label on the back of the boat isn't as clear, but the number the same. I did quite a bit of spinning on the bearing. It is really smooth. It was replaced about 3 years ago along with the bellows...
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    First look inside my Alpha One

    Re: First look inside my Alpha One Ok, I posted some more pics. What am I not seeing?
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    First look inside my Alpha One

    Re: First look inside my Alpha One Ok, I appreciate the tip about using an allen wrench. I found a hinge pin tool for $5.99 on eBay so I ordered one since I knew I wouldn't be working on it until today. I was thinking I heard the hinge pin tool fit a 1/2 socket. It was 5/8. No big deal. The...
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    Where to find a pontoon that could be powered with my Mercruiser 3.0 and Alpha One?

    I have an almost new Mercruiser 3.0 and an Alpha One on my bowrider. Thinking about trading or dumping the old boat for a pontoon. Seems I could save a lot of money on a newer, nicer pontoon without an engine. How difficult is it to find a pontoon that is already setup for the engine and...
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    First look inside my Alpha One

    Built my cart as per the sticky. l Pulled my drive to see what it looks like. Haven't had any problems. Just addicted to these forums and needed something to do today. This is what I saw. Should the lube or grease look like this? Looks more like mud than anything. What should I be checking? I...
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    Forgot how to post photos.

    I have some pics I want some comments on but forgot how to add photos. I am pretty sure I have seen a sticky here. Can someone remind me?
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    How important is precise torque on head gasket

    I have been through every so called marine mechanic in the area. All have made very expensive mistakes. So I found a guy on Craigslist advertising mobile boat service to replace the head gasket on my 2009 Mercruiser 3.0. I appreciated that he let me watch. I noticed he did not use a torque...
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    Putting the drive back on

    I have a Mercruiser 3.0 with and Alpha 1 Gen II. It is on a 1988 Mark Twain 175 which I dearly love. The engine was replaced with a brand new one from Michigan Motorz in 2009. Would like to pull my drive to check all the stuff that needs to be checked every year. Will also change the...
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