87 mercrusier 120 alpha 1

jmich said:

bought an 87 doral in march and have had no problems until this past weekend, while leaving the dock felt and heard clunking as if the boat was put into or taken out of gear. turned around and it got worse. docked the boat, when i started it again to move it to the ramp i backed up and when i put it into drive nothing happend and then i could not reverse. got the boat out of the water and put the muffs on. started fine but will not go into gear. after i shut it off and took the muffs off gear oil was running out of the inlets on the bottom end. i removed the bottom end and found that the gear oil was in my water pump. can anyone give me some advice? FIRST BOAT!

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Bond-o said:

Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard,... Did ya drain it's oil,..?? any metal in it,..??

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jmich said:

thank you, yes i drained the oil and yes there is metal in it

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Bond-o said:

Ayuh,.... Then pull the drive off,... ya need a new 1...

The SEI aftermarket replacements are cheaper than gettin' yer's rebuilt...

iboats has 'em right here too..

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Bond-o said:

Ayuh,.... Then pull the drive off,... ya need a new 1...

The SEI aftermarket replacements are cheaper than gettin' yer's rebuilt...

iboats has 'em right here too..

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13crazyhorse said:

Sounds like some serious problems. These units are expensive to repair and require some special tools. If you dig around you can probably find a usable used unit for a few hundred bucks which will probably turn out to be the cheapest route.

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posted yesterday about my 87 mercrusier,

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