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    fuel pump???

    84' Mercruiser 898 5.7 w/ alpha 1... Well, coming in from about an hour of steady riding, she died on me. The rpm's went from around 4500 to 0 in about 3-4 seconds just out of nowhere. I took the cover off and looked in the carb and it was smoking a little. Once the smoke cleared, I noticed that...
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    Is driveshaft supposed to be visible...

    84' Mercruiser 898 5.7 w/ Alpha 1... Stupid question.....While standing inside the boat looking behind the engine, I can see the drive shaft coming from the outdrive. Is this how it's supposed to be or are there supposed to be any covering and seals around it? Just wandering.....
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    other source of water entry into drive...

    84' Mercruiser 898 5.7 w/ Alpha1... What are the other ways of water coming into the outdrive other than through the bellows?
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    oil frothy just from flushing...

    84' mercruiser 898 5.7 with Alpha I... I changed the gear oil in the outdrive yesterday and ran it on the trailer for maybe 30 seconds and took the cap off to find that the oil was frothy, thinner and discolored. The level was exactly the same, though. If water was getting in, wouldn't this...
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    engine dies below 1000 rpm's...

    84' Mercruiser 898 5.7... While on the water the other day, the engine would die every time I would pull the throttle back below 1100 rpm's. The shift cable hasn't been correctly adjusted since I installed a new one a couple weeks ago and I know that is connected to the kill switch (or whatever...
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    oil and water in drive bellow...

    84' Mercruiser 898 5.7... I noticed steam/smoke rising from outdrive while on the water so I took it home and pulled the outdrive. While draining the oil, I noticed it was milky. When I took the outdrive off, the drive bellow looked as if someone poured a large vanilla milkshake in it...
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