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    old mercruiser cable style trim indicator

    what would the value on the portion in the rear of the boat that uses a hydraulic type cylinder it is the old style that uses a cable from the rear to the instrument panel. The panel has a piece of plastic under a clear plastic cover that looks like an outdrive. i have somebody wanting the...
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    looking for manual for quicksilver 3000 shifter

    Hi all\ having trouble with a quicksilver 3000 in a 1986 four winns with a 3.0 mercruiser. The auto stop (between forward and reverse) failed the o\ther day. i was a ble to repair that but now my throttle only button doesn't work. Also when pulling back to neautral from forward ....before...
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    impeller water pressure

    Mercruiser 3.0 alpha 1 If I were to put a low pressure guage in the hose that goes from the outdrive to the therm. housing what kind of pressure should I see? Would this be a good way to keep track of impeller condition? Thanks DougV>
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    can a stainless prop be rebuilt?

    I have a stainless prop with some slight nicking in it. Can this be rebuilt? Anybody have any recomendations if so? DougV>
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    dwell verses feeler guage merc 140 hp

    Hi all, First of all I'm dealing with a 1986 mercruiser 3.0 140 hp. Alpha one gen one. Delco distributor. I just got done installing new points, condenser, cap wires etc. I set the points to .022 as per manual. I then set the dwell at around 32 deg. as per manual. (28-34) I noticed when I...
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    spicer5-1306X u joint in alpha 1

    With a little research and this site I was able to determine that the above mentioned spicer number is a suitable replacement for my alpha one u joints. My question is this: The joints that I removed had the grease zerks on the face of the joints. Picture an "X", the zerk is where the to...
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    mercruiser alpha one spanner tool

    Can anybody tell me what the length of the spanner nut tool is? My bro in law can cut one out at his work using a cnc plasma cutter. I need the length from the center of the round part (that goes around the nut) to where you can insert a 1/2" drive torque wrench. This is for the wrench that...
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    Blue PVC rollers?

    Anybody have any experience with the blue PVC rollers (name brand YATES) for a roller trailer? Are they better than the black rubber ones, as good as the TPR ones or somewhere between? Thanks DougV>
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    power tuning 140 hp mercruiser

    Has anybody ever heard of power tuning? An older circle track mechanic has offered to help me with my missing distributor advance springs, and says to power tune it to run the best it can. Here is the method (to the best my memory can offer). <br /><br />1. Install new advance springs (NLA so...
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    drain impeller housing for winter

    I winterized yesterday,have done my own for 4 years no problems. For some reason I didn't follow my normal procedure. I normally backwash antifreeze into the 3/4" (approx) hose that goes to the outdrive (from the thermostat housing).<br />I removed the outdrive first this year then backwashed...
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    vaccuum advance?

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes anyway.<br /><br />Has there ever been an i/o type boat (or other) that used a vaccuum advance distributor? If not why not. Just curious, I don't intend to try something out of the ordinary.<br /><br />DougV>
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    prestolite distibutor advance curve needed

    Can't seem to find replacement springs for my prestolite dist. (Mercruiser 3.0 liter 1986 points style). Thinking of buying a kit for a hei car distributor and playing with the springs, but need to know how much total advance is needed and when it should occur. I think the total advance is...
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    prestolite dist. advance springs needed

    1986 alpha one,gen one,140 hp mercruiser engine sn#A678215 <br /><br />I have checked several marinas and local car parts stores and everybody keeps telling me no longer available. Mine are gone,I mean not there, missing. I know somebody must know where I could get these, or know what springs...
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    tommays boatfix pdf question

    I saw in another post a link to merc service #14. I can't seem to go through boatfix.com and find the manual relating to my boat. 1986 mercruiser 140hp alpha 1 gen 1. If you could assist me I would greatly appreciate it. I just like to absorb info pertaining to my equipment.<br /><br />Thanks<br...
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    Home type expansion foam

    I tried the search bar and didn't get any hits. Could home type aerosol foam in a can work to replace 2 part marine foam? I am talking about just re doing a small section. Any pros or cons?<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />DougV>
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