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    MerCruiser 170 smoke/exhaust and smell raw gas from valve cover breather whole

    Started the motor yesterday after sitting in storage for couple of years (engine was fogged before storing) and noticed that there is some smoke coming from the breather whole and the oil cap. It's not a lot of smoke but I was able to notice it. It smells like exhaust, somewhat raw gas smell as...
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    Need to identify shift/throttle control part

    Hello, I have a 1986 Larson 21' Delta Conic with Mercuiser 170 and Alpha One outdrive. In the Shifter/throttle control there is a rod/lever that locks it in neutral and you have to squeeze the trigger to move the shifter into reverse or forward. My problem is that the rod/lever that locks the...
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    Alpha one gen 1 exhaust bellow

    I recently replaced the bellows, after a week or so exhaust bellow came off from gimbal housing side, i was able to put it back on and tighten the clamp. Now it came off from bell housing side, i did use bellow adhesive. Any ideas why it keeps coming off? Secondly, should i be considering...
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    engine stalls when shiftin in reverse - alpha one gen 1

    Re: engine stalls when shiftin in reverse - alpha one gen 1 Here is one picture i took.
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    engine stalls when shiftin in reverse - alpha one gen 1

    Hello, I recently put the drive back together after I changed impeller, bellows and put in new shift cable. Tested on muffs and it shifts fine in forward, but when I shift it in reverse, motor stalls. I put it in reverse and rotated the prop counter clockwise by hand, it ratchets hard. It locks...
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    rust around spark plugs

    I have a 1986 mercruiser 170 and I noticed lot of rust around the spark plugs. I ran my finger around the plugs, I believe that is called sparkplug well, rust debri comes out. It comes off even when I scratched with bare finger. I took the plugs out and there is no rust inside. My concern is...
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    Where should this washer go

    Hello, I have a bit of dilemma. I have an Alpha One Gen 1 that I changed the impeller on. After I put lower and upper unit back together, I found a washer on the work bench, please see attached picture. Second picture is of the back nut, which already has a washer. I have looked at the manual...
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    How to identify Mercruiser motor

    Hello, I am a new boater. I looked at a used boat which I really liked and want to buy. Owner says he had a brand new engine put in few years back. It originally came with OMC motor and OMC Cobra outdrive. Owner told me that he replaced the old motor with Mercruiser 302 (GM block) and had the...
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