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    1980 Mercruiser 228 shifting problems

    After the boat warms up i have trouble shifting out of forward the shift cable looks good and the previous owner had the shift boot and i am fairly sure lower cable replaced is there an adjustment that might help? or could the interrupter switch stop working after it gets hot shifts fine for...
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    1980 Mercruser 228 water leak

    i have water leaking in and i filled the boat on the trailer today and it is coming out of the bottom of the out drive by the trim hoses not next to the hull previous owner put silicone all over that mount. any ideas on how to fix that thanks
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    manual download and oil pressure gauge

    can someone post a link where i can download a manual for a 1980 mercruiser 228 thanks for the help also my oil pressure is not reading any thing is there a good guide to how to test the gauge and sending unit
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    Outdrive interchange

    Can i use a pre Alpha OD to replace an alpha 1 the good drive is a 1975 140 HP and i want to put it on a 1986 140 HP thanks
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    1980 Mercruser 228 Mallory points distributer rebuild

    does anyone have a manual for rebuilding these i bought an old boat and mine had some rusty water in it. so far i have cleaned it with break cleaner, i dont know how to get the advance plate out and from the little i see f unsder it it looks like one spring may be bad also is the any place on...
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    NO Spark 228 Mercruiser

    1980 Mercruiser 228 Chevy 305 this has been sitting a while i just bought it i want to get it running and checked out then get an electronic kit or distributer Cleaned the points and have some dwell 20 Deg my current problem is that i only have 3.5 volts going to the coil? thought it might be...
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    1980 Mercruser 228 spring prep

    1980 Boat has been sitting since 2009 , i assume i should install a new water pump should i remove the upper and grease the u joints? what kind of grease? anything else i should do thanks
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    Exhaust Bellows 1980 228

    I just purchased a 1980 Celebrity with a Chevy 305 228 HP the exhaust bellows is shorter than others i have seen and is not fastened to the lower unit the owner said that that was correct for that OD it looks like the OD connection will slip into the bellows when it comes down is this right...
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    Old 140 Chevy

    i have a 1975 140 what years did they use the same Outdrve can i put the engine in a 1985 boat with little changes Out drive will not go into forward unless you take the cable off and pull it farther than the shifter does can this be a bad cable or just an adjustment or is it worse than that...
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