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ANYONE HAVE TIPS (Do's & Dont's) FOR OPERATING/MAINTAINING A MERC BRAVO 3....
HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CHANGE GEAR LUBE YEARLY...
NEVER TO KILL ENGINE WHILE IN GEAR....
NEVER SHIFT WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING...
ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW?????
Last post update... Was having drive issues, discovered that coupler from engine to drive had stripped out. Had to pull engine. Replaced coupler. Now that all is back together, but steering is very jerky (pulsating), fluid has been topped off, ran & turned steering to work out air bubbles but...
Bravo three shifting.......left the marina yesterday, idling out, everything fine, pulled back in neutral, let the tube rope out, then put shifter in forward small grinding sound and now just get engine rev.... Has anyone had this problem; is this common for the bravo 3; is it the shift cable...
