1990 350 mag. All was good until I came home pulled the drain plug and red oil came out. Got back in boat and ps pump had almost no fluid. I removed pressure and return lines. All dry by the cyLinder and ps pump. No oil spray. Hoses looked new ONLY trace of wetness was main return line at...
Last year had no problems so this year I went to change the oil since I ran out of time last year only to find some traces of water... I pulled all 4 plugs on driver side. Looks nice and dry. I pull all 4 on passenger side and all wet. I pulled the riser off to find a saturated gasket and...
I have a 21ft Chaparral with a 350 mag. My issues is the volt guage is showing 12v or just under with the motor running. I put a meter to the back of the alternator when running and its showing 13.7-14.4 I put the meter to the battery and its showing the same. I put the meter to the cig...
Installing a new prop and the instructions say 55lbs, but its a generic figure for all outboards and the merc alpha outdrives. It doesnt even really move over 20 foot lbs since the thrust washer isnt a cone washer. Thoughts?
Trailer is 20 years old and it seems the springs sag a tad. I LOVE the stance of the trailer with no boat on it. But when its on it the wheels come close to the fender and sometimes on EXTREME angles when alot of the weight is on the back axle (laeving gas station or sharp curb) the tire will...
From the elements and so forth, my trucks 4 way is filled with new elec grease, hardened grease dirt dust and other misc stuff same goes for the boat. I purchased 2 rubber covers for each vehicle now, but what can I do to clean everything out of each? I tired elec cleaner but that didnt do...
Pic is from a 90 350 Mag with Alpha drive. The trouble I am having is a slight knock at full left turn. I have new U joints, and a new gimbal. When aligning I have to REALLY lift the back of the bar up to get it in and once it starts to go in it goes in all the way but its hard to take back...
In trying to find every last MPH, I just ordered a new 22P enertia to test out. I've tried Mirages and hydromotives in the past with good results but not great results. My current props are both a 21 and 23 Laser II. Both props give me 9% slip. Current results from these props are 64.2MPH at...
were installing an Alpha 1 Gen 1 to a SBC (1990) I have the marks lined up perfectly on the bar but in order to insert the bar I have to lift up the back of the bar a tad in to slide it in. If I just slide it in the gimbal with the weight of the bar in the back it wont go in but it lift up...
Looking to get new bunk carpet and since I have a gazzilion rewards points with BassPro with their outdoor visa card I was thinking of going with their stuff. It has a few reviews all good, but whats the differance between carpet and their padding? Any thoughts?
When ideling for a long time, 15 minutes or so minutes warming up or ideling for 30+ minutes up the river I notice my temp reallly falls off. When starting for the first time, it'll go to 145ish (142 stat) and then it'll fall like the stat is opening up but it falls all the way past 100. If i...
i have a dico 60 on there now that works perfect BUT it has the "multi fit" screw down type coupler. I am fed up with having to use channel locks everytime I try to tighten it. It works perfect with no ball but if theres a ball it likes to bind. I purchased a new latch hardware kit for it and...
I posted a few months back about taking a 90 5.7L 260HP and making more out of it. With it bone stock and a Laser II prop we got 53 MPH out of it at 4400 RPM. I finally got around to posting the video with the new power and about 1000RPMs more with same prop. 64.1 MPH. Not bad for about 1000...
Why was a change made over from the 140 to the 160 stat in the later year mercruisers? My boats a 90 and came with a 140 stat, I've been running it but it seems that with the cold Water here now I get alot of condensation. Nothing really just driving around but give some WOT runs for ahwile...
I read that the Alphas dont really like the Mirage Props. Is there a reson why? I assume it should bolt right up. I need to find a better prop and I'm unsure which direction to go. Best run was 62.3 with 1/4 tank and myself only with a 21 Laser at 5200-5300 RPM's I moved to a 23 Laser...
