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  1. newtoboat101

    SWITCH FROM QJET4MV TO EDELBROCK

    thanx tank
  2. newtoboat101

    SWITCH FROM QJET4MV TO EDELBROCK

    sorry pissing you off,not pissing you ,that did not sound right,lol
  3. newtoboat101

    SWITCH FROM QJET4MV TO EDELBROCK

    i have nothing but problems with my quadrajet ,i can not get consistancy out of my qjet had qjet for a year ,then had to have it rebuilt ,then bought another one ,remanufactured ,got it from I5 ,and that one never ran right from the get go ,so when i took out of winter storage ,the carb was...
  4. newtoboat101

    SWITCH FROM QJET4MV TO EDELBROCK

    1988 mercruiser 5.0lx want to switch from quadrajet 4mv to edelbrock ,which edelbrock is right for my application 1409 or 1410 and edelbrock conversion kit part #2697 ,is that all i would need to make conversion thank you
  5. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    UPDATE took it over to the marine guys near me and let them look at it ,and we decided that not having a sleeve for intermediate shift shaft was making to much play in intermediate shift shaft ,got new sleeve for the upper unit ,and all went back together no problem thanx for you help
  6. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    Thanx believe i do have manual. But have never done lower before
  7. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    ya ,it does thanx for all information, ill get back to you soon ,any sort of special tool list available for this project ,i have marine club(guys who hang out , after work ,drink beer and work on 40+ft jet boats ) down from my work and could maybe get tools loaned to me thanx
  8. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    no ,with the lower unit on table no ,it never locks ,have lower half on table ,socket on lower shift shaft turn CW take prop and while holding socket ,i CCW the prop,but no lock up ,what happens is the shaft going into upper unit rotates when i spin the prop ,if i take shift shaft to CCW...
  9. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    also ,how easy is it to tear up the inside of intermediate shift shaft ,by being 1tooth off could it strip or damage inter shift shaft
  10. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    alldodge what cable are you refering to shift cable from boat ? that seems fine ,and i had put outdrive on boat and was running ,so it has to be something in the way i have put upper and lower together,i only noticed that it would not lock up when i went to re install and the prop would not lock...
  11. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    An you turn intermediate shift shaft to far CCW and disengage
  12. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    Bt doctur i have on a bench and put upper on top of lower and seems to go together fairly easy but CW. Lower shift shaft and CCW. Prop is doesnt lock in .you can turn prop and drive shaft all turn. When all together upper and lower turn intermediate shift shaft. the brass one .all the way CW it...
  13. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    will try that thanx,would that allow the whole outdrive not to lock either way and when i have lower seperated from upper ,when i use a socket on lower shift shaft to turn CW or CCW the whole unit still turns or rotates together prop and impeller shaft or is that normal or should lower unit lock...
  14. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 reverse lock

    bringing boat boat out of winter storage was having water flow issue ,changed engine water pump, thermostat and decided i would check impelleron my alpha 1 gen 1 outdrive,so i dropped the lower outdrive off of the upper ,upper stil attached to boat ,put new impeller and gasket(the kit) on go to...
  15. newtoboat101

    Docking (slip) advice

    thanx mr88 gotcha that makes more sense ,i always wondered why to back in over pull in ,and yes its shallow right there
  16. newtoboat101

    Docking (slip) advice

    from pictures and being there ,everyone seems to pull in ,didn't see any backed in and i just assumed it was harder to get on boat for thieves ,and alot of boats have kicker motors ,harder to steal
  17. newtoboat101

    Docking (slip) advice

    first picture is from actual slip
  18. newtoboat101

    Docking (slip) advice

    shared slip thank you for advice
  19. newtoboat101

    Docking (slip) advice

    1988 thompson 240 HT .I have always trailered my boat, but want to get a seasonal slip. Need advice on 2 things. first, i have canvas cover on boat, but cleats on both starboard and port side aft are under canvas ,please see pictures, would it be ok to tie and leave under canvas ? second ,i...
  20. newtoboat101

    9.9 kicker motor with sterndrive questions

    No electric start or electric tilt
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