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    engine temp gauge troubleshooting

    good morning everyone. I have a 97 rinker 182 with 4.3 merc alpha 1. I have only had it now for about two months. It has a new motor with about 12 hours on it. everything works and runs well. I am only having two small snags to dig into that i am looking for some trouble shooting tips on. 1...
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    Alpha one upper unit hole cover? what is this thing called?

    I just ran my boat the other day and I noticed that on the upper outdrive unit there is a hole behind where the sticker was on the right side of it. there used to be like a round circle of some kind behind the sticker covering this but the sticker tore and let go of it. now there is just a hole...
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    I think my boat is slow, but Im not sure why. Any ideas?

    If I am posting in the wrong spot then let me appoligise up front guys. I have an 81 All family craft charger 1650 open bow that thanks to help and advice from here I have been able to rehab and take back to the water. It is a 16 foot, 6' beem with a mercruiser 140hp 3.0L. I have a 17 pitch...
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    $what prop do I have or need for my merc 3.0??

    I have a 1981 all family charger 16' V bottom runabout. I believe it is about 6' wide. It has a mercruiser 3.0 140 hp with an alpha 1 outdrive. I dont know what prop it is that I have and it wasnt on the boat. The guy just handed it to me, so I am wondering if it was even for this boat. I...
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    bellows question.

    I have replaced my drive and exhaust bellows recently. The drive bellows seem ok, but I am having trouble keeping the exaust bellows on. They were a bear to get on in the first place. They were glued and clamped but popped of when the trim was taken up to move the boat out a week later. I am...
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    81 mercuiser 3.0 timming questions

    i am rebuilding a runabout with 81 3.0 mercruiser. It would start good idle and run good to 2000 rpm where it would start to cut out and then back fire. With the help of my SELOC manual I cleaned and rebuilt the carbs. found a few minor issues there that improved idle and all but still nothing...
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    mercruiser 3.0 water in oil

    hello everybody, I recently bought an older 81 charger open bow with the hopes of restoring it. The person that had it did not know much about it because they received it in trade for some work. I only gave him $400 bucks for it. It was stored outside and has a good floor carpet and hull. The...
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    74 merc 402 40hp wont throttle past low speed. ideas?

    Hi everyone. we recently picked up a 1974 mercury 402 40 horse to put on a boat we enherited from my father in law. We took it to the lake to try it after putting it on the boat. We ran at low speed far a minute or two and then tried to kick it up. We gave it a good amount of gas and got up on...
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