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  1. rolmops

    That stinking O-ring

    Yes it's the big one that goes into the gimbal housing when you put the lower end back into the Alpha one. It has happened more than once that after carefully cleaning the area and gluing it in place and waiting for over an hour before putting the lower end back on, that the dang ring still...
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    1985 mercruiser driveshaft frozen onto gimbal bearing.

    Or so I think. Last week my gimbal bearing went kaput and 2 days ago after the new one had arrived I decided to take the gear housing off and replace the bearing. It was supposed to be quite straight forward except that it was not. I took the six bolts off without any trouble but beyond that...
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    Sealed gimbal bearing for 1985 mercruiser.

    My gimbal bearing just gave up on me.This happened after only one year probably because I can never get the grease hole exactly in the right spot so even though I pump grease in the nipple it never makes it into the bearing. Is there a sealed gimbal bearing in the market for the 1984 /1985...
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    Paint or decal?

    I am currently repainting my 1985 Islander and I want to go with the white blue patters of the late eighties and nineties. But how are the blue parts done? Are they complete large decals or are they painted on with decals around the border line? If they are decals,where can I get them? Thank...
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    A little red truck.

    I don't know if any of you good people remember the topics in which a little red truck played a big role. The poster, who posted under the name Ray was banned because he was a bit too far on the far side. Me I just wonder if anybody else remembers the little red truck and if it ever did tow a boat.
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    differences between mercruiser carburetors.

    What is the actual difference between merc carb 1389-9564 which is used on pre 1983 3 liter (140 hp)and 3.7 liter (165 hp) and the 1389-9350 which is used on 1984 and up to 2001 140 3 liter engines?
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    Mercruiser gear ratios

    I have had trouble getting my engine -a 1984 140 mercruiser- to run at around 4500 rpm at wot while pushing a 19 foot islander with a 19 pitch prop. After a complete rebuild I managed to get it up from around 3000 to 3400 rpm, nowhere near the 4500 point. So I did some checking on lower unit...
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    Green Slime

    Has anybody used it in their trailer tires and if so what is your opinion about it?
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    Wrong Carburetor?

    1984 rebuilt 3 liter 140 Mercruiser with EST Voyager ignition After rebuilding, this engine runs fine and smooth but still does not want to go over 3200 rpm while pushing a 1984 Starcraft Islander with a 14.5x 19 prop when it is properly trimmed out. Trying to find the problem,I discovered that...
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    1984 mercruiser rebuild with ignition problems.

    I rebuilt my 3 liter 140 Mercruiser and also my Islander. Overall although less than perfect it looks fine. One thing has not changed. I cannot get this engine to go over 3000 rpm and although it starts up fine, after 5 or 10 minutes of running,even at only 1500 rpm suddenly the rpm gauge goes...
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    Islander with a Seadrive?

    Did anybody try? If so ,how did it work out?
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    Adding a bracket to a 1984 19 foot Islander.

    I'm toying with the idea of removing the 140 I/O setup and replace it with a 150 or 200 horse outboard on a bracket. Has this been done ? If so, what are the structural changes that have to be done on the inside of the transom and the rest of the boat? Having 3 or 4 hundred pounds of engine...
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    Towing with a Nitro

    Does anybody here tow with a Dodge Nitro 4 liter 5 speed automatic? If you do ,can you tell me how it performs?
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    What to expect from a 1987 9.9 4 stroke Yamaha?

    I've been thinking about changing out my 1979 9.9 Johnson trolling motor, not because it is bad, but because I don't like to work with a Mercruiser 4 stroke and a Johnson 2 stroke. It is just much easier to run a fuel line from the main tank compared to having to deal with a second tank in a...
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    What to expect from a 1987 9.9 4 stroke Yamaha?

    Tomorrow I will go to see and maybe buy the above mentioned outboard with remote control ,electric start and alternator, to use as a trolling kicker for a 19 foot Starcraft Islander on Lake Ontario. What should I be aware and/or beware of with these outboards? Is $ 450 a reasonable price if...
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    Bondo snow ratio

    Hello Bondo. Can you please tell us how to measure snow when Lady Lake Ontario decides to cover your house up to the roof? I bet that you can tell us from very recent experience.
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    does a 4 stroke 9.9 block fit on a 2 stroke 9.9 base?

    Is it possible to take a 4 stroke johnson evinrude (or e-tech 2 stroke) and put it on an older 2 stroke lower unit?
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    Replacing trim senders on alpha drives.

    So I bought trim senders to replace the ones that should have been there on my 140 mercruiser and according to the booklet there should have been a color code like purple and blue on the connectors. Of course my connectors all had a perfect black. (Thank you Sierra). This is mostly about...
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    Interchanging mercruiser carburetors.

    Does anybody know whether the mid eighties carburetors of the 140 and the 165 mercruiser engines are inter-changable? thanks,Cornelis.
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    1984 Islander with140 3 liter mercruiser yet again. When will I get it?

    So I took her fir her first test run after the rebuild and everything seemed dandy,she started well and she was running smooth. I had her running at 12/14/16 hundred and so on until 2000 rpm and it sounded real sweet. Next I tried a bit faster, but she would not go over 3200 rpm,this is with a...
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