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    Steering cable issue

    Yes, very frustrating. All of my research has turned up many people with the same problem, posted on many forums besides this, and none come back afterwards with the solution. A few said they just sold the boat and a few said they converted to full hydraulic. Neither of those is a good solution...
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    Steering cable issue

    If I operate the actuator manually the outdrive swings right and left, quickly and without any sense of lack of pressure. If I hold it in full lock for a second or two it tries to stall the motor. Would those things happen if the pressure was low?
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    Steering cable issue

    I'm chasing a lack of power steering. All the parts seem to be working yet I have zero steering assist. Takes two arms to steer the boat. My wife cannot steer it.
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    Steering cable issue

    Ok, got the cable off, but now I'm stumped. Cleaned out the tube, but it really wasn't bad. Cable pulled out easily, but I went ahead and ran a cleaning brush through it anyway. When unhooked from the steering arm the cable moves freely. The outdrive moves freely, the actuator valve works...
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    Mercruiser 502 (7.4l) turning over slowly, won't start.

    What color is the oil?
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    Steering cable issue

    Yes, PB Blaster, Kroil, hammer and even tried vinegar. If I turn the tube the nut and cable rotate as one. If you can imagine a new cable with the coupler nut welded to the cable housing, that's what it's like. Those two pieces need to rotate separately. Similar to a metal fuel line fitting...
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    Steering cable issue

    Yes, a wrench on the flats and one on the coupler nut. Turning the coupler nut also turns the cable as they are fused together. The nut will not spin on the cable. It's like the nut and the cable are one piece.
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    Steering cable issue

    I have a later model control valve hooked to an alpha one gen 2. Need to get the cable out of the tube, but the coupler nut is fused or corroded or otherwise frozen to the cable. Can I use heat on that without damaging the cable? I tried a vise grip on the metal portion of the cable, next to...
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    Motor won’t turn over

    Did you or anyone else change the timing? If not it's probably a gasoline related issue. Too much, not enough or bad quality.
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    Crack found in the block

    You're not building an engine, just bolting some parts onto it. Not that hard, really. Depending on your yard/garage/tree situation the hardest part maybe getting the old one out and the new one in.
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    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

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    Seems to be no power on starboard side unless i push in the emergency start button anybody know what's wrong?

    One version I know of... Emergency Start Button, adds or combines house batteries into the start bank.
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    2007 3.0 Rattling/Timing

    Ok, on the gear then? Or, someone didn't time it correctly to begin with.
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    2007 3.0 Rattling/Timing

    Might have jumped a tooth or two on the timing chain/belt.
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    5.0 Mercruiser Problems

    Or borrow one. But owning a boat with a distributor style engine in it, probably good to have one. You can get one from Harbor Freight pretty cheap... https://www.harborfreight.com/timing-light-with-advance-40963.html?_br_psugg_q=timing+light Goes easy on the crank bolt if you use that to...
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    5.0 Mercruiser Problems

    Bump the starter until you are on the compression stroke. Once you are there, rotate by hand (back or forward) until the line on the balancer aligns with the timing arrow, it should be pretty close, not around the other side of the balancer. Check that the rotor is pointing to the number 1...
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    Air Don't Freeze Winterization

    I must be in the minority. I start it on the muffs before loading everything up and heading to the ramp, each time.
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