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    Mercruiser 5.0 manifold maintenance.

    Removed, sanded, cleaned, and painted my 2005 mercruiser 5.0 dry joint manifolds. Shop wanted $2500 to replace, but after disassembly, not bad at all!!! Now I am wondering if I can reuse the gaskets between manifolds, spacers, and risers. New are $120 for the set of 4. Can they be reused with...
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    Alpha one gen 2 shift cable

    Anyone ever have a cable not want to loosen from the bell housing? I used the special mercruiser tool, but the outer cable wanted to keep spinning with the nut on the other side of the bell housing. Eventually had to cut it and buy a $50 cable. Hoping all the parts I will need will come with...
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    Oil pan gasket

    I have a 2005 305ci mercruiser that needs a new oil pan. I have located a marine vortec style pan on eBay, but am having trouble locating a gasket, as most list their gaskets by year. So will "86 and up" one piece rear main seal work on my engine? Are they basically universal after 86? And...
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    Gimbal

    Removed my alpha one gen 2 out drive as part of an engine removal, and found my gimbal to be cracked with a quarter size hole in the exhaust recess. Anyone have ideas on where to find a cheap replacement? eBay is not such a great deal right now.
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    Oil in bilge, low oil pressure

    I have a 2005 Bayliner 195 with a 5.0 mercruiser. I recently went out for a "fun" ride with some friends and had a low oil pressure warning intermittantly at idle for a few seconds as we left the dock. It went away with higher RPMs, and we proceded to our favorite spot and got the same warning...
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