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    Hard Steering

    1987 Sea Ray Amberjack with Twin 205's<br />Very difficult to to turn steering wheel with or without engine running.<br />I disconnected the steering cable, and the wheel spins freely. I disconnected the tie bar and power steering unit from the startboard drive, and both drives move freely from...
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    Grumbling Vibration in the Transom?

    1983 Merc 228, Alpha One.<br />Grumbling noise in the transom. U-Joints were replaced last year. The Noise stays the same whether the Outdrive is full turned, full trimmed or all the way down. I pulled the Drive, and the gimble feels good. It spins very easily, with no excess slop. The...
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    Outdrive Overheating?

    I have a 1983 228 merc. Alpha 1 outdrive. So far this year everything has been running great. I check the Outdrive oil after every trip. Looks OK. The Upper half of the outdrive is developing a white chalky residue on the top 12" of the outdrive.<br />I run Merc. High Perf oil in the drive...
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    228 Mercruiser Engine mount

    What is the proper fix for a stripped out lag bolt on the forward engine mount on a merc 228 V8. The boat is a 1983 Sea Ray 245 Cuddy in great shape.<br />I tried a bigger lag, but it too would not hold.<br />Any ideas
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    228 Mercruiser Engine mount

    What is the proper fix for a stripped out lag bolt on the forward engine mount on a merc 228 V8. The boat is a 1983 Sea Ray 245 Cuddy in great shape.<br />I tried a bigger lag, but it too would not hold.<br />Any ideas
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    Honda 100 outboard

    I have an old Honda 100 (10 horse) outboard. I tried to get it running for the year, and I could not get it to idle. It would only run at high rpm's. When I would try to let off on the throttle, it would start to sputter occassionally backfiring. Occassionally it would run at idle with the a...
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