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    engine/drive removal

    have a 3.o litre inline 4 and a Alpha One drive... need to remove them to have some transom repair done..Think I can remove them OK...but how hard to get back together? Heard you have to have a tool to line up the drive with engine..Is this a job for a pro ? ,,,,Thanks,Pete
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    Engine/Drive Removal

    Hello. Have a 87 Searay which has a rotted transom...I am going to remove the outdrive and engine myself...I have a Clymer manual...It is a 3.0 litre 4cyl with an Alpha one drive...Difficult to do? Also(which most of us fight for spare time)what a mechanic would charge for this?.. Thanks..Pete42
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    transom repair

    Hello...Have a replace transom issue.Its an 87 Searay I/O.Taking on a little water and has a 1/4" gap between transom and stern drive..Have got 2 quotes from "pros" One quoted 3200 the other 2000...The other quote (for 3200.00) said he would have to take off the whole transom (inside and out) to...
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    transom issue???

    Hello.Have a 87 searay with 3.0 litre alpha one stern drive....Noticed yesterday after a day in the lake that my sterndrive (top section of it) had a 1/4 " gap..when I picked up on the outdrive the transom "flexed" and the gap narrowed. :eek: .I know last summer I hit a couple of summerged...
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    stern drive-transom issue

    Hello. Have an 87 Searay with a 3.0 litre Alpha One drive...Noticed (after washing it today) at the top of stern drive where it connects to transom there ia a quarter inch gap...When I flexed the drive up it seemed to close the gap...I looked inside the transom and it appeared OK...Not...
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    tilt/trim pump leaking

    Hi. Have a 87 Searay Seville with a 3.0 litre inline 4 cyl. Drive is a Mercruiser Alpha One. It seems that my tilt/trim pump is leaking. It is an "all in one" unit with clear resovoir. It has good level on fluid. It has fluid underneath the pump that is not engine oil. My main concern is the...
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    solenoids

    Have a 87 SeaRay..with 3.0L Chevy inline 4..Found one solenoid on starboard side of engine...Is there another? ....Thanks, Pete42 :confused:
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    boat won't start after warm up

    Have an 87 SeaRay 3.0L Alpha One drive...It starts and restarts fine when on a hose in driveway (after warmup- 20 minutes...I made sure of that...When I went to lake yesterday It started OK at first..BUT...after pulling a tube for awhile and I tried to restart it....nothing..no click or...
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    Lower Unit Gear Oil in Bilge ???

    Hello. New to the post but have enjoyed it so far! I have a 1987 SeaRay 17' Bowrider with a 3.0 L Chevy inline 4 cyl engine.Alpha 1 drive...I discovered after my last run a couple of weeks ago that I have greenish-oil in my bilge (behind bilge pump)only... I cleaned out bilge and cleaned over...
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