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    '88 3.0L cutting out... help!

    Hey folks! I have a nice puzzle for you OMC’ers... Some backround: Boat's been converted to electronic ignition, lower cable changed, rebuilt the carb in the spring, new esa module installed a couple months ago. We've put plenty of hours on the boat since that work was done. Started, idled and...
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    Water in my Gear Lube! Thoughts?

    Hey folks, did the following things to my drive since last fall: -Winterized Fall '13, took drive off, changed lower shift cable, changed impeller & gaskets, put fresh lube in the drive, changed all o-rings (dipstick, filler and drain) and put new gaskets and bolts of course when I put the...
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    Old Shifter Cable Won't Come Out! Ideas?

    Re: Old Shifter Cable Won't Come Out! Ideas? Thanks for the tip Reinell... I had been trying to disassemble the old cable end and it wouldn't come apart (either jammed with old gunk or an older cable design that doesn't disassemble?)... Never thought of trying that on the new one lol So...
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    Old Shifter Cable Won't Come Out! Ideas?

    Hey all, first off: boat's an '88 16.5 ft. Thundercraft 3.0L with a Cobra. Decided to tackle the shifter cable replacement. Everything was going very well except I seem to have hit a major snag... I'm trying to get the old shifter cable out of the boat so I can install the new one, but the old...
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    change impeller or not?

    Hey folks, 88 OMC 3.0, Cobra Drive. Had the boat 2 years and temp gauge holds a steady 140 at any rpm/speed all day long. Last year while winterizing, two small chunks of impeller came out of one of the hoses I disconnected. I didnt want to assume it was necessarily from the current one since...
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    Carb Fuel Filter Question

    Hey folks, need some help. Boat's an '88 OMC 3.0L I bought 2 fuel filters. One was a 'paper' type that goes in a canister (which was easy to change) and the second one is a screen type which I believe goes in the part of the carb beside the part in the pic. 1. Could someone confirm that's...
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    need to replace outdrive oil?

    Hey folks, I filled the drive ('88 cobra, 3L) with brand new oil in the fall as part of my winterizing routine. Shifter cables were getting a little wonky (progressively harder to take out of gear) at the end of last season. As much as it sucks, i've decided to sacrifice a couple boating...
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    OMC Lower Unit Seal Kit Question.......

    bought the following seal kit prior to winterizing: http://www.iboats.com/mall/partfinder/?*******=383670175&gd_grid_id=675&gd_poid=109185&gd_row=5&session_id=391475158 While changing the gear lube in an '88 (OMC 3.0L) Cobra outdrive I was hoping to change the little rubber seals on each of the...
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    '88 16.5 ft. Thundercraft i/o Fuel Tank Size?

    Anybody know how many gallons / litres the fuel tank holds?
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