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    Outdrive making odd sound under load -

    1976 Sea Ray Pre Alpha Outdrive Here is the short update on whats going on. I somehow managed to send my lower drive over the edge last week with poor cable adjustments. It would no longer engage and stay in gear. So my local boat shop sells me a replacement used lower drive, we replaced...
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    Mercruiser w/ Ford 351w timing / runability / issue

    I have another thread on here that was originally related to the boat stalling in gear. I have started this on due to the other issues I have running the motor currently. I have recently acquired a 1976 sea ray boat with a Mercruiser 888 ( Ford 351 ) engine installed. My first outing on the...
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    Mercruiser 888 stalls immediately in drive / reverse

    So I took my project boat out for a test today and ran into some frustrating issues. History is - New Plugs - New Wires - New Dist Cap and Rotor - New oil filter - New fuel filter - Carb cleaned and assembled with new gaskets - Fresh Gas - New Ignition Coil - Timing Set 8 * btdc Preliminary...
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    Help with Trim Up - Mercruiser - 1977 I/O

    I have been doing a restoration on this boat that I acquired a few weeks back. 1976 Searay V200 Mercruiser Motor and Outdrive Ford 302 V8 Interior has been redone, transom replaced, motor was tuned up, etc. Before I took the boat apart I did a test on the lake and ran into some issues prompting...
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