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    NEED HELP! Wiring question.

    Hello all, I just wired in a new fish finder. Finder works great but now my trim won’t work and pretty sure neither does my choke. Attached is a picture of the wires coming from throttle assembly and a pic of the loose wire. Any ideas what I did or does this wire connect somewhere? I couldn’t...
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    88 3.0 mercruiser starts cutting out after tubing

    Hello all, My 88 3.0 mercruiser runs great for about 30 minutes while tubing, all of a sudden it starts to sputter and slows down and speeds up at same throttle position. I have always had small issues with it starting when it runs for a while. Last year I replaced the carb, fuel line, fuel...
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    New Carb idling/choke question

    Hello everyone! I am having an issue with my new Mercarb that was put on this last fall. I have an 88 3.0 MerCruiser and it was starting and running rough last season. I replaced the rotor and cap, plugs and plug wires last year, and this year I had the carb and starter replaced this year. I...
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    Loose bolts on 88 3.0 mercarb

    I've been having issues with my mercarb. I have to screw my throttle screws nearly all the way in before I can get my rpms where they need to be. I was checking the bolts that hold the top of my carb in and I noticed that I could pull one all the way out. Some of the others would just spin...
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    Starting when hot

    I have had some issues with my 3.0 Mercruiser starting after driving it for a while. It will turn over fine, but will not start for about 5 minutes. I am new to boating so I am not sure if I am properly starting it right when warm. Should I leave the throttle in neutral or should I give it half...
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    Throttle screw

    Hello all. My question is should my throttle screw be touching the U shaped metal piece? The friction caused by this is not allowing my choke to operate as it should. When the choke plate closes it will not allow the arm to move, which keeps the choke plate open, and it was to be forced to move...
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    1988 ebko choke question

    Hello all, I have recently inherited a 1988 EBKO Monte Carlo with a 3.0 mercruiser. I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a owners manual for this boat? I am trying to figure out how to choke the boat before I start it. On my old Glastron I would push in the button on the base of...
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    wet blige

    everytime it rains my blige gets very wet. I am worried about the wood getting too wet and starting to rot. I have a snap on tarp and I have been covering it with another tarp and it still gets wet in the blige. Does anybody have any ideas on why this would continue to be getting wet. it is...
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    overheating issue

    I have an 88 mercruiser 2.5L alpha one. I had it on the water yesterday and it was running really hot, 190+. When i had it mid throttle the temp would drop to 150-160 almost immediatley. Higher throttle and idle would make it overheat. I know it could be anything from waterpump to the...
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    outdrive cable adjustable pin???

    I just replaced my bellows and shift cable, when I put it back on it will go into forward and neutral just fine but the best I can get the adjustment in reverse leaves the rachet sound. I have been doing some research and I read that the pin the the shift cable attaches to is adjustable. I...
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    spring under shift cable

    can someone please tell me what the spring is underneath the bolt on the shift cable. is it something that needs to be pressed down when I'm adjusting the shift cable. basically I need to know if I need to have the bolt all the way down everytime I test or can I not have that spring press down...
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    shift cable

    I pulled my outdrive off the other day to replace my bellows. After I put the outdrive back on I had to readjust my shift cable. I finally have it set to where it goes in forward no problem. I have to pull it into revers really slow or it will cut out and when i shift into neutral it cuts...
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    weep hole

    I pulled my outdrive off the other day to replace my bellows. I laid it on its side because I didn't have a stand to put it on. When I picked it up I realized that there was a small amount of oil leaking. Since I have put it back on no oil has been leaking. Was it leaking because I laid it...
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    service manuals downloads

    is there somewhere that I can download the service manual for a 1988 mercruiser 2.5L alpha one gen I. Any help would be great. thanks.
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    16 foot gatron x16 deluxe

    so I am looking into getting a gastron 1987 x16 deluxe. The motor has 135 hours on it as the owner didn't use it much. has 2.5 liter inboard and the interior is pretty good. He is asking 900 because he is a older gentlemen and his kids are gone. I am going to have him test the motor for me...
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