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    RPM drops at cruise to 1200 from 3000

    Oil level 1" over full My friend has a 1981 5.0l volvo penta that runs fine from idle to cruise but occaisionaly will drop from 3000 rpm to near idle speed after about 30 minutes or so.I noticed oil was 1 inch over full could this be aeration due to overfilled crankcase .Oil level is not...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 double clunk forward gear.

    2009 Mercruiser 5.0 L TKS Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive 140 Hrs about 1/2 the time I go for first trip of the day when engaging forward gear at 1,000 rpm or less I often get a slight double clunk before full forward is fully engaged . I presume the remote shift cable needs adjustment . It only seems that...
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    Audible alarm result of loose battery terminal

    I have been plagued by intermittent audible alarm on my four winns / mercruiser 2007 5.0 tks carb for past 2 years .Water temp ok , lube oil bottle ok and engine oil ok.Turned out to be broken and loose threaded battery terminal that I had over tighten and this caused a poor connection.Those...
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