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    1988 sea ray seville

    Hey all, I had purchased a 88 sea ray Seville a few years ago and this forum was a great help in getting it up and running. We had a few good years towing family and friends around on tubes. Late last year on one of the last boating trips, i noticed the center panel that is storage was very...
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    Mercruiser 140 heat soak question

    The forum here has been a great help with my boat. I finally put on a new alternator and it seemed to solve alot of my problems. The only problem left is after cruising we stop for a few mins. I always leave the blower motor on and when I go to start it will sometimes be hard to start and other...
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    Mercruiser 140 high voltage

    So another mercruiser problem. Everyone here has been extremely helpful but I have run into another problem. I have a 85 sea ray with a mercruiser 140. I just changed the points,cap,rotor, and installed a carb kit due to an idling issue that I still have. I started looking at the coil and...
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    Alpha 1 gen 1 shift cable

    I had my out drive replaced about a month ago and the guy told me the shift cable was stretched and needed to be changed. Well the cable went a week ago and i am now looking to replace it. I am mechanically inclined and work on cars regularly and thought about tackling the project myself. I am...
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    85 Searay Different Carb Jets

    Well i finally got around to rebuilding the Mercarb 2bbl on my Mercruiser 140. During teardown i looked at the two jets and they had 2 different jet sizes. a 160 and a 165. I am not sure if this is common but thought i would check before reassembly. I have searched for a few hours last night and...
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    Timing Mercruiser 140

    I know everyone... not another timing post... but i have read a ton of them the past few days and am still struggling. I have an 85 sea ray seville with the 140 in it. She ran great but couldn't hold an idle. I cleaned out the carb and added a water/fuel separator. Added new plugs since the old...
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    87 Sea Ray Seville with Mercruiser 140

    Hey All New to the forum and boating all together. I just recently purchased a Seville from a friend who was moving. They said its only sat over the winter but they did have some problems with the outdrive. After separating the upper and lower of the outdrive i found the shaft that goes into...
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