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    91 OMC King Cobra Transom Shift Cable issues

    Well…….I cracked the code. The outer sheath of the shift cable (the orange part) requires tension loading which is pulling it away from its attachment at the outdrive. I was able to get forward, neutral and reverse by simply keeping tension on that cable sheath. No other part of my set up was...
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    91 OMC King Cobra Transom Shift Cable issues

    Couple of things I can see…… 1 - tightening down the outdrive causer the shifting bell crank to move downward (away from reverse and towards forward). This has nothing to do with the attachment on top of the engine, because I currently have it disconnected at the top of the engine. It’s...
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    92 OMC 7.4 King Cobra

    The answer to this question turned out to be “Engine Alignment”. Found a local guy that knew what he was doing and he came to my house. We used the alignment tool and he had me adjust the forward engine mounts. Apparently they moved some over 27 years. Made the adjustments and the outdrive went...
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    91 OMC King Cobra Transom Shift Cable issues

    The shift cable is new.
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    91 OMC King Cobra Transom Shift Cable issues

    My boat will not shift into reverse when everything is fully assembled. When I loosen the outdrive and create about a half inch gap between the outdrive and transom, then I can get forward, neutral and reverse with no problem. As I tighten the six bolts on the outdrive, I can see the shift...
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    91 OMC King Cobra

    Finally......success. Destroyed my gimbal bearing 2 years ago on 4th of July, due to ignorance and neglect. The outer bearing race was in 3 pieces, bearings just laying in the bellows and a hole in the bellows. Removed and replaced the bellows and the bearing but couldn’t get the alignment...
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    Stupid question of the day

    See attached photo. Does this mean grease?????
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    92 OMC 7.4 King Cobra

    Are there any tricks to removing the water inlet seal from the transom mount? Mine is all there, but I’d like to remove it to see if I can rehabilitate it a bit. Don’t want to damage it and it doesn’t seem interested in coming out.
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    Grinding Noise OMC Cobra

    Hello all, 19 yr boat owner, new to the forum. I own a Seaswirl Spyder 208, it has the OMC King Cobra 454 (7.4L). I bought this boat from my brother in law in 1999 and he was the original owner since new in 1992. Despite the bad press I’ve read about, this boat has been completely trouble...
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