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    3.0 starter problems

    I have just replaced the starter on my 87 3.0. I replaced it because through the forum I realized that I did not have the 4th prong on the solenoid for the purple/yellow wire. I have been stranded before because of low battery issues. Now that I have replaced the starter I get a terrible...
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    87 3.0 starter solenoid question

    In reading other posts about the difference between auto starter solenoids and marine I have determined that I indeed have the wrong solenoid on my starter. This means that I am not utilizing the extra voltage to the coil after running a while and it has left me stranded twice. I have found a...
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    87 Merc 3.0 shift cable route

    Can anyone confirm the path the shift cable should take on a 4 cylinder alpha one. I have seen where it comes into the boat and makes a bend upward behind the hydraulic unit and then over to the shift plate. I am very afraid of kinking the sheath.
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    Don S. Help! '87 Merc

    On my 1987 Alpha one outdrive I cut the shift cable in order to put the drive in forward for outdrive removal. I am at a point in the removal process where I am supposed to pull out the cable. I cut it about a 2 inches back from the bellow. Shouldn't I be able to pull the cut cable thru the...
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    1987 3.0 outdrive removal

    I am replacing the shift cable on my alpha one. My shift cable is so badly crimped and damaged that I am unable to put it in forward gear for outdrive removal. The cable seems to have gotten caught and crimped where the drive pivots for tilt/trim.
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    1987 3.0 Merc Gear problem

    Is it possible for a cutoff switch to cause an outdrive to stay in neutral? I wanted to check before replacing lower shift cable.
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    Won't go in gear!

    I can't get my '87 3.0 to engage in gear. Even when I try to do the proper shift cable adjustment with the shifter in full forward position I can't get the prop to catch while turning it counter clockwise. Last fall I could shift into Forward only, not back to Neutral or Reverse. Please Help!
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