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  1. Bottomsupscott

    Mercruiser 140 shift cables are killin' me!

    Ok, so replaced and installed new cables but am still only getting reverse in the water...I adjust on trailer, I get ccw in forward locked. Free spin in neutral. Cw in reverse locked. I put her tail in the drink and all I get is reverse??? Sooo any ideas out there???
  2. Bottomsupscott

    Mercruiser 140 adjusted shift cables...

    So, out of water, I adjusted both drive and remote shift cables...forward locks drive shaft ccw, then neutral spins freely, then into reverse until locked cw. So meanwhile, I launch her into the drink and all I get is she will shift into reverse, but not into forward gear...(btw, both are brand...
  3. Bottomsupscott

    2.3 cobra shift problem now...?

    So, after installing new impeller kit and cable adapters my '89 will not shift into forward when idling...it shifts perfect when engine not running...I wonder if this condition has been the cause of my impellers burning up? Any suggestions? Thank you!
  4. Bottomsupscott

    Fried the 4th impeller kit? (OMC 2.3)

    Ok this latest install (4th in as many months) tested the water hose up to thermostate housing. Water flower. New thermostat but now I am wondering if it is not working? So do I need to split upper drive from lower and inspect water tube or??? Please....I am about to scrap her...
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    Impeller challenged...?

    Ok, me again...so I installed new impeller kit (including housing) a few weeks back (albeit without any grease, duh)... I went on to tackle new starter and altinator on my 2.3 in the meantime. So I get her to idle finally. I put her in the river...idling...but as soon as I shift into forward...
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    Access to Exhaust flapper 2.3 OMC?

    I am wondering how to replace flapper in the exhaust down tube, if it can be reached? I am suspicious of finding flapper at bottom of down pipe contributing to bogging and overheating? Scott
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    Clogging exhaust down tube?

    Ok, so after accomplishing idle on '89 OMC 2.3, I can hear something wanting to boil from rear exhaust beyond manifold and riser...and then boggs hard when I accelerate and dies??? Any ideas please?
  8. Bottomsupscott

    OMC 2.3 fuel starved???

    Ok, I don't get it. I recently took on a '89 OMC 2.3 with hardly any hours on it to either keep it, sell it, or restore it for my friend. First off it did start, but had overheated by the time I would do a figure 8 away from dock. I installed a thermostat (there wasn't one), I drained and pulled...
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