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    How to clean out an outdrive, gear oil mixed with water

    1995 Sea Ray SRV 300, Two 5.7 Mercruiser Gen+ with Alpha I outdrives You find water in the outdrive gear oil, the leak has been repaired. Is there a procedure for cleaning the outdrive prior to filling with gear oil? I've heard when water gets in the engine block, you pickle it with diesel...
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    Trim Cylinders

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 Sundancer, twin 5.7L engines with Alpha 1 outdrives S/N's Starboard 0B796231 (Original), Port F 6910806 (replacement). My boat is currently in the water and the starboard drive trim cylinder leaks fluid when operated. I'm looking to have the boat hauled out in May but, I...
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    MerCathode Question

    1985 Sea Ray SRV 300 Sundancer, twin Mercuisers 5.7 with Alpha I outdrives. I have two MerCathode Systems installed and I have a question about "aluminum" type anodes. When I bought the boat, it had a aluminum ball on each trim cylinder ram, anodic block mounted under the trim hydraulic...
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    Steering Cable Issue

    1993 Bayliner Classic 19' cuddie with a 3.0L Mercruiser 4 cylinder and an Alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive. Manual rack and pinion Steering. My steering cable is shot. I disconnected the cable from the gimbal housing and the drive moves freely, turning the steering wheel will give you 24" biceps! I tried...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Shift cable parts

    1995 Bayliner Classic 19' with Mercruiser 3.0L 4 cylinder Alpha 1 Gen 2 Outdrive. I'm in the process of changing out everything in the gimbal area (boots, trim switches, water hose and shift cable). There was a small black plastic piece in the kit, that goes into the gimbal housing where the...
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    Recom Question

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 with twin 5.7L Mercruisers and Alpha 1 Outdrives. My boat sat for two years before I bought it. Prior to starting the engines, I pulled the distributor and used an oil pump tool with my drill to circulate the oil. Then I ran the engines numerous times after that, about once...
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    Fuel Sender Unit

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 twin Mercruiser 5.7L's with Alpha 1 outdrives. My Starboard gas tank has a defective sending unit. The one that came out was a Medallion Instruments Inc. float type 240 Ohms sender. Trying to find an exact replacement is a pain in the butt. Does anybody have any...
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    Engine flushing while tied to a wet slip

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 with twin 5.7L Mercruisers and alpha I outdrives. Sea water cooling without an engine mounted sea water pump (water pump in Outdrive). This might be a little long, please bare with me. Currently my boat is dry stored and this spring I will be keeping her at a marina in a wet...
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    Marine Plywood or Exterior Plywood

    On my 1985 Sea Ray Sundancer SRV300, the back rest for the bench seat had marine plywood that rotted away. It is 6 foot long by 4 inch wide by 1/2 inch thick piece. The foam and vinyl are in good shape and can be reused. I also need to replace a couple of small doors which were marine plywood...
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    Mercruiser Trim Gauge Problem

    1985 Sea Ray SRV 300 5.7L twin Mercruisers with alpha 1 out drives. Outdrive serial numbers are 0B796231 and F6910806. When I bought the boat (used) the trim limit and sender wires were not hooked up for either drive. While I was replacing the drive rubber boots, I replaced the trim limit and...
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    Fogging and Spark Plugs

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 twin 5.7L Mercruiser's with Alpha 1 outdrives. My boat is in dry storage on blocks. I've spent all spring, summer and now fall getting the vessel ready for sea. I decided to keep it in storage for this winter and launch her next spring 2007. I did a complete tune up and I...
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    Timing & Carb adjustment on mercs

    Currently, I have two boats. 1985 Sea Ray SRV300 twin 5.7L Mercruisers with Alpha 1 outdrives, in dry storage on blocks . 1993 Bayliner Classic 19' 3.0L Mercruiser with Alpha 1 Gen 2 outdrive, on a trailer. In my Mercruiser manual for the 3.0L engine, it tells me to adjust the carb idle and...
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    Merc 5.7 Oil Level

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300, twin 5.7L mercruisers with alpha 1 outdrives. Serial numbers are 0M086315 and 0M086308 (Re-powered in 2000). Recently, I changed the oil and filter on my engines. The oil level prior to changing out was about an inch above the full mark. My Mercruiser factory manual states...
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    Replacing Rotor on Mercruiser 5.7

    1985 Sea Ray SRV 300, Twin Mercruiser 5.7L 2bbl Gen+ (1998 - 2002 vintage replacement engines) S/N's 0M086315 and 0M086308 with alpha 1 outdrives. Thunderbolt V ignition system. This past weekend I changed out the distributor cap and rotor. The instruction sheet that came with the cap and rotor...
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    Merc 5.7 short block or long?

    1985 Sea Ray SRV 300, Twin 5.7 Mercruisers with Alpha 1 Outdrives. S/N 0M086315 and 0M086308. Rookie question - Is a 5.7 liter engine considered a short block or a long block? Thank you in advance..
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    Oil Capacity

    1985 Sea Ray SRV 300, Twin Mercruiser 5.7L with Alpha 1 drives. Previous owner relocated the oil filter. It is now mounted on port side of engine above power steering pump, up side down configuration. 2 questions - 1 - When changing the oil, how much oil do you put back in the engine? Do you...
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    Draining Gas Tank

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 twin mercs 5.7L Alpha 1 outdrives. I need to drain approx. 20 gallons of fuel from a 70 gallon tank. I like the idea to disconnect the fuel line at the fuel filter and use an electric fuel pump to drain the tank. My question is - where to get a fuel pump, one that is a...
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    Draining Gas Tank

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 twin mercs 57L. Alpha 1 outdrives. I need to 20 approx. 20 gallons of fuel 70 a 70 gallon tank. I like the idea to disconnect the fuel line at the fuel filter and use an electric fuel pump to drain the tank. My question is - where to get a fuel pump, one that is a generic...
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    Merc Lower Shift cable Installation

    1985 Sea Ray SRV300 Twin 5.7L Mercruiser with Alpha Gen 1 outdrives.<br /><br />I was reading in the Mercruiser Service Manual (Number 6) about installing the shift cable. It said to install the shift cable retaining nut using the shift cable removal/installation tool. No more then 2 threads on...
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    Shift Cable Lockwire

    1985 Sea Ray SRV 300 Twin 5.7L Mercruisers with Alpha 1 outdrives.<br /><br />Question 1 - I'm replacing the shift cable and need to replace the lock wire on the shift slide assembly. Does anybody know the thickness of the wire and where to buy it?<br /><br />Question 2 - Which direction do you...
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