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    Over heated

    I have a 89 50 hp mariner that I have a 89 50 hp mariner that the water discharge hose had slightly pluged up on me. Cleared the hose and the motor starts and runs fine but I noticed water seeping out around the top two cylinders. Did I warp the head or is it possible the gasket is just bad...
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    RPMbs

    What should the RPM's idle What should the RPM's idle at and top out at on a 350 chevy(edle brock intake)? Its a 18ft. Formula. I have a 21" pitch s.s. prop and a 19" pitch alum. prop. Thanks. Rick
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    Comander Control

    Still having a problem taking Still having a problem taking this thing apart. I have the face cover off the arm. The hex nut which holds the arm on is splined inside and it is notched at the top for wires for the tirm/trailer switches. At the bottom of the nut what I thought was a shim or...
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    Comander Control

    "Guy, not sure of the srew you "Guy, not sure of the srew you are talking about to pull it straight off. All I see is the large hex nut that is geared inside and in the center of that is what appears to be a black button? that I assume the throttle idle up button pushes against? The hex nut...
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    Comander Control Question

    My Comander control will move My Comander control will move the throttle cable when pushed forward fairly easy but when I back of on the throttle it is a little stiffer and when it reaches a point it jumps all the way down to trolling speed. I have disconnected it at the engine and it still...
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    Coil Starting Question

    "On my 1984 Formula I was tryi "On my 1984 Formula I was trying to check for a loose wire on the coil when trouble shooting the tach I grabbed the positve lead to the coil and wiggled it and the motor quit. I turned off the battery power and removed the positive wires at the coil to clean the...
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    Test Tach

    Is there a way to test the tac Is there a way to test the tach to see if it is bad? Thanks. Rick
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    Tach Question

    Question again on 84 Formula T Question again on 84 Formula Tach. Is there no positive at all to it? Back of tach has gray wire to sender terminal which goes back to coil terminal(gray wire) and a negative terminal to ground. When I check with a meter I have continuity from the sender terminal...
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    Overheating problem

    On my 1984 Formula the water p On my 1984 Formula the water pump is brand new but exhaust tower is still hot to the touch. Is there anything on the market that you flush the cooling system with? Thanks Rick
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    Temp GaugeTach Question

    "Thanks for info on trim sende "Thanks for info on trim sender unit, got it working on my 1984 Formula. I now have to get the temp gauge and tach working. Where do each of these pick up from? Color codes of wires? The temp gauge seems to stay at 130 even when I shut off the key. I do see a...
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    Trim Sender Unit

    I have a 1984 Formula Thunderb I have a 1984 Formula Thunderbird that I am trying to get the trim sender adjusted on. The guy I bought it from said he put on a new sender unit. I put in a new trim guage. The positive and negative on the guage are hooked up properly. What I thought was the...
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    Gimbal Bearing Alignment Follow Up Question

    First thanks for the responses First thanks for the responses to my first questions. How easy should the drive slip in? The drive went in easy until the studs were flush with the outside surface of the drive. From there it took a couple of light kicks with the heel of my foot to get the studs...
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    Gimbal Bearing Alignment

    "I bought a 1984 Formula and f "I bought a 1984 Formula and first time out it ran good for a couple miles and then just came out of gear(I thought). After getting towed in and removing outdrive,found upper gears to be broke. The gear oil had proper amount and no sign of water. The Trim limit...
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    Gimbal Bearing Bad

    I have a Alpha 1 outdrive that I have a Alpha 1 outdrive that the upper gears went up in. Pulled the drive and saw some signs of water laying in the bellows. The gimbal bearing and ring was replaced the year prior. There did not seem to be any water back around the gimbal bearing. It still...
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    1972 Johnson starting problem still

    Engine is not binding. When it Engine is not binding. When it starts it runs great. Has a new starter that will enguage the fly wheel but not turn it. Pulled plugs and is still doing it. Held key to check for hot spots and starter started smoking from top and was warm to touch. Only other cable...
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