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    alpha1 leg stuck

    working now,dont know why,put leg right up with switch,then pressed trailer up switch, leg went up further[never used function before] pressed down switch and it went 3/4 way down,set leg up again then down, went all way down,actuated system 5 times works ok now,
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    alpha1 leg stuck

    leg went up ok but only drop about 3inches when down button pressed,was slipped and greased 6mths ago.when it after 3'' of movement stops pump motor sounds like it does when leg is fully down, boat lives in the water 24/7. last worked ok 3 weeks ago,am going to marina to grease while in the...
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    efi conversion

    whats the thoughts of fitting a closed loop throttle body injection system to a 5ltr ,getting sick of quadrajet carby problems.watched video of the affordable TBI system for marine fitting, is designed for the 5ltr v8 with thunderbolt 4 ignition . is closed loop system so no o2 sensor needed...
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    drain valve sump plug

    hi all what manufacture company supplies a 1/2- 20 in sump plug with a drain tap for a 5ltr230hp sbc plenty metric ones available .
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    water pick up hose

    alpha mr type water hose replacement in outdrive,have got a moulded hoseto fit, is this a new idea or chinese rubbish that will perish in salt water,it looks good the way it wraps around the gimbal bearing housing,is this in common use nowdays,
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    dropped screws

    i dropped some stainless screws in to the bilge area and cannot find them,can they cause any damage or corrosion problems in the future,thanks
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    power steering

    greased the nipple on the steering actuator,left it for a week,when i started engine, steering wheel spun right lock by itself,now steering hard to turn either way,can to much grease cause hydraulic valve to stick or get stuck?
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    inlet manifold

    what would be a replacement inlet manifold for a 1985 5 ltr mercruiser part no 72646t gmh stamp 340281,cant find one for love nor money here in aus.thanks anybody.
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    quadrajet carby

    problem started a while ago,running rough when cold starting,evened out when warm,thought it might be the choke,check ed works ok,now when started runs to rich,fuel dribbling from main jet discharge nozzles [both sides]have checked float and fuel level,seems ok.carby replaced 2years ago same...
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    no drive

    was just out in the lake,was going ok then gear box neutralised,no forward or reverse,lift leg up put in forward can turn prop clockwise,cannot turn anticlockwise,turns both ways in rev,engine got hot reached 200f fresh water cooled,now when put in forward engine stalls,but ok in reverse,water...
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    oil cooler

    would there be any benefit fitting an oil cooler to a 5ltr mercruiser v8 1985 vintage,coolant temp is constant 150deg f the air temp under the engine cover is very hot,i would run the cooling hoses to another power steering cooling adaptor in the raw water hose,before the heat exchanger,the eng...
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    solas propellor

    hi am fitting a solas replacement propellor hub kit,rbx203,to 1885 230hp sterndrive,it says to use original harware but has no provision for the lock washer,would the original nut hold it together with out a locking tab. thanks
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    305v8 ignition timing

    when i recoditioned the engine,i fitted latest pointless distributor and ignition module available for this eng,the info i can find says to short the purple/white wire on module to earth to set basis timing,unfortunatly there is no purple/white wire only purple from module to coil,its a 1985...
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    Anpdes

    just bought a anode kit for my alpha1 gen 1 sterndrive what got was alpha1 gen 1 non powersteer specially formulated alloy for all water types [alluminium ],i thought anly zinc was used,will these be suitable[salt water]
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    barnical rid

    hi everyone,whats the forums view on the ultrasound barnical and growth stopper,it reads good in the glossy pages,but does it work,particuarly in keeping marine growth of the sterndrive unit.as its permanently in the salt water.
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    greasing the sterndrive

    it would be great if somebody designed a single point greaseing system for a leg,as mine is in a marina pen for most of the year i usually jump in the water and find the nipples by hand to grease on a monthly basis.
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    throttle control

    have fitted a mercruiser 4000 gen 11 panel mount throttle/shift control,this has only 1 rocker switch for tilt and trailer,for down one dot on switch,for up and trailer has 2 dots on switch,now is the first press of switch for tilt and second for trailer,or vise versa,the instruction book that...
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    anchor

    have just about finished the re fit of my 25ft flybridge cruiser,now i need a new anchor,the boat is 3.5 to 4 ton it will be used in an enclosed lake,what size anchor and chain is needed to hold boat.thanks
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    lithium battery

    just read the ad for the lithium iron battery jump start,have had one for a while now ,use in the work shop,makes all other jump battery systems obsolete,best to leave on the charger if used constantly.
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    carby problems

    i replaced the inlet manifold on the 85 model 5ltr v8 chev,it was corroded through,i used a later version that was EGR equiped,as i couldnt find a original type[auto choke was the external heated spring type]also replaced the carby with a later version with electric choke,now the fun part,hard...
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