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      805HD replied to the thread 75 Formula Shift Issue.
      I understand, and like I said the boat shifted great the main mystery of the day was just the high idle when in neutral. I’ll look at...
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      805HD replied to the thread 75 Formula Shift Issue.
      Took the boat out and finally had a good day! The boat shifted great, only a few things caught my attention 1) The boat starts up and...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      The drive was recently off the boat. Replaced the whole impeller housing including the base plate. Also did the shift shaft bushing...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      Oh, I was talking about Mercruiser. From what I gathered online the consensus was don’t go over 15psi. I just landed on 11 pounds...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      Copy that. From what I’ve gathered 15 psi is the max. I’m coming up on 1.5 hours and still holding 11psi. Perhaps it was residual oil...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      Just to clarify, it went from leaking to just a few drops AFTER using the permatex, there’s no trails of oil leaking from anywhere else...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      I just got home and still have a very tiny leak.. Son of a b!$@& Looking at the back side of the carrier you can see a good bead of the...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      Yea, i hear ya! To be honest i was just kinda nervous to use it on the drive. Obviously something told me to use it as a little extra...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      After cleaning the bore with scotch brite, a brass brush, 0000 steel wool and cleaning up with acetone and compressed air (gears...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      I’m thinking I’ll put my money on both this time around!
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      Well, the surface could definitely be cleaner. I’ll pull her back apart and take a better look. I just hit it with scotch brite the...
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      805HD replied to the thread “Pre alpha” leak.
      It’s for sure coming from behind the carrier.. I think ghost is onto something..
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      805HD posted the thread “Pre alpha” leak in Mercruiser Sterndrive Forum.
      1975 pre alpha drive randomly started leaking gear lube from the bearing carrier at the prop shaft. The leak appears to be coming out...
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      805HD replied to the thread 75 Formula Shift Issue.
      I did have the coil wire on the wrong side initially, when I got continuity on the meter I noticed and switch it to the other side of...
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      805HD replied to the thread 75 Formula Shift Issue.
      UPDATE*** Today I jumped back in the boat on the trailer, Four things were discovered.. One, the interrupter switch was never even...
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