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    Drive isnbt quite coming out of gear

    "Hi team, I have about 1 hour "Hi team, I have about 1 hour on my newly installed Alpha 1 Gen II lower unit (SE116). Shifts into both forward and reverse fine but it's showing problems when I try to shift out of gear. It basically stays in gear while my hand shifter is locked in the...
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    Magnet drain plug in the Vent hole

    "Howdy people. I've just f "Howdy people. I've just finished installing a new lower unit and have an extra magnetic drain plug that I've decided to use in place of the vent plug on my Alpha 1 Gen 2 upper. I had the bearing cap off and visually checked it out... the magnetic drain plug looks...
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    Are the blur drains plugs all the same

    "Howdy team, Are the blue dra "Howdy team, Are the blue drain plugs found on the bottom of the manifolds the same as the ones in the bottoms of the block? One of the ones in the block cracked off so I'll be buying a replacement set, but when I search online it seems they may possibly be the...
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    How many alarms are there

    "Hi guys, I am trying to trac "Hi guys, I am trying to track down the source of a mysterious alarm. All gauges look fine but when I'm plowing along I get an alarm. Sometimes it's a quick beep and sometimes its more of a 2 or 3 second beep. Again, all gauges read A-OK and are (from what I can...
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    Which Gasket is the real one and which is the imposter

    "I purchased new GLM exhaust m "I purchased new GLM exhaust manifolds and with them came two manifold-to-riser gaskets. They are the ones with 2 slots and 2 restrictor holes. From what I've read, the gaskets with restrictor holes should only be used when there are two hoses per manifold/elbow...
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    Hot tank manifolds and risers

    "Good winter morning to you al "Good winter morning to you all. It's about that time that I start my winter projects. Aside from a gimbal bearing (and who knows what else once the drive come off) I need to clean my manifolds. While I was chasing that starboard-hotter-than-port manifold issue...
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    Aluminum or Cast manifolds

    "Howdy team, I am chasing the "Howdy team, I am chasing the illusive 'steam rising from starboard exhaust' problem. The riser is noticeably hotter. I've changed the T-stat, checked all hoses, (don't have the check-balls on my 1998 so that's a non-issue), changed lower unit H2O pump, checked...
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    Grrrrrowling from sterndrive when taking off

    "Good morning team, Had a gre "Good morning team, Had a great few days out on Lake Delavan in southern Wisconsin with the family. My boat is running fine but there has been this noticeable growling coming from the stern when I drop it into forward and throttle up a bit. Sound disappears after...
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    Mercury Marine recommends valve additive

    "Hey team, I've read Merc "Hey team, I've read Mercury recommends an "automotive grade valve lubricant additive" for my engine (1998 305ci). I've never added such an additive and I can bet the previous owners haven't either. What would a valve lubricant additive actually be? Lucas' fuel...
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    How hot does an engine compartment get

    "Hey team, I am wondering ho "Hey team, I am wondering how hot the air within a boat's engine compartment actually gets. I know this is a stupid question but I'm adding an automatically-activated fire extinguisher system in my single-engine 1998 Baja and the only choice available is a...
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    Voltmeter seems to act in reverse

    "Howdy team, My 1998 Faria vo "Howdy team, My 1998 Faria voltmeter seems to act in reverse. When I rev the engine the needle dips towards 10. When at idle it goes towards 12... I've never seen 14 on this! I check with a VOM at the battery leads while at 1000RPM and it read 12.5 or so. I'm...
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    Copper water pipe used for

    "Hello team, Looking for some "Hello team, Looking for someone who really knows their stuff to tell me what this is (see pix). I have a 1998 5.0L and there is a flexible but stiff copper water pipe plumbed from the top of the intake manifold and goes to the starboard exhaust manifold. It's...
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    KampN on a carb need to rejet

    "Howdy team, I have a 1998 5. "Howdy team, I have a 1998 5.0L carb'd engine and I want to replace the metal spark arrestor with a K&N filter element. My question is do I need to REJET my carb? I'm asking because I replaced a stock air intake system with a K&N on my snowmobile and didn't rejet...
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