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    Pre-alpha drive trim no longer works

    Hi everyone, So yesterday while i was out on the water i noticed that my power trim suddenly wasn't working anymore. I could still hear the trim motor (although the sound was slightly louder than usual) but it would not come up or down at all. When i got the boat out of the water i noticed...
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    Fire hazard after converting to pertronix electronic ignition. help!

    Hi all, i just converted my points ignition (on mercruiser 3.0 140hp) to pertronix electronic ignition with the flamethrower coil. I connected the black wire from the ignition to the negative on the coil and the red wire to the positive on the coil. Turned the key... thick white smoke coming...
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    Mercruiser 140 ignition + spark wiring + general annual maintenance

    Hi all, i'm switching the ignition on my boat to electrical and i also want to change all of the wiring that can wear out such as spark wires & such. I'm looking for an exhaustive list of "new to me" maintenance since i only had the boat for 1 month at the end of last season. Near the end of...
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    mercruiser 3.0 maxing out at 3000 RPM WOT

    Hey all, i have an older mercruiser 3.0 with a rochester 2gc carb and pre alpha outdrive (with alpha one gen 1 lower) i bought it about a month ago and redid the lower unit water pump, changed the thermostat, changed the spark plugs, ignition switch, and rebuilt the carb. idle has always been...
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    Help me adjust my carb float :)

    Thanks for the diagrams! very helpful!!! here are some pics of the carb. i also noticed the whole inside of the top of the carb is wet with either oil or fuel. the flame arrestor also has some although it isn't dripping wet, enough to get some on my fingers. what does this mean? cheers
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    Help me adjust my carb float :)

    Hi all, i have a mercruiser 3.0 and am having issues with hot start. the probable culprit in my opinion is the float level. I've never taken my carb apart so i'm turning to you guys to make sure i don't miss a step. i tried to find videos so i could visualize the procedure but i didnt find...
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    Please help me identify this drive

    Hi! Please help me to identify this drive :) i need to get a new impeller. I'm pretty certain the upper unit is an MC-1 (pre-alpha) because of the ribs near te oil vent and the loop at the very top, but the cavitation plate on the lower unit is more square than round so that makes me think it...
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    to buy or not to buy (pics of damage!)

    Hi all, i found a boat that is in generally great condition for a great price but the prop area got an impact and i'm not too sure what to make of it. i need to give the guy an answer within 12 hours. the motor and outer unit are Mercruiser 3.0l (alpha one i beleive) from the early 90s...
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