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      Droid replied to the thread 1985 3L.
      Blocks are different, 85 uses 2 piece rear main seal, 94 uses 1 piece. Heads are different too but use same gasket. I believe the later...
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      Droid replied to the thread Winterizing closed cooled 5.0.
      Lou, that central drain contraption fills with sand & causes further issues when the unsuspecting believe the engine is drained. It...
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      Droid replied to the thread Is my Chinese Fuel pump Bad????.
      I have no confidence in Chineesium parts BUT you need to verify no air leak from bottom of fuel tank pick up tube all the way to the...
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      Droid replied to the thread Winterizing closed cooled 5.0.
      I agree with Alldodge in post #7. There is 1 thing to consider however & that is IF sedement (typically sand) has settled in low spots...
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      Droid replied to the thread Steering cable.
      I assume you have done the obvious & untreated it from the tilt tube & removed the nut from the link on the other end. So if it truly...
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      Droid replied to the thread Re-assemble Alpha One lower unit....
      Q8 is Quicksilver. A8 is Mercury Marine. Same part, different color package. 46-57234A1 is for the pre-Alpha "R" & MC1 drives.
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      Droid replied to the thread Re-assemble Alpha One lower unit....
      The Mercruiser parts book groups R/MR/Alpha 1 all in the same serial number run of drives. So, parts guy made an easy mistake. FYI: R is...
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      Droid replied to the thread Re-assemble Alpha One lower unit....
      Like Alldodge said, pump oil in & see where it comes out. Put your finger over the seal recess. There are 2 different water pump bases...
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      Droid replied to the thread Re-assemble Alpha One lower unit....
      Like I said above that drains the casting of any accumulated water so it doesn't freeze. Your missing the seal #7
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      Droid replied to the thread Re-assemble Alpha One lower unit....
      Your missing the quad ring seal where the upper & lower meet. Item #7, p/n 26-45577 1 I assume it's flowing down into the hollow nose...
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      Droid replied to the thread water coming out of #1 spark plug.
      2 blue wires from bottom of tank. They are (should be) in a sleeve going to alarm module not far away. Disconnect the wires at the...
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      Droid replied to the thread mercruiser gear ratio.
      Wasn't there a data placard on the rain bonnet over the carb & distributor also? You could always take the top cover off & count the...
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      Droid replied to the thread Alpha 1 forward gear needle bearing working out.
      The forward gear is shimmed by way of shims in the housing nose prior to the race being installed. There is no shimming required with...
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      Droid replied to the thread Alpha 1 forward gear needle bearing working out.
      The trick to dislodging the pinion gear from the drive shaft is to back the nut off only until flush with threads then (if I recall...
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      Droid replied to the thread crusader 270 1987 , cutting spark after 20 minutes of running.
      You have a good running engine 3' away. So swap parts 1 at a time until you discover your problem. I would start with the ignition coil...
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