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    Need Valve Support

    Still having issues with my merc 170 sterndrive lossing power under load. I got a chance to speak to my marina mechanic for a few minutes and he said it sounds like I may have a broken valve spring or bad lifter. Can anyone please walk me through I should do this? Thanks in advance...
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    Mercruiser Knocking

    I own a '85 23 foot Renken that was sitting for a couple years. I replaced the motor with freshly rebuilt mercruiser 170 and got it in the water about 4 weeks ago. When putting it in the water I ran it for a few minutes then it died and was hard to start. I took off the distributor cap and...
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    Engine runs fine at idle but stalls when giving gas...

    I just put my boat in the water this weekend and it has a mercruiser 170 that was rebuilt last year. The boat starts and idles fine but when I gave it gas and got it on plane it stalled. After that it would only run at idle and if I give it any amount of gas the RPMs would increase for about 5...
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    Cutoff Switch

    When I shift into forward and reverse the cutoff switch does not engaged, meaning the roller stays centered on the switch. I don't have any problems shifting into forward or reverse. Thanks
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    Alternator Overheating

    Just installed an alternaor conversion for my merc 170. It's a one wire alternator and I'm conecting it to the terminal on the solenoid where the battery connects. When I run the motor the alternator gets very hot. The wires are cool and I'm showing 14v on the voltage guage. Do I need to...
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    Noise when drive is in UP position

    Finished installing a rebuild today and the issue I'm having is noise (clanking) from the sterndive when it's tilted in the up position and moved from side to side. When it's in the down postion everything is fine. It almost sounds like the u-joints are hitting the side of the bell housing...
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    Hinge Pin Alpha One

    I'm trying to remove a bell housing but have a frozen hinge pin. I've snap 2 removal tools and have used penetrating oil and heat but it just won't budge. Does anybody have any other ideas? Thanks
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