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Ok , 1988 s23, 5.7. Is settingthe timing as simple as hooking up my timing light to #1 ignition wire and setting the base timing to 8 degrees? I checked it shortly after I bought the boat and it was set like at 12 or so BTDC.... please advise on proper method to adjust timing.. Thanks Tony

I replaced the impeller on my alpha 1 and when i took apart the old one there was a plastic tube melted pretty bad, there is a new one in the kit along with a large rubber washer/seal... can someone please tell me where these go when reinstalling the kit and lower unit thank you

ok so i replaced the impeller on my alpha 1, but I forgot to put the gear select into forward before I removed the lower unit. I put it back together now the prop doesnt spin freely in neutral, it does not turn one way and it turn the other way but makes a clunking sound as if its not all the...

1987 sorrento s23. Have a sink on the dash by the glove compartment, water tank under bow seating. Not sure how to use the sink, turn on faucet ect? is there a switch somewhere?? :huh: thanks Tony

Ok 1987 s23, 5.7 alpha 1 "R" drive. Was wondering where the water flappers/shutters are located. Are they in the top part of the y pipe right after the elbows? or at the bottom of the y pipe. My boat has been overheating, so I am replacing the impeller in the drive and thermostat. Has some...

87 s23 5.7, alpha 1 .. Have a 4 barrel quadrajet on the 5.7. boat will not idle at all, just turns off soon as i bring the throttle back. anybody else have the same issue? Ideas to solve this issue?

ok so I have read a ton about the low speed/ idle overheating that alot of people have had here on this site, and I too seem to be in the same situation. I hook up the garden hose and start the boat, let idle and before long it goes to 200 deg. I hit the gas and bring the idle up to around...

Ok I have a 87 s23 with a 5.7, alpha 1 combo. I am hearing a rattling type sound from what seems to be the "y" pipe that comes from the risers down to the outdrive where the exhaust exits the boat, I though it was the gimbal bearing, but I put my stethoscope on the "y" pipe and it seems to be...