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    Rebuilding My Mercruiser - Please Help

    Thanks also for your advice on the motor. I got her all apart today and found a fried bearing. A couple of the others were well scored too. The one with the fried bearing had play and I can see how it would 'knock'. (Original problem people here helped me identify). No scorring or play on...
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    1996 Suzuki 9.9 Tune Up - Questions

    Hi; My parents have a 1996 Suzuki 9.9 that's in need of a tune up. It is a little rough starting and has no top end power. I haven't seen it yet but I'm going to bring a carb kit and a head gasket. Am I in the right direction? Any known issues with these units? I need to know how many...
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    Water in #2! Help!! Mercruiser 165

    Hi all; Ok, I'm going to sound like an idiot here for a second. I overheated my engine and had to replace the head gasket. All went well. I bought a torque wrench from Crappy Tire for $69 for putting the head back on. Followed the instructions for torquing to 90 lbs. I thought the 90 lbs...
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    merc 165 hydraulic valve lifters

    I have suspicion that I have a stuck or clogged hydraulic lifter in my 165 hp Mercruiser I/O causing 'knock' according to what I have read. The only problem is I cannot find anything to tell where to find them! I pulled the head off expecting them to be exposed but they are not. Can anyone...
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    Engine Knock Merc 165HP - Help!!

    Hi All; My impeller failed while I went to the car and came back to a mess. I've replaced every gasket and re-did everything outside the block. The motor runs quite well now - but at 2000 RPM and above I get a knock that gets louder and faster with additional RPM. It seems to me to be timed...
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