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    Motor Drops RPM's

    Hi there, I've got a 5.0 Mercruiser with the thunderbolt ignition and a 2 barrel mercarb. Heres what's going on. The motor starts just fine and idles smooth and revs up all day.......no stumbling nothing. I'll take her out and run her up to 4000 rpm and after about 15 min the RPMs start to...
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    Consistent overheating issue

    Give got a 5.8 EFI omc cobra.................I replaced the impeller and housing and all new gaskets and I've changed the thermostat at the beginning of the season because she'd get up too 200-210.......no change. I've pulled off the oil cooler and nothing, it was clean and clear. A few weeks...
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    New Boat

    Hi guys, I recently bought a 1993 Chris craft 238 concept cuddy. It's got a 5.8 omc cobra in it. I'm having problems with the trim raising and lowering the outdrive. Sometimes it does and other times it doesn't. I can't seam to locate a reservoir to check and see if it needs more fluid. Any ideas
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    3.0 chattering

    Hi guys, Was out all day yesterday and the boat started to chatter just a bit. Then we went to eat and she was docked for a few hours before we went back out. We took off and as I got her up to plane at about 4500rmp she really started to chatter. My first thought was the lifters. Any other...
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    Engine overheated

    Hello everyone, First time posting on this forum. Springs around the corner and I'm anticipating having to do some maintenance on our 2002 Larson 180sei, it has a 3.0 with a Volvo penta SX outdrive. 2011 labor day weekend the cooling system impeller went out and the engine overheated. Got the...
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