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    Crooked Trailer Tire? Bent Axle?

    I think the axle is bent on my trailer. I had a blowout on the passenger side at 65 mph on the highway...drove for a hundred yards to get off the road on a shredded tire. Ever since then, the driver side has been "crooked" (toe out, if i understand the terminology?). I have been reading about...
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    Water in Bellows

    Re: Water in Bellows So i finally had time to look into it. As you can see there were definitely two small holes in the bellows. Probably hasnt been changed in 10 years. Also gonna swap the gimbal because its clearly shot.
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    Switch from Stainless Steel lines to rubber A1 fuel lines

    First, I understand the imporance of USCG rated hose in a boat. My question is this: I replaced mechanical pump with carter electric pump on my 1997 carbed 5.7 Mercruiser. I had to rig the pump to a new location due to the only fuel lines I had being stainless steel and bent in the proper way...
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    Water in Bellows

    I have a 97 Stingray 220 LX with a 5.7 Mercruiser, paired with an Alpha 1 Gen 2. So I pulled my OD off to check everything while winterizing. I had a pool of water in the u-joint bellows and in the bellows right below (I cant recall the nomenclature). I dont see any obvious cracks or tears in...
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    How NOT to change an oil filter

    So my father and I swapped out the cracked block on my '97 stingray 220 LX, and after about 15 hours decided to winterize it. I go to swap the oil filter and holy cow...that thing was tight. Fought it for 2 hours. Does that make me a bad mechanic or did it have something to do with being new...
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    Badly Damaged Prop, What to do next?

    Hi all, I FINALLY got my boat on the water, (Stingray 200lx, 5.7 Mercruiser, Alpha 1, gen 2) after 3 months of swapping the previously cracked block out and putting all components back together. Got the boat for free, did the labor of love, put it on the water friday. As things usually go, I...
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