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    intake manifold choice

    i have a 1985 mainship 36 aft cabin with twin 270 hp crusaders, which are 350 gm. i am replacing the tired engines with new long blocks from michiganmotorz. the new engines are identical to the originals. My question is,,,, Will I see any improvement with edelbrock torquer intake manifolds...
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    2006 mpi motor wont warm up

    i have a 2006 mercruiser 383mpi motor, 288 hours on it, freshwater. recently the temp will not go to the operating temperature, 156-160 , it starts at 87 and only warms to 111-115,, is the thermostat stuck open? is this common?
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    special parts for reverse roation engine?

    on a reverse rotation 350 chev for marine use, does it take a special distributor, or does the standard one just turn backwards?
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    low battery on new volvo

    will low voltage cause a motor to quit? ny next door neighbor just bought a new 4 winns 28 ft cruiser , 2007 model loaded, with a single volvo 350 , after running for a while it quit, after charging the battery , it would start again, this boat has been sitting at the dealer for almost a year...
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    need help determining trans

    i have just purchased a 1987 gibson houseboat, for pratically nothing. the boat has v drives, and 2 454 engines. the engines are NOT original, one will start, the other wont turn over. I need to determine if one is a reverse roatation or not. I have heard that in some boats, the reversing is...
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    starting problem MPI motor

    I have a 2006 mercruiser 383 MPI motor, brovo 2, basically problem free until recently. While out on river , motor refused to start. would turn over, but not crank. Determined that the fuel pump was not coming on. after getting back to the dock, the next day.turned all the power off, and back...
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    mercruiser mpi fuel problem

    i have a 383 mercruiser, MPI smartcraft motor, I/O with about 200 hours on it. A week or so ago, it quit, would turn over but not start. I determined that It was not getting fuel. After turning the battery switch off, to the motor, it seemed to "reset" itself, i could hear the fuel pump silenoid...
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    engine replacement, mercruiser v drives in houseboat

    Hello and happy new year to everyone on the forum, I am considering another boat purchase and need engine advice. the boat is a 86 gibson 36 ft houseboat, with 2 454 mercruisers and v drives.. does one absolutely have to be counterroataing?? where is a good place to get a long block swap? thanks...
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    whats this part worth?

    Going to sell parts off my old mercruiser motor... What is the distributor worth? it has new cap, rotor button and plug wires, all genuine merc. its off a 97 model 260hp 350 non vortec carb motor. thanks for any advice
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    proper cruise rpm for extended trips

    i have a new engine in my 97 rinker fiesta vee 266, engine is a 383 mpi from mercruiser, basically a 6.2 mpi that has been bored .30 over. turning a bravo 2 lower with a 4 blade ss prop. motor now has 65 hours on it, and it really goes, will run 42 at 4960 rpm , cruises great, good out of the...
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    Oil filter for 6.2 MPI?

    Is there an automotive filter that is a direct replacement for the one on a 2006 mercruiser 6.2? I really dont feel like paying $15.95 for a filter at the merc dealer
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    max HP for Scarab Sport

    I am considering a early 90s Scarab sport, center console, 30 ft bnat. Wanting to put 3 engines on it, 250-300 hp range each. who makes the brackets that put the engines back from the boat, and what would be a safe hp for this hull? is there any online site for this? thanks, HUD
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    what are symptoms of water in gas?

    New engine, ran great until i fueled at marina yesterday, today, after 2800 rpm , it stumbles rather badly, runs good at up to that, have checked prop. not bent. any suggestions? its a mpi 6.2 mercruiser sterndrive, bravo 2 just started on its 2nd tank of gas, about 24 hours on motor first tank...
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    smartcraft accuracy

    I installed smartcraft guages for my new 383 mpi, drained the fuel tank, and filled it to capacity. after running on the river for a few days, i refilled at the marina. the smartcraft guage said I had burned 45 gal, but it took 55 gal to refill. which is off, the smartcraft system or the marina...
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    need advice on radar

    i have a rinker 28 ft fiesta vee, use it only on the mississippi river, have gps and depth/fish finder, and vhf radio, am considering a radar unit to spot barges at night, any suggestions? am i wishing for too much? is this too small a boat to put radar on? any suggestions would be appreciated...
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