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    Pretty happy with this forum....

    Well...I listened to you guys, and I have been sleeping real good in these COLD nights. I followed your comments and "drained the water out of my motor and exhaust elbows".. Then I still used my 150 watt lightbulb as a heater, just in case... Thanks again for all the comments. You guys got me...
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    Under motor lightbulb heater (PIC)

    I made this tin can heater out of a coffee can.. I put a porcelain lamp socket in the bottom of the can, then I put a foot on the can to keep it from rolling...150 watt light bulb. I have plenty of room under my motor to accommodate the can. The hull is aluminum.. If you have a fiberglass hull...
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    Will 26 degrees overnight freeze my motor?

    Northern California...December 4, 2013 Night time lows have been about 33 degrees. Weatherman says it will be going down to 26 on Saturday. Is that enough to freeze and break an inboard motor? The motor is covered by the motor box and the boat is covered with a plastic tarp and is under a shed...
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    V-6 & V-8 oil filter

    Is the oil filter for a MercCruiser 4.3 V-6 the same one used on the 5.7 V-8...Thanks...Harry
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    I need help...fuel starvation?

    I have a 1999 5.7 GSi with throttle body EFI. The motor will run at high speed 1500rpm and above just fine. When I go to neutral, and the motor is suppose to go to a nice idle, it coughs and coughs and coughs, then sometimes dies, and sometimes it will catch and then idle very rough, the idle...
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