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    Jeff J replied to the thread 2005 4.3 liter Mercruiser ignition trouble.
    Have you load tested the battery to make sure the voltage drop doesn’t start there?
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    Jeff J replied to the thread 2005 4.3 liter Mercruiser ignition trouble.
    Is the 2005 fuel injected? We had a newer one do exactly like you described out on the lake. The fuel pump was failing. It was only...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Tell tale not peeing.
    I grease the heck out of the impeller, cup and base plate. Anywhere rubber is going to rub gets marine grease just like the prop shaft...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Tell tale not peeing.
    The bigger Yamahas can do that. I burned up a water pump housing on an F150 after installing a full impeller kit then tried to check it...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread SX-A thread repair.
    No real pressure in this application so I would be willing to try a threadsert but I do not see how one would change the problem. There...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread SX-A thread repair.
    Not sure I want to risk digging the helicoil out at this point. I never had one leak like this (not the first time I put a helicoil in a...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread SX-A thread repair.
    Not such a great repair after all. It is leaking just sitting in the shop. This is the first time I ever have been grateful the gear oil...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread SX-A thread repair.
    I had to go to NAPA. If the constant supply of air through the bottom plug hole and the grease on the drill and tap worked as intended I...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread SX-A thread repair.
    I may have a 3/8” kit. I was expecting metric.
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    Jeff J posted the thread SX-A thread repair in Volvo Penta I/O & Inboard Gas Engines & Outdrives.
    Vent plug started fine but never tightened up. What’s the popular fix? Heli-Coil?
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Found some rocks with my prop....
    I was faced with the repair or replace aluminum prop this week for a club boat that was missing a chunk of one blade. I dug around and...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Found some rocks with my prop....
    That worked out nice. My starting point was about like yours but the dent mostly broke out for me. I think it cost $125 to have it fixed...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Code 1109 60hp 4 stroke.
    I had to google the 1109 code because I didn’t want to walk out to the shop. What I got back was fuel delivery, ignition or possible...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Break in.
    We do it per the owner’s or maintenance manual. Whichever is more convenient to get a hold of.
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Found some rocks with my prop....
    The only time I tried to bench true an aluminum prop the blade I was straightening cracked. Aluminum doesn’t like to bend and, unlike...
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