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    Mercruiser 3.0L hot issue

    I will just go ahead and replace the rotor, as I was not aware of that. TY I did not mention in original post, but the distributor has been replaced with a used one I had for the exact reason you mentioned. The shaft had a lot of play in it and I had suspected it was causing point gap to...
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    Mercruiser 3.0L hot issue

    I have an 84 Chris Craft 3.0L that I ‘ve been having some issues with after warm-up The boat runs great for the first 30 min. or so, after stopping for a while (30-45min) and then running boat again it will run fine for about ten minutes then it will start cutting out, skipping etc. Seems like...
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    Push Rod Cover Oil Leak

    I have the exact same problem, but it doesn’t appear the OEM were o-rings. Are you sure that part # is correct?
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    3.0L Fuel Starvation

    Well I found the fuel starvation problem, had the filter at carb in backwards. I must have done this when I rebuilt it. Starts up fine now!!!
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    3.0L Fuel Starvation

    Your probably right on the tube bend, it does seem to do that. The tube that’s in there doesn’t seem that loose and does not appear it was connected to fitting. I already tried removing the sender to see if I could see tube, but no luck with that. So maybe it was made that way and welded from...
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    3.0L Fuel Starvation

    Hi, For the past year now been having an issue with what appears to be fuel starvation on my 1984 I/O. I have replaced the fuel pump and rebuilt the carb. Today I pulled the anti syphon valve and looks like that was removed as it looks like just a valve now. Either way it was open. I also...
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    Pre-Alpha Reverse Issues

    I have a pre-alpha drive (84 Chris Craft) that I’m having issues with it going into reverse. If I remove the cable from the side of the engine it still will not go in reverse. If I go down to drive I can get it to go in reverse, but takes quite a bit of effort. Checked adjustment and slop on...
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    Engine Cover Re-upholstery

    Re: Engine Cover Re-upholstery
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    Engine Cover Re-upholstery

    I have an Engine Cover from a 1984 Chris Craft Scorpion that needs re-upholstering. Went to upholstery shop and they want $500-600 to have it done. This is almost half what I paid for the boat, so I decided to tackle it myself. I know I need Marine grade vinyl, most of the foam is still...
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    3.0L Mercruiser Temp. Issue

    I have an 84 3.0L that I recently bought. First time out boat ran very hot, changed impeller (melted pretty bad), took boat out again ran very cool now. Checked and sure enough no thermostat, installed new one and off again I go, boat ran fine until coming back after getting on plane for a bit...
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