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    prop wrench or socket

    Other than the floating prop wrench (it floats... i get that), I'm not a fan of buying a specific tool for one job. <flame suit on>? So my question is, should I buy a prop wrench or is a normal socket ok when removing a prop? If you say i should buy a prop wrench, why? Its not about the money...
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    merc alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive lower unit

    Having an issue with the outdrive. Goes into gear fine, "idled" out of the no wake zone fine, when additional throttle was applied the motor responded but the out drive did not. The motor rev'd and the boat didn't increase speed. Boat ran fine last weekend, but was drug in a little mud...
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    boat ran great then sat up over the winter

    In TX we don't really have much of a winter, but the boat sat with plugs pulled and battery disco'd thru the 4-5 month of winter. We had a terribly hot summer last year, so the boat hasn't been used much since June of last year. Long story short, I changed the engine and the drive oil, put the...
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    rope around the prop

    picked up an anchor rope around the prop today. I'm thinking everything is ok but I have one concern... Is there suppose to be a gasket or seal or anything in this gap? I can't say I've ever studied the prop close enough to recognize if anything is missing or hurt. Anything I should be...
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    2bbl to 4bbl...new long block...10-15 mphs

    So I had to replace an engine over the winter due to water intrusion from either a crack in the block or the batwing one piece exhaust manifolds. During the motor replacement I decided to go from the factory 2 bbl to a edelborck 1409 and performer intake. I have a vortec 4.3L so the 4 bbl swap...
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    got a small vibration...want to have shop do the alignment...

    the outdrive was aligned by me...with the alignment tool... Seems not have an alignment. I'm having a "pro" do the alignment for me... 3 hours seem high?
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    runs fine...until you come off the throttle and dies.

    Just replaced the long block. Went from 2BBL to 4BBL during the swap. Now I'm using Edelbroke 1409...that has been freshen up with a rebuild kit. Edelbrock Performer intake manifold. Yesterday after filling the fuel tank, boat left the marina, ran fine through the rpm range. Stopped for a...
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    Starter bolts (not another "how to remove" thread)

    So I replaced the engine in my boat recently. Serial number below. The original block is an 090M (casting number I think, but this is how Rapido classed my block) The block I got from Rapido is an 090 block. The difference between these block are the metric bolts on the back (flywheel...
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    Oil leak found...how to fix?

    So I thought I had a oil leak from my valve cover gasket, but after getting the exhaust manifold off and doing some visual inspection I couldn't figure out where the leak was coming from... I buttoned the motor back up and cranked it and found this...
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    batwing manifold to 2 pc conversion..parts are in...

    ... and I'm having a clearance issue with the back side of the alternator. There is a mount for something (nothing mounts there in my application) that is causing the clearance issue. Can I just remove this material to get the clearance needed? Here's some pics. sorry about the...
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    rhythmic vibration...

    I just added this new (reman) motor... Of the course the outdrive was off... I got the alignment tool and aligned outdrive myself (first time). There is a rhythmic vibration....what I mean by this is in NEUTRAL and idling the vibration is slower then when I increase the RPM's...still in...
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    1pc to 2pc exhaust manifold GASKETS

    I bought the 1pc to 2pc conversion and it comes with Sierra gaskets... After reading on here that the Sierra gaskets are not good, which gaskets should I be using? The boat is FRESHWATER only if that changes things. Also, I know the manifold to head gasket goes on dry, how about the gasket...
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    Need some direction...

    I recently installed a reman'd long block from Rapido. after running the motor (in neutral on the trailer backed down the ramp) for 30-45 minutes and a brief run around the lake (maybe 20 minutes) developed a minor oil leak on the starbored side. today I went back to the marina to do some...
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    valve cover torque spec

    What is it? 4.3 vortec. Serial # in my sig. Tia
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    exhaust manifold Sierra vs GLM?

    I'm doing to 1 pc to 2 pc conversion. I've found kits that are comparably priced. One kit uses Sierra Manifolds... One kit uses GLM Manifolds... Is there a reason to by one over the other? The boat will be freshwater only. TIA
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