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    nola mike replied to the thread 5.7 Merc Alpha One Gen one violently shakes entire boat?!.
    Only reason I say swap drives would be for testing. I've seen reports of couplers suspected of taking a set and causing a wobble...
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    nola mike replied to the thread 5.7 Merc Alpha One Gen one violently shakes entire boat?!.
    I think this is typical on a chevy I/O. Is the problem only in gear? Does it happen with the drives off? Have you tried swapping the...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    Well... Looks like I have a wet transom. The day I've been dreading. Drilled a couple of holes low down, closeish to cut out and drain...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    The actuator needs a rebuild or can I buy a new one?
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    Starter is fairly new, though rusty. PMGR. I don't remember if it was new or I disassembled it after the dunk. The actuator...yeah, I...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    Yeah, that's usually my go to for threaded sections. This one it looks like it seized in 2 places: The outer bushing to the flywheel...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    Ok, had planned on pulling the engine in the fall, but personal crap got in the way. Still haven't had a bunch of time, but managed to...
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    nola mike replied to the thread nautical charts.
    Some interesting options here: https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/print-agents.html#coast-pilot I don't see a free way to do...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Bimini top seems to have shrunk.
    Not helpful
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    nola mike replied to the thread setting ign timing.
    My '01 4.3 truck pull had brass plugs and a composite head gasket
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    nola mike replied to the thread Puffing steam out vents.
    IIRC my vortec didn't need retorque; the head bolts were TTY/ torque + 90' or something.
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    nola mike reacted to gsbarry's post in the thread Leak into bilge, bellows? with Like Like.
    I have good news today. I decided to pull the drive yet again to see if I could resolve my issue. The alignment tool went in nice and...
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    nola mike reacted to JASinIL2006's post in the thread Leak into bilge, bellows? with Like Like.
    The amount of difficulty you're having getting the drive on and off (especially without the O-rings) would seem to be a sign that...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Leak into bilge, bellows?.
    This is not the test for good alignment. The "2 fingers" mentioned here is to install/remove the alignment tool. Once it's jammed in...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Leak into bilge, bellows?.
    Centering the bearing itself should cure the alignment tool problem... Engine alignment itself *shouldn't* be affected by gb...
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