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    Scott06 replied to the thread Fuel tank suction tube removal.
    Funny you say very fine hair, when i emptied the filter into a container you could see something that looked like texture in the gas...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread SX-A Gear Oil Screw.
    Obviously hadn’t been changed in a while what did it look like ? The old lube
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    Scott06 posted the thread Fuel tank suction tube removal in Volvo Penta I/O & Inboard Gas Engines & Outdrives.
    Helping a good friend boat is a 2002 Glastron 185, VP 4.3 carbed (2 bbl holley) SX drive. he has owned this boat 15 years very few...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Running temp for 3.0 tks mercruiser suntracker 27 ft pontoon?.
    Yep just fine exactly what my merc with a 160 stat runs at, even in cooler water. I don’t think the alarm for overheat trips until 200...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Knocking when turning.
    I wonder if the driveshaft , u joints and inout shaft snout of the drive are getting hung up in bellhousing.might try a different angle...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Manifold/riser 3.0 mercruiser.
    That’s smart to do before getting in too deep. the compression numbers are perfect on two and serviceable on two, so probabky would...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread I have a leak..
    No if the studs were changed out and were longer and nuts bottomed out but changing a ss for a steel one isnt going to make a chit of a...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread I have a leak..
    might retighten the transom housing bolts as a sanity check and exhaust pipe. Maybe something simple like shift bellows.
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Manifold/riser 3.0 mercruiser.
    it would leak back through the valves and past the rings, but wouldnt think you would see that until after shutdown. Thera re could have...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Knocking when turning.
    Only other thing I could think is the orings on driveshaft are getting hub=ng up on gimbal bearing or not greased well. I had a hell of...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread I have a leak..
    boat with engine is probably deeper in the water as well. You will need a scope camera to see wtf it is.
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Merc Alpha One trim/tilt Q (feeling like a newby).
    100% yes you can do it, as mentioned with 3 boats over last 40 years in same shallow cove … no issues unless at full up and higher rpms...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Merc Alpha One trim/tilt Q (feeling like a newby).
    I have boated for years (40+) keeping my boats on a lift on a shallow cove (25" deep at dock). You are just fine running the boat at...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread spacer location.
    I assume you are talking about C in the pic in this thread ...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread No oil on dip stick after adding 6 liters.
    I would not over fill it but also would take dipstick to dealer and see if they can compare length as something is wrong here. You may...
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