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    Scott06 replied to the thread 2 stroke longevity?.
    As others have stated depends on how they are maintained. We have a2004 sea doo GTI rfi le , bought it with 100 or so hours and have had...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Prop change on my bowrider.
    yes when the Outboards get bigger the hub diameter is the same as stern drive props- you just need to make sure it fits an alpha one...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Starting boat after 4 years - pre start steps.
    Did you inspect the bellows and keep and eye on the carb bowl as holleys when they sit tend to leak from bowl gasket - or did you...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Prop change on my bowrider.
    The spitfire doesnt have much bite in my experience. I get the same WOT rpm with a 23" spitfire as I do a 21" revolution 4. there is...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Prop change on my bowrider.
    As others have mentioned is the tach accurate? Are you able to hit the rev limiter which should kick in around 5050-5100 rpm. If you...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Milky oil from oil cooler failure.
    As mentioned just keep changing oil and filter get cheapest oil and you don't have to completely fill the oil pan just run it for a bit...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Rear main seal 5.7.
    GM supplied the base engine to Mercruiser (tinned longblock), so the rear main seal is not made by mercruiser its made by GM (or for GM...
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    Scott06 reacted to muc's post in the thread No Trailer and Trim Up with Like Like.
    There were two 3 button switch's. Early models you pushed just one button to trailer. The later required you to push two buttons at the...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Swap mercruiser 5.0 for a 5.7.
    yes zero issue keep the gen 2 drive and transom housing 5.7 should drop in
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?.
    Well yes and no... I think the factory OP switch is tripped at 4 or 7 psi .... so at lower rpms yes it may save an engine but higher...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?.
    yeah always watching OP and temp. Had an over heat last summer due to weeds on outdrive... had been towing my daughter skiing then...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?.
    you must be bored or out of beer... looks like the thing works now so leave it alone. Seriously though I converted my factory gauge...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread No Trailer and Trim Up.
    your description makes sense, but the switch being NO is opposite of way you would think it would work... would think its NC until...
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Bravo 1 to Bravo 3 Conversion.
    if 6 ppl plane out time was good you are probably in the ballpark. Will be lucky $$$ if you can run the same props.
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    Scott06 replied to the thread Main Jet size for carb 7043183?.
    As Ad points out I have seen it for some carbs in the carb section of manual or some addendums, but not for anything that old. I think I...
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