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    Have spark and fuel, can't get the rebuilt engine to start

    your timing is off by 180 , take the rocker cover off the #1 cylinder side ( most forward cyl is #1 BTW). set the valves so the springs a full expanded on both valves , this is now compression stroke ! . remove the dizzy completely from the motor , put a paint mark where #1 lead is on the dizzy...
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    2008 F250 4 stroke. low compression / bad am phaser?

    that lll do it ! easy fix ,
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    2008 F250 4 stroke. low compression / bad am phaser?

    to answer the question ' yes' if the "phaser " was to get stuck for some unknown reason then yes it would play havoc with compression on one bank. that being said , you would also have limp mode or a no start situation, if on a vehicle the dash would look like a x mas tree. when was the last...
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    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    it appears to be squashing the rubber on the bellows a little much for my liking , in an area like that it is critical to have thick rubber making contact with the metal surfaces , a squashed surface reduces the thickness of the rubber .this can also make the clamp act as a knife as the bellow...
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    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    ""You suggest checking for a leak after tightening the hose clamp onto the shield (If that is what it is called) How can you check for a leak except by removing the OD ??""" my comment was in general on the tightening ( yes i know you cant see in there ) , as posted " it was probably not what...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L won't start

    +1 have the battery checked oe swap it out for a known full power one , these motors take a a lot of cca to fire them up . on that note the starter could have an internal short causing slow crank and taking power from the ignition.
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    Car Hood Boats

    kids today will never understand the challenge of not being killed by their best mates . we once used a Holden EH bonnet tied behind a YZ 465 Yamaha full speed through/ across a wheat field. no one killed that day "" surprisingly "
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    Old motors DEMAND to be retired when they are 65 years old..

    2001 + stuff ,cars boats , motors whatever , its usually the electronics or wiring is what sends them to scrap piles to come back as kias or these days teaslers!.
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    Car Hood Boats

    ahhhh the memory's of using car bonnets for stuff other than closing engine compartment's , dirt roads and paddock bombs brings back memory's of some scuffed elbows and shoulders. OP sorry for off track , the boat bonnet seems like it would kick on now days whack a big assed motor on and go ...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L won't start

    is the lanyard key in place , is the shift in neutral " sometimes you have to click them about a bit if the boat has sat "". start off going over the simple stuff first before swapping stuff out . you say "" i bought this boat "" ? had it ran in your possession before this no start occurred
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    Alpha Gen 2 Sterndrive Issue

    + 1 on the chunks of rust , pull the manifolds and rises for inspection , looks like you may have saved yourself from a future engine problem from a rusted exhaust.
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    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    gotta love the way people tighten worm clamps . tip and lesson : tighten the clamp till it makes a consistent contact with hose or whatever > tighten 1/2 a turn after that , check for leakage , no leak leave it be , if it leaks tighten a tad more till no more leak . there is absolutely no need...
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    Help! 2000 Johnson 90hp V4 overheating on one side only...

    maybe the mechanic stuffed up when setting the water tube in position OR broke / cracked it.
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    4.3 Wet to Dry-Joint Conversion.

    if i had to take a guess ! , start looking for a crack in the component's. sometimes these can be hard to see but there are tests available that will show the smallest crack in steel.
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    Need a CDI for a 1979 to 1983 120HP mercury outboard

    why not get a new AM one , yea bit pricy , but done once , used cdis never a good move.
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