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    Overspeed alarm at 4000RPM IN GEAR!

    I have a 270 searay AJ with 350 mags. I put the boat in the water for the first time this season and was running along to get on plane. I got up to about 3700 rpm and my port motor started to backfire a little bit I tried to accelerate more and got to about 4000 rpm and I got an overspeed alarm...
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    Gelling Antifreeze?

    SO I was in the process of running antifreeze through my motor. After all was said and done I was reading the back of the bottle and it said do not use in marine engines. It was an artic ban antifreeze with a burst protection of -50. What is the reason of not using it in my motor? just because...
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    Location Of drain plugs on Merc 5.0 MPI

    Hi, I went to Go winterize my boat today and I only found 4 places that made sense where my drains would be, There were a quick release on each side of the engine block. and water came out of those. Then there was a blue knob on the top by the thermostat and then one way below at the bottom of...
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