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    Mercuiser 5.0 going into guardian mode

    I recently had a remanufactured enging installed in my 2002 Chaparral 243 Sunesta. The new engine has closed cooling and catalytic converters which required a wiring harness to be plugged directly into the batteries. The dealership doing the work was about as incompetent as they come as I was...
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    Bravo 3 gimbal bearing and bellows replacement

    I am looking at doing the gimbal bearing and bellows replacement myself. Does anyone have a good video of replacing the gimbal bearing and bellows on a bravo 3. I don't have the alignment tool so I'm going to do everything myself but seating the new bearing unless I can find the tools to do it...
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    Mercuiser engine replacement

    I recently purchased a 2001 Chaparral Sunesta 243 with a Mercruiser 5.0 MPI that wasn't running. The engine was covered in rust but was turning over and I could hear the fuel pump running. I took the boat to a dealership and purchased a complete new engine which turned out to be a newer model re...
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