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    Fuel delivery 5.7L 1996 Mercruiser Bravo III with 220 throttle body injection.

    I am having trouble with fuel delivery, need advise on where to start looking for the problem. Boat quit running a short way from the marina, fired up the kicker to head back in, then the kicker quit running. Both the 5.7 and the 9.9 four stroke kicker run off of the main tank. Both get fuel...
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    Ignition circuit fuses?

    1996 Mercruiser 5.7 L Bravo 3 with Throttle Body Injection . The ignition circuit is dead no power in the hot wire from the battery to the battery terminal of the Ignition switch. I have checked and double checked the ground wire connections to the block from the batteries and the battery...
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    Dead or almost dead Ignition circuit

    Trying to start my 1996 5.7 L Bravo 3, throttle body injection. There is intermittent power to the ignition switch when first trying to start it. Then the circuit go totally dead. I jumperd from the battery to the battery in terminal on the ignition switch and the circuit is complete but the...
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    Stalls while idling.

    1996 Mercruiser 5.7l LX EFI Bravo III Serial OF756740 Rochester 220 throttle body injection. This engine ran good until the following took place. Here is what has happened. First the fuel pressure regulator leaked fuel into the lower tbi unit, repaired the diaphragm and it ran good for a few...
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    Engine pully's

    1995 5.7L LX EFI (TBI) Bravo III. I am changing all of the parts from my old engine to a new long block Just wondering how close the engine sheave's/pulley's are supposed to be. I am finding it very difficult to get the raw water pump belt between the top pulley on the circulating pump and the...
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    engine coupler torque for bravo III

    What is the ft. Lbs. of torque required for the bravo III engine coupler when bolting it to the fly wheel?
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    Suzuki 9.9 HP reliable or not reliable

    I am in the market for a new kicker and have been researching 9.8, 9.9hp outboards. I like what I see in the 9.9 HP Suzuki outboards. I searched reviews for Suzuki outboards and found that what few reviews that were available were for the higher HP models but all seemed to point to warranty...
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    Genuine Mercruiser vs. Sierria replacement parts

    Just wondering if there would be a large quality difference or reliability issues between a Genuine Mercruiser engine coupler for a bravo III drive and the after market Sierra engine coupler for the bravo III drive powered by a 5.7L LX mercruiser, Since there is almost a $200.00 difference in price!
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    1995 or 1996 Bravo III removal!

    Do you have to have the shifter in forward or in neutral when you remove the Bravo III outdrive? My manual is at home and I am 60 miles away at my summer home so that is the reason for the question. I need to change the gimble bearing.
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    !996 5.7l LX EFI Bravo III

    1996 Mercruiser 5.7l LX TBI (2BBL) serial # OF756740 with Bravo III drive This motor starts fine and idles fine to the ear but when powering up it sounds like a Jon Deere Tractor with no power. Took it to a well respected repair shop to have the codes on the ECM read. Absolutely no codes were...
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    Bravo III lower unit

    1996 Pro Line 230 WA, 5.7L Bravo 3. It is over heating so was wondering if the lower unit has any type of water pick up tube/hose that can fall off, break, or or just plain wear out?
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    1996 mercruiser Bravo duel prop

    Are there any issues that would prevent any of you from buying a 1996 boat powered with a mercruiser 5.7 LX 265hp, especially with the bravo duel prop outdrive unit. I am concerned that this early model of Bravo outdrive may have had engineering defects that made it an expensive unit to maintain...
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    Alpha one gen1 large rubber gasket

    What is the best adhesive to keep the large rubber gasket/seal inplace that goes into the bellhousing before installing the outdrive?
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    Starter not dis-engaging

    Should the starter drive gear dis-engage the flywheel after stopping the power to the starter? I replaced the starter and flywheel on a 1990 Mercruiser 5.7L 260hp with a new GM flywheel and Delco starter using new starter bolts. Before reinstalling the motor back into the boat I hooked up the...
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    fuel leak

    While starting a new replacement engine for a 1990 5.7 260 mercruiser with 4bbl quadra jet carb. I put about 2 to 3 table spoons of gas in the carb, cranked and it fire but did not start I again added about the same amount of gas and noticed a small amount of gas leaking out from under the carb...
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