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    3.0 merc riser gasket question

    1994 alpha 1 gen 2, 3 liter, Can anyone tell me why the rider gasket blocks off one of the passages? The blocked one seems to be a water port. When I opened it up, the old gasket failed over the blocked port, just curious whats the reason for that port, if you are just going to seal it with...
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    Water in oil- 3.0 mercruiser. Runs fine.

    Earlier this year when I was getting my boat ready for the slip, I discovered a small amount of water in my crankcase oil, not mixed. Wasn’t 100% sure how it got there. Flushed it with clean oil and it did not seem to be taking on any new water so I put it in the slip. I’d say I got a dozen 1 to...
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