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  1. Bondo

    One riser 60 degrees hotter

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,....... Both sides, rarely to never run the same temps,.....
  2. Bondo

    5.7 Merc Alpha One Gen one violently shakes entire boat?!

    Ayuh,....... Welcome Aboard,........ There's no short cuts to diagnosing what's going on,...... Determine which side it's coming from, by running one side, then the other,..... Then pull that drive, 'n start the motor, if no thumping, tear down the drive, 'n see what's wrong,....
  3. Bondo

    Engine runs for 1 minute and stalls, then starts with no problem. Merc A1G1 140 HP

    Ayuh,..... Those never fill, Full,..... Yer not even supposed to have that sorta filter in yer boat,..... It should go from the tank line, to the canister filter, to the fuel pump, to the carb's inlet,.....
  4. Bondo

    Some Play In Lower End Propeller Shaft Mercruiser A1G1 140hp

    Ayuh,........ All that stuff tightens up when everything is assembled,.....
  5. Bondo

    riser bolts too long

    Ayuh,.... Now that, is a waste of time, 'n money,....... It's a Chevy motor, built with Chevy parts,.... Fel-pro is quality replacement stuff,....
  6. Bondo

    Volvo Penta 4.3 GL No Power to Fuel Pump

    Ayuh,..... It should pump when starting, 'n when the motor is running,....
  7. Bondo

    riser bolts too long

    Ayuh,.... Permatex non-hardening liquid for me,.....
  8. Bondo

    riser bolts too long

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,....... I'd probably cut the ends off, 'n clean up the threads after, myself,....
  9. Bondo

    Stupid me, no oil

    Ayuh,...... Perfect seal woulda stopped that,.... 'n the outer wouldn't have mattered if the bolt woulda turned like it was supposed too,....
  10. Bondo

    Stupid me, no oil

    Ayuh,...... It took awhile, but DonS convinced me, that any nut or bolt you think you might want to remove someday,...... Coating the threads with Perfect Seal, Works,.... Not never-seize, not grease, Perfect Seal, aka: Permatex ,form-a-gasket, non-hardening liquid,.....
  11. Bondo

    Mercruiser 120 poor starting

    Ayuh,...... I believe, if you take the copper line off the fuel pump, you can slip a rubber hose onto the steel fitting at the fuel pump body,..... Have you cleaned the screen/ filter under that cover on the fuel pump,..??
  12. Bondo

    alpha gen 1 steering arm play

    Ayuh,..... You should know that digging up antique threads to post in, is frowned upon,...... Post a new thread, with yer info in it, 'n it'll get good answers,..... :)
  13. Bondo

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    Ayuh,...... If it had a carb, it was the Weber/ Merc carb, which is an exact carbon copy of the 1409 I mentioned before,.....
  14. Bondo

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    Ayuh,........ In my 1st post, it's whether the Starter bolts that are either straight across, or staggered, to identify which starter you need,..... The head bolt pattern is the same for all Sbc blocks,.... 'n as for the right marine carb, as I said, the Edelbrock 1409, is the perfect...
  15. Bondo

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    Ayuh,...... You want a Edlebrock 1409 carb,..... To Id the block, search up the block casting number, cast into the block's flange, at the back of the block,..... 'n those heads appear to be fuelie heads, not Vortecs,.... For the starter, they only come in 2 flavors, straight across, or the...
  16. Bondo

    Mercruiser 5.0L MPI Not Starting, I was driving the boat at a slow pace and it slowly stalled/stopped

    Ayuh,....... That happens, usually from detonation,..... I'm guessin' that piston looks about like that spark plug,....
  17. Bondo

    No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs

    Ayuh,...... Is the motor sitting, Dead Level,..?? It matters, especially at idle,.... 'n the starboard side usually runs slightly warmer, due to the system flows,....
  18. Bondo

    No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs

    Ayuh,.... It depends on how well it was drained,...... At spring start up, with my completely drained system, I wouldn't be concerned at the 2 minute mark,...... I've never timed it,... It takes abit to fill a drained block,....
  19. Bondo

    No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs

    Ayuh,..... That's not long enough to fill the system, so that the exhaust can expel the used water,....
  20. Bondo

    Mercruiser 120 poor starting

    Ayuh,.... Doesn't the pickup tube unscrew from the tank,..?? If so, remove it, 'n clean it,..... If there's a screen on the end of it, remove it, then make sure the fuel goes through a quality filter, before the fuel pump/ carb,.... No reason to remove the tank 'n clean it, if it's as clean...
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