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  1. Scott06

    Trailer Painting

    Sandblast , epoxy primer single stage Delfleet or similar more industrial like paint I did that to 65 pontiac years ago almost no buble back in 30 years
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    1989 Mastercraft prostar 190

    19 -21 ft with a 5.0 or better yet 5.7 even a stern drive will do very good skiing. Not competition type passes but for a bunch of avid lake lovers its good. I have a 5.0 upgraded with a 4 bbl edlebrock and 4 blade prop for a azz heavy boat it pops up pretty good.
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    1989 Mastercraft prostar 190

    I have thought of the same as well. My college age kids are getting good at slaloming and I want to support it. We have a 21 ft sea ray 200 sport that is great bulls like a bull but the wake is huge so often we use my friends Glastron 185 / 4.3 VP as the wake is smooth for skiing. Ideally I...
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    projects other than boats

    why would you trade an LS platform for a Crankenstein trouble fest?
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    350 mpi rebuild questions

    Thee is very little diff between a truck engine and marine. No you dont need forged pistons as stock is not forged. if you have a low milage core if compression is good swap head gaskets, core plugs, cam, and circ pump and drop it in
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    Gear oil leak from stern drive

    Yeah that is a gen 2 replacement drive They have a 3 year no fault warranty that might still be in effect Not all gen 2 drives have a lube bottle but I don’t think 1.75 qts fits on drive alone so look in engine compartment for a lube bottle
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    Electronic ignition conversion HELP!!!

    it is super old you would be better off starting your own thread as the mods will close this one shortly. If a delco est fits your engine that is best way to go
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    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    here is a link to all the various parts diagrams that engine (there is a search by serial number that would be more accurate) https://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercruiser-sterndrive-parts/165-2-bbl-mercury-224-il4-1987/0b434941-thru-0b774251
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    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    I was thinking straight 6 165 not the 4 thanks. is oil pump driven off distributor ?
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    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    he already did see post 6
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    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    we posted at same time.. if you already did that maybe try taking the belt off the front and see if noise goes away
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    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    if it has a greaseable gimbal bearing grease it and see if noise changes. I would also lean towards gimbal bearing Ujoint or drive noise
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    1984 Mercruiser 470 Starting Issue

    If it has been sitting any amount of time clean and set dwell on the points. I would do the points service see what that gets you then go into the carb if there are still issues. This assumes you set the idle mixture and idle speed or at least roughed them in. Have you done a compression test
  14. Scott06

    Thunderbolt IV

    no goes on a switch not sender completely different functions. Switch just opens and closes electrically speaking at a given pressure (4 or 7 psi) , sender changes resistance over a pressure range (ohms) to gauge gauge moves based on ohms signal it gets. If you dont have a oil pressure switch...
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    Need Help with 8.2 Mercruiser

    Yes it could be. Basically will be down on power. What warning comes on? one thing that normally inhibits is the gearshift indicator seeing neutral. there is zero compression in end cylinders? would think exhaust is leaking water and hanging up valves @alldodge may have some thoughts too
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    Transom ski hook to ski rope

    I usually wrap it around (from where you have it) twice. Push the end of the rope through the loop and around the hook, wont come of when it gets slack picking up the skiier/boarder. I also have used the same for towing tubes for years no issues
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    Water in Oil

    check the power steering cooler if PS fluid is milky. Does it by chance have a combination PS and engine oil cooler that may have cracked? Would answer both water in oil /PS fluid
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    Thunderbolt IV

    The low oil pressure switch will either be on top of block by distributor or down by the filter. The sender is for the gauge , the switch makes an audible alarm when oil pressure is low. Depending on the year the alarm system for merc sounds for low oil pressure, high engine temp, and low drive...
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    Gear oil leak from stern drive

    92 would probably be a gen 2 , cut over year was 91 When merc started making them. had a 1991 sea ray that had by serial number one of the last gen one drives made, serial was just below the cutoff …unless a builder had a bunch laying around
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    1989 Mastercraft prostar 190

    Depends on how you want to use it. The low deadrise hulls that give smooth wakes can be rough riding in some chop. If you are into skiing then go for it.
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