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  1. Bondo

    OMC shift cable variations and identification marks

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....Are these Cobra, or Stringer drives,..?? What vintage,..??
  2. Bondo

    Questions about running 1991 Chevy 4.3 omc

    Ayuh,.... I wouldn't, as ya run the risk of glazing the cylinders, but it's yer motor,..... Don't run the manifolds dry, they'll crack,..... Use the ones off the S10, or none at all,.....
  3. Bondo

    Large diameter, high output stator

    Ayuh,...... How big were the ole 470's,..??..??
  4. Bondo

    Please help mercruiser 260

    Ayuh,.... What vintage is the boat,..??..?? If it overheated, start at the impeller, 'n work out from there to find where the water problem is,.... To find the oil leak, ya just gotta Look,.....
  5. Bondo

    Questions about running 1991 Chevy 4.3 omc

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... You can't "Break in" a motor without a load on it,.... It just don't work that way,.... If you want to start it for a few seconds, to see it start, go for it,..... dry,......
  6. Bondo

    Volvo Penta 8.1 Exhaust Crossover/Equalizer

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... How much water do you have in the fuel filters,..?? That's the 1st thing I'd have checked, before changing the fuel pump,.... Change the bad hoses, Then diagnose yer issues,....
  7. Bondo

    i am confused (gas line end connectors)

    Ayuh,.... If it fits, 'n doesn't leak,..... It fits,....
  8. Bondo

    Question about 90 amp fuse on starter

    Ayuh,...... Two reasons,..... The legal dept, 'n to protect sensitive electronics when Efi / Mpi came out,..... You don't need one,.....
  9. Bondo

    FWY Trailering 2855 with Dinghy on swim platform

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... You'll be severely over width with a 10' boat, 'n motor on it,.... 8' 6" is legal any wider is a permit only load,.....
  10. Bondo

    Please help mercruiser 260

    Ayuh,.... The 260 hp 350 Chevy has been in production since bout the early '70s,.... You've gotta narrow it down a bit more than that,.... 'n why would you replace only one valve cover,..??
  11. Bondo

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Ayuh,..... With a used motor, there's no such thing as measuring it in to many places,..... ;)
  12. Bondo

    Mercruiser 215E

    Ayuh,..... Yer best bet is to find a boat with a rotten hull, 'n whatever motor, 'n drive you need, then swap in the entire driveline package,..... That way you'll have all of the bits, 'n pieces necessary,... I've done several OMC transplants,...
  13. Bondo

    Dissembling a Mercury alpha 1 SE drive

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,...... Unless you found chunks if metal on the drain plug, I believe yer probably lookin' in the wrong place for yer problem,.... Have you pulled the whole drive off yet,..?? When you do, try shifting it by hand, before you go any deeper, as sloppy shift linkages...
  14. Bondo

    Mercruiser 3.0 L Alpha One

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... That motor has been in production for better than 50 years, so you'll have to narrow down just what vintage yer's is,... A serial number is best, or at least the vintage of the boat it's in,.....
  15. Bondo

    1 1/2 inch of steering slop at rear of drive

    Ayuh,..... If it's got power steering, 90% of that slop will go away when you start it,.... The hyd. shuttle valve is loose, til pressurized,.....
  16. Bondo

    1979 3.0 140 mercruiser engine swap to 1988 3.0 engine

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,...... Ya, there are a few differences, but so long as you have the ole MC-1 parts, it should be a straight forward swap,..... Very doable,.... I'm not sure just how the down-pipe swap goes,..... Shifter plate shouldn't matter, where ever it fits best,....
  17. Bondo

    Slop in steering / power steering control

    Ayuh,...... Start the motor, 'n most, or all of it goes away,.....
  18. Bondo

    Exhaust Riser?

    Ayuh,..... You pull the risers off the manifolds, clean the gasket surfaces to clean metal, 'n measure the width of the surfaces,..... New, is 'bout 1/4 inch or wider,.... Failing is when the surfaces can no longer support the gaskets,..... Many times, they can be brought back to spec with...
  19. Bondo

    2 Mercruiser 5L EFI with all 16 Cylinders of 175 psi or more??

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,...... I'd chalk it up to gauge variation,..... Not all compression gauges read the same,..... Nice even numbers are Great,.....
  20. Bondo

    1998 5.7 exhaust manifold gaskets

    Ayuh,..... No problem,....
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