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  1. matt167

    Johnson control box

    I have one in my boat for Mercury. It’s all there and of a decent quality. I’ve read the trim switches are garbage. Mine doesn’t use or have trim switches
  2. matt167

    Marine or Auto oil pan

    A rust belt winter is far harsher than any marine environment unless you get enough water in the bilge to cover the pan and even then it’s not as harsh
  3. matt167

    Need help finding controls for Mercury Sterndrive.

    https://a.co/d/dtDAfwd. These should work
  4. matt167

    Need help finding controls for Mercury Sterndrive.

    Check the wiring. Those switches work well. I thought mine were bad but I didn’t have power. You push the top 2 switches together to raise it to the full tilt position. IF they are bad, you can find push buttons that will fit in that panel
  5. matt167

    NOCO LifeP04 in lawn mower

    You can adjust the air gap of the PTO if you need to. It effects the draw
  6. matt167

    NOCO LifeP04 in lawn mower

    If it has an electric PTO then yes, it has a regulated system that puts out 10a or so much like an Outboard. Not all small engines have that good system. Some just use a few diodes with no regulator
  7. matt167

    3.0 engine removal

    I’m spoiled in that with an overhead hoist, I can pull a 3.0L in about 15 minutes. Front bolts, rear bolts. Shift and throttle cables. Plus fuel, water intake and the wiring. That’ll get it ready to yank… outdrive is first always. You can’t pull the engine forward enough to free it from the...
  8. matt167

    Old motors DEMAND to be retired when they are 65 years old..

    .🍿
  9. matt167

    Mercruiser 170/470 Starter Question

    I think all Mercruiser engines are set up with 2 solenoids
  10. matt167

    Automotive Diagnostic Tool

    You can get a cheap scanner from Walmart that will show the data stream. A bi directional scanner will do more, if you have $300. A stumble can be many things. Fuel injectors being where I would look first
  11. matt167

    mercruiser 888 383

    6.0L truck would be an LQ9. Vortec is on the engine cover, but it’s just branding that GM uses
  12. matt167

    mercruiser 888 383

    A 383 would have a distributor. If what you are considering is an LS based engine. They are great but you need deep pockets to marinize them. Manifolds are around $1,200 and the marine starter isn’t cheap.. the conversions are getting common but almost all are nowhere near USCG compliance...
  13. matt167

    What oil should I use?

    GM EOS has been gone for some time now.. there is a product that does the same thing available from parts stores in a yellow bottle
  14. matt167

    mercruiser 888 383

    If you had an old crate engine that uses the Mercruiser MPFI manifold, than you could find the marine bits to put it together including a marine harness and ECU. That’s the only instance where it would be truly able to be converted since the manifold is the same
  15. matt167

    mercruiser 888 383

    383 would be on the edge of what an MC1 can handle. In those days, Mercruiser would pair high hp applications with a TR or TRS drive.. it would likely be okay but I don’t think I’d hammer it for hole shots
  16. matt167

    Seasonally changing Mercury 110 spark plugs

    I don’t think it’ll mess with a fish finder
  17. matt167

    Seasonally changing Mercury 110 spark plugs

    Resistor has to do with radio interference. Basically you’ll buzz an AM radio with non resistor plugs but not much else on the water.
  18. matt167

    runny/liquid grease in bellows?

    Input shaft seal is probably leaking
  19. matt167

    Pricing restored boats

    Sure. But the hardware attaching is still stainless
  20. matt167

    Pricing restored boats

    Stainless hardware is what is used in marine environments.
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