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    Buying a used boat with Mercruiser 228

    1978 manual ...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 Trouble Starting

    the MCM470 engine of the 3.7L ? 1986 year ... the engine is the decades 8 deg BTDC of the timing .... now MERCRUISER BULLETIN the NEW gasoline is the 4 deg, timing BTDC of the RPM 650-700 .. ...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 Trouble Starting

    you was the engine ? the year ? the carb of the mixture screws turn the cw tighten then the ccw 1-1/2 ...the rpm engine is the 650 RPMS .... running the engine neutral of the engine temp 140-160 F then adjust the mixture screw adjusted it 1/2 rotations .. did you idle timing ?
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    Mercruiser 3.0 Trouble Starting

    yes the fuses of the corrosion ...I was the 1978 boat .... and the electrical components inspected it ... also the connectors ... I was the war veteran NAVY electronic tech DESTROYERS/SUBMARINES , and the Boston MBTA trains the electronic / mechanic .....retired 27 yrs ...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 Trouble Starting

    the emergency switch of the ignition components .. starter the engine ... then the no running . the distributor is no spark .. did the ignition fuse / emergency switch .. did the corrosion of the lugs/fuses ...
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    Melted coil feed wire = Bad Pertronix?

    I was the MCM470 engine 1978 ... the manual of the engine flat taps .... I was my zinc plus additive 5OZ. engine oil .... back of the engine oil is the zinc engine oil .. the automobile engines 1970's and older ... flat taps ... the GM older decades the steel engines of the crank case , cam...
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    trim sender (starboard) wires

    the engine was the new ... then the trim wiring harness of the back engine ...did the connectors .. the also was a wiring corrosion ..the engine schematic did the wiring diagrams ..
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    Winterizing questions

    THE outdrives are taking it out and the lube grease and inspected it .. also the bellows look it up worn issue .. the engine is flushing it out of the clean water drinking .. then do the drain plugs of that engine water .... also the alcohol in the WATER engines ... the spark plugs take it...
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    Buying a used boat with Mercruiser 228

    my 20 Wellcraft 1978 ...the MCM470 engine . I was the service manual engine 470 and the 228 .... Mercruiser service manual . I was the onewireat1 engine 228 ,, the manual did the specs ? plugs /oil/ignition timing /heat exchanger or no .. the fresh water of the 470 engine decades...
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    Carb to MPI problem 2011 Merc 4.3

    the carb is corroded !!!!!!!!!!! new the carb ...... I was my carb 1978 , the carb is the plastic bag on top of the port ... sprayed it of the penetrating oil ... the carb is the alcohol gasoline . take it off of the carb top part .. then throttle body spray TB spray ... and did the cloth and a...
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    Idles, no power

    the flat taps .... the gasoline higher and the adjusting it timing .... I was the marvel mystery oil in the fall spark plugs out one OZ. did the winter maintenance . did the rusted combustion area MMO .....
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    Melted coil feed wire = Bad Pertronix?

    I was my 1996 Impala ..... I was the ICM and the coil ignition ... fixed it of the thermal paste ... I was the liquid paste of the coil ignition ... did a very good job .... nov 1995 - todays engine ...
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    1988 Mercruiser 5.7 timing issue.

    the plug wires of that resistance of the OHMS .. did all those plug wires of that resistance ... the cylinders of that compression ..pressure gauge ..
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    Merc 3.0 Sterndrive Winterizing Question

    I was the 1978 MCM470 ,,, the fall .. did the water plugs drain it .. take out the outdrive inspected it .. did the grease and the bellows cleaned it ...the spark plugs are one OZ of the Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders .the carb orifice air port is the 2 OZ MMO ... the carb is the...
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    Replacement of water circulation pump V6 4.3L

    yes the china bearing and the seal !
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    Replacement of water circulation pump V6 4.3L

    the bearings and the rubber seals china parts. todays .................
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    Mercruiser shifting problem

    I was the shift cable brass barrel 1/2 of the cw/ccw ... then the throttle handle shifting fwd /neutral and rev ..of the prop ... the shift outboard cable is the lube of the penetrating oil .. the switch is a lube and the switch marker ..
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    Mercruiser 5.7 MCM carb low idling

    YOU was 2-3yrs of the outdrive water impeller . changed it ... I was the temp gun ... the 140-160F engine boat temps ... the land of that boat engine running and the prop is a lot of that water or a bit of the water lower issue ..
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    Mercruiser 3.0 Trouble Starting

    yes all those china parts , very mess ...all my maintenance fix the wrong china products ..did the electronic components of those country ...
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    Melted coil feed wire = Bad Pertronix?

    I was the igniter pertronix in the cap , and 2 wires in the cap distributor ... then the metal is the wires ... the cap is a wires area , and the filed it of that hole distributor plastic cap . troubleshooting of the shorted pertronix wires ..
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