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    Mercruiser 470 - Cam Seals Repair Questions

    my MCM470 year 1978.. I was the water pump of that flywheel cover . also that cam shaft of that water cam is rusted on the flywheel sealer water pump... I was 20 yrs ago and the cam shaft is the s/steel metal tube and heating it up and the cam shaft of the rusted cam of the water pump sealer ...
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    3.7l mercruiser engine wont slow down in neutral after being revved up. Current problem is at the bottom

    THE carb is the float adjusted it ... do the spec carb ..the 2 idle screws 11/4 CCW ... idle the timing is 4deg BTDC and the dwell meter 30 ...600-800 RPM .. the fwd /rev shifter handle is the switched of the shift cable and the ignition engine of the distributor of the points ground the cable...
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    Antifreeze Question

    My MCM 470 engine is the heat exchanger . the auto antifreeze 60% and the distilled water 40% ... My auto engines are over 20yrs and no corrosion .. I did the 5 yrs ago and changed the antifreeze ... 1984 Camaro ,1996 Impala ,and the 2000 Silverado ....my Boat engine is 1978 ..
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    Mercruiser 4.3LH backfiring & weird timing

    THE ENGINE IS 500HRS ... did the new engine or the fix the old engine ....did the water in the engine ! the new engine is very good !
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    Mercruiser 140 (1984) - What started as key no longer turning off boat has evolved into boat not starting at all

    THE ignition coil is positive + , the ignition switch is cranking of the starter motor and the starter solenoid is the positive + of the ignition coil 12 volts , ..then engine runs , and the choke of the resistor wire is the positive + coil .. then the voltage is running around 9 volts ... I...
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    Mercruiser 140 (1984) - What started as key no longer turning off boat has evolved into boat not starting at all

    THE Pertronix 1146a in my MCM470 yr 1978 ....you did the no running of the engine , and the ignition key is on it . then the pertronix is the key, is 30-60 seconds , and the damaged the igniter 1146A .... also the ignition coil did the ohm meter ...look up the YouTube ...resistor meter ....
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    No Spark on 1988 4.3 ltr. engine

    so you did of that ignition coil ... OHM METER OF THE RESISTANCE .. YOUTUBE COIL IGNITION .. look it up ...
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    Fuel delivery

    the electrical fuel pump is a bit corrosion and the motor is locked up . also inspect it of the fuel issue components..
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    Fuel delivery

    I was the 3yrs ago , 75 gallons of the gasoline , it is a mess of the gasoline clean it of the tank , gas lines and the engine fuel items ...... the boat is a lot of water inside it and the electrical issues ..
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    Leaking heat exchanger/freshwater cooling end gasket 1994 Mercruiser 4.3 LX V6

    I was the tire air rubber tubes of that gasket .. did the cracking of that rubber ..
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    No Spark on 1988 4.3 ltr. engine

    yes my stone tools in my property .. did the Wamesit Indians ... the arrow heads ,spears and the hammer tools ...
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    Another prop slipping thread

    yes that throttle shifter , and the out of that water boat ,, is the fwd , neutral , and the rev of that prop ... fwr left prop locked up ...neutral spin it good no noise , and the rev prop right locked up ... did several times .... also the engine ignition switch of the shift cable is doing...
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    Another prop slipping thread

    the cable gear in the outdrive .. I was the cable did the rod inside that cable . https://www.wd40.com/products/industrial-size/ the bellows inside the moly grease did the shifter part ... I was take out the fall outdrive and inspect it and cleaned the bellows and do the moly grease and the...
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    No Spark on 1988 4.3 ltr. engine

    the troubleshoot of that ignition coil ......the OHM METTER ...take it of all those wires and do the ohm meter positive ,negative , and the distributor wire .. did the YouTube of the coil troubleshooting ..did the resistance ... I was the electronic tech ...
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    No Spark on 1988 4.3 ltr. engine

    change that ignition coil ....did the resistor ohm meter of that coil ..........
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    Another prop slipping thread

    I was the rusted in the bellows U JOINTS drive shaft in water .. inspect the gasket/bellows ...
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    briefly overheating

    the impeller is around 2-3 yrs .....outdrive impeller ...
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    Another prop slipping thread

    I did the moly grease of the shafts and grease fittings ....bushings .. I did every year .. I was my 4runner I was the moly grease of the drive shafts .. great !
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    Another prop slipping thread

    the boat 19-21 feet ... the gear ratio 1.47 the prop is 14X19 also the 15.75X17 ... boat is the 3000-3500 lbs ....
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    Another prop slipping thread

    you was the on the land of the boat ... do the fwd /neutral/reverse of that prop ... locked it left fwd, right rev .... neutral spin it ... the gear ratio is dropping it today ..prop is the of the gears issue wearing it .. 1.47 ratio
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