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  1. Bt Doctur

    Noob question: where does the sea water enter the engine?

    If you locate a online manual those questions are answered From the drive, thru a ps cooler, to the thermostat housing , thru the engine and manifolds and out the exaust elbow There are many methods, some good ,some bad. Most flush and fog the motor till it stalls. Remove drain plugs and probe...
  2. Bt Doctur

    switching out lower unit on Mercruiser MC-1 - what to look for?

    the old is 1 .65 and the other is 1.98 so you will need a higher pitch and/or diameter
  3. Bt Doctur

    2005 VP 5.0Gxi 2500-3000rpm max. Low pressure Pump 0 psi

    you would be surprised how well MR44LTS work too in these engines too also BPR6EFS
  4. Bt Doctur

    Small hole warm water exit lower drive unit opposite drain plug.

    that is a drain hole for the shift shaft cavity. water from there could mean a leaking water pump /impeller housing/etc
  5. Bt Doctur

    Trick to get alternator belt off on the water 3.0l mercruiser

    you tie the spare belt to the front mount out of the way
  6. Bt Doctur

    y pipe leak or something else

    vent hole 6 O Clock bottom
  7. Bt Doctur

    y pipe leak or something else

  8. Bt Doctur

    y pipe leak or something else

    Check to see if it coming in from a hole directly under the inmputshaft. If yes ,the water inlet O ring is damaged /dislodges and water is being forced into the main bellow
  9. Bt Doctur

    Hard to turn crank while rebuilding GM 350

    mic the journals, install the bearings in the caps and torque to spec, mic the ID of the bearings
  10. Bt Doctur

    y pipe leak or something else

    that is the water inlet fitting, has nothing to do with the Y pipe. clamp loose or split hose or clamp tightened way to much and kinked the plastic fitting
  11. Bt Doctur

    Oil filter for Volvo Penta 3.0, 1998

    The short gm inline 6 230 or 250 cu inch works just fine
  12. Bt Doctur

    Volvo Penta 4.3 Gi Conversion to 4.3 GL

    Follow the Red lines, there you will find the problem.
  13. Bt Doctur

    2001 496 HO - IAC 99% Missing 1000 RPM

    injector issue?
  14. Bt Doctur

    Mercruiser 165 shift cable bellows

    It can be changed if your replacing the shift cable with the newer rear entry type without disassembly. Cut the old cable remove the front entry retap with the straight tap, Before removing old core , remove the cable and insert a control cable solid core to the bellow area. remove old...
  15. Bt Doctur

    1996 Horizon 220 5.0Fi raw water pump issues.

    If the pic of the impeller also has the front pully it looks like the rotation is backwards. pump and pully rotate clockwise for a standard rotation engine
  16. Bt Doctur

    Swapping out ujoint splines?

    your serial number come back as Find MerCruiser 120 GM 153 I / L4 1972-1978 Engine & Stern Drive by Serial Number Range ans shows the inputshaft as 39385A1
  17. Bt Doctur

    Swapping out ujoint splines?

    Is this the same drive that came off and was any work done to it? Did you check the alignment with an alignment bar? Is the length of the inputshaft the same?
  18. Bt Doctur

    Gear Lube Hose

  19. Bt Doctur

    Thrust washer issue

    https://www.perfprotech.com/mercury-marine-parts-catalog/collection/01/mercury?category=15-hp#hp-table
  20. Bt Doctur

    Hunting for Gen 1 SN

    without the inner small ring you must use the rolling torque method or find a small ring and install it and then just torque it
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