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  1. Stinnett21

    5.0 mpi stalls for a sec randomly at idle

    Also, change cap/rotor and IAC muffler.
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    5.0 mpi stalls for a sec randomly at idle

    I don't see any gear lube in your bottle.
  3. Stinnett21

    Adjusting Trim Tab

    I believe this is right. I told you wrong above. So try it in a 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock position. I'm trying to remember back to my outboard days. I do remember trim made a big difference. The goal is get the wheel steady when you're at normal cruising speed and trim setting.
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    Adjusting Trim Tab

    The geometry of this situation is hard to discuss in text but here goes. If you mean when letting go of the wheel the boat wants to turn right then adjust your trim fin so that it pulls the trailing end of your motor back to center. That would mean when standing behind the motor turn the fin...
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    Simplest 2 Battery Setup?

    In my 30 years of bowrlder boating I have never ran down a starting battery. I buy cheap (Walmart, Advance Auto) marine group 24 cranking batteries. Now to be fair I don't run amps or any other electrical accessories. I keep two on board. One connected and one stored unconnected. I never let...
  6. Stinnett21

    Are Adhesive Keel Guards Effective?

    Echo this. Mine has held up, and still looks well attached knock on wood, for 12 years. For extra strength you could run a bead of 4200 around it if you wish. I haven't done that but if I ever see it starting to come loose that is what I will do to buy time. Again, as JAS says, prep and...
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    reversing with trim tabs

    I haven't noticed any difference with my smart tabs. Now I suppose if you had to run hard in reverse, as in an emergency avoidance maneuver, you could break the brackets.
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    Losing Power - After two hours

    Coupler is where I was heading from the get go but then he said, if I'm understanding him right, the rpms jump to 5000 which is beyond his throttle setting. How could that happen? I'm not a tech but that I find bizarre.
  9. Stinnett21

    Mercruiser remote control box replacement on Islander.

    I think the 4000 is current. I'd go with the 4000.
  10. Stinnett21

    Boat Doesn’t Want To Turn Left

    Remove the cable from the motor and see how both the cable and the motor move independent from each other. Try to isolate the problem.
  11. Stinnett21

    Losing Power - After two hours

    To those who know more than I could this be a bad coupler? I was thinking the drop wouldn't indicate coupler but what if it was triggering an overheat when it revved?
  12. Stinnett21

    2016 4.5L mercruiser i/o Very weak performance

    Eight adults on a 20 foot deck boat is a load. I'd say Scott is right. To be honest there's no such thing as a stock prop. There's the prop the dealer installs to hopefully impress a potential buyer and that usually means top speed with a light load. Suspect you're running a 21" and you need...
  13. Stinnett21

    Losing Power - After two hours

    You mean it revs to 5000 without advancing the throttle to WOT? When this occurs does the speed advance along with it or is it just revving? A video would certainly help.
  14. Stinnett21

    Going electric vs marinas

    Not saying this will be reality but It's quite possible that our liking of electric, once we experience it, will trump our gas boating habits. In other words instead of venturing 30 miles out we'll settle for the fishing spot at half the distance in order to own the electric craft.
  15. Stinnett21

    Bearing buddies full of grease???

    You can put a little more in but cease pumping before the piston hits the stops. Press around the edges of the piston with your finger. It should feel like it's floating on grease.
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    Going electric vs marinas

    Yes this is what I was thinking of. Just everyday boating traffic. I suppose on one hand, at least for those who trailer, "gassing up" before you leave the house becomes much easier. I like your idea racerone. The charging barge would be a destination of sort. Use most of your juice going...
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    Going electric vs marinas

    Man, everyone is working on electric power for the future. I see where tax incentives will be offered in the future for non-on the road vehicles, i.e. boats, RVs, aircraft, etc. Just wondering, how would this affect marinas? They would have to have charging stations. This would eat up a lot...
  18. Stinnett21

    Merc Alpha4 no longer available. What to replace it with?

    Scott, to confirm, the results you state in your second sentence above are with the 2004 Sea Ray 200 sport?
  19. Stinnett21

    looking for new prop

    The pitch of the prop is how much bite the prop takes with each revolution, i.e the angle of the blade. In theory a 17" prop would advance 17" through a solid in one revolution. Water is of course not solid but this is a standardized way of expressing this dimension. Much more can be said but...
  20. Stinnett21

    Cap/Rotor aftermarket or OEM?

    I run the NAPA Echlin RR207 cap and RR256 rotor in my 2002 5.0 MPI.
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