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  1. Bondo

    73 starcraft old merc to new merc

    Ayuh,...... You need to replace everything from the flywheel cover, 'n aft,.... The keyhole in the transom might need some tuning, but not to much,.....
  2. Bondo

    Gimbal Hinge Pin Bolt stuck/stripped

    Ayuh,..... The tool is just a 1/2" allen key,...... Either loc-tite softens with heat,....
  3. Bondo

    Mercruiser 3.0 won't "lock in"

    Ayuh,..... Just buying the proper tools to rebuild the Merc drive, costs more than buyin' the new SEI drive to replace it,.....
  4. Bondo

    Can you help me identify this engine?

    Ayuh,....... Boat motors are basically more standardized, sorta,...... The boat I've been putterin' on, started out with yer motor, 'n drive,..... Now it's sporting a 350/ Alpha 1 drive,...... Yer choices for a drop-in motor is a 2.5l, or the 3.0l,... Any other choice, can be done, but...
  5. Bondo

    Mercruiser 3.0 won't "lock in"

    Ayuh,..... If you want to do that, go for a ride, then check for water in the gear lube, before you consider going boating again,.....
  6. Bondo

    Mercruiser 4.3 EFI leaking fuel but can't find leak??

    Ayuh,.... How about the fuel line to the tank,..?? Or the tank sender,..?? or the tank itself,..??
  7. Bondo

    Gimbal Hinge Pin Bolt stuck/stripped

    Ayuh,....... Do you have a welder, 'n know how to use it,..?? If you can still get any grip on it, put so heat to the threaded end to soften the loc-tite, 'n try it again,..... If it's already destroyed, weld a nut to it, heat the threaded end, 'n turn it out,....
  8. Bondo

    Mercruiser 5.0 Misfiring

    Ayuh,...... Carbed, Efi, or Mpi,..??..??
  9. Bondo

    Can you help me identify this engine?

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,....... That's a 3.0l Merc motor, probably with an Alpha 1 drive,....
  10. Bondo

    Mercruiser 3.0 won't "lock in"

    Yes,...... back-wash can destroy a motor,......
  11. Bondo

    Shift cable bellows.

    Ayuh,..... Glad to hear so,...... Does it now shift to all gears,..??
  12. Bondo

    Shift cable bellows.

    Ayuh,....... Even if you didn't touch the lower shift shaft, it moved into neutral, or beyond, just by the nature of the design,...... Drop the lower unit, turn the shift shaft to forward gear, then reassemble, while holding tension on the prop shaft, so that everything is assembled, in...
  13. Bondo

    Shift cable bellows.

    Ayuh,...... You need to hold the lower in forward, when you slide it into the upper,....
  14. Bondo

    Flywheel housing for 280 outdrive and newer 5.7

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Hopefully, the block of yer new motor is drilled for both the staggered bolt pattern starter on it now, And, the straight across bolt pattern starter yer gonna need to go with the 153t flywheel you need to mount it to yer drive,...
  15. Bondo

    Does my GL-5 75W90 need to be official?

    Ayuh,....... That's what I use,... full-synoil......
  16. Bondo

    Timing mod: running or not running engine

    Ayuh,...... That's how it's done,..... then tighten the locking bolt,...
  17. Bondo

    2005 4.3 liter Mercruiser ignition trouble

    Ayuh,..... With it unplugged, is there 12v at the ignition pin,..?? If so, meter the motor side of the ignition pin, to the (+) side of the coil,.....
  18. Bondo

    2005 4.3 liter Mercruiser ignition trouble

    Ayuh,........ Is there ignition power(purple) at the big cannon plug, where the boat meets the motor, when the key is "On",..?? Rather that takin' a chance on breaking that switch, any chance you can see the wiring behind that panel,..?? There should be a red, a green, 'n blue wires for the...
  19. Bondo

    Mercruiser 409 engine severe vibration issue

    Ayuh,...... is this an over-bored 400 SBC, or an over-bored 396 BBC,..?? I haven't heard the term 409 since the beachboys did that song, my little 409, back in the '60s,.....
  20. Bondo

    How would a compromised bellows sink the boat?

    Ayuh,.... That seal is just to keep purged grease from the gimbel bearing from splattering all over the bilge,..... It a rather loose fit, it's not a water tight fit,.... You could run without it, 'n not hurt a thing,.....
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