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  1. Bondo

    segments

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... I'm guessin' yer lookin' for a shop manual, for a 4.3l Volvo motor,..?? It's a GM 4.3l long block, that Volvo bolted their accessories onto,.... Hopefully, someone with more resources than me, can decipher the serial number, to help ya find the right...
  2. Bondo

    oil leak on 3.0

    Ayuh,.... The drive comes off 1st, then the motor is lifted straight up,..... Installation is the reverse, but the motor has to be realigned, before the drive is reinstalled,.... I'm guessin' it weighs maybe 500 lbs, fully dressed,....
  3. Bondo

    Continental Trailer Leaf Spring to Torsion Axle Conversion

    Ayuh,.... Yer gonna have to engineer a sled for the torsion axles to make it work, so incorporate fender mounts into it,....
  4. Bondo

    oil leak on 3.0

    Ayuh,..... Is it Possible,..?? ya probably,.... but I'd pull the motor,.... As noted above, the timin' cover backs up the front of the oil pan gasket,.... If ya try to lower the oil pan enough to get the timin' cover back into place, there's a very high chance the oil pan will leak...
  5. Bondo

    Merc 4.3

    Ayuh,..... My 4.3LX has well over 2,000 hours, that I put on it, 'n when I pulled it to junk the boat a few weeks ago, it's still got over 130 psi compression on all 6 cylinders,..... Most boat motors never die,..... they're Killed by their owners,...
  6. Bondo

    Merc 4.3 v6 distributor cap and cilinder connections

    Ayuh,..... Exactly,..... If changin' the cap, 'n rotor don't fix yer problem, pull the fuel filter, 'n examine it's contents for anything but clean fresh gasoline,....
  7. Bondo

    oil leak on 3.0

    Ayuh,.... If the boat has been run in the brine, there's a very good chance that the timin' cover, 'n probably the oil pan are rusted through,....
  8. Bondo

    Exhaust Bellow

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... Volvo, 'n OMC have used holey exhaust bellows for a long, long time,.... It don't matter, as the exhaust is always fulla water,.... usually to the top of the y-pipe, til the motor is started,.... 'n No, it won't cause an overheat situation,..... Look to the...
  9. Bondo

    Merc overheating…

    Ayuh,..... He's got a Bravo, the impeller pump is mounted on the motor, not in the drive,..... Lanny,.... Welcome Aboard,...... Start at the impeller pump, 'n go from there,..... Hot exhaust, equals no water,..... Ya probably burnt up some exhaust parts too, such as the shutters, 'n...
  10. Bondo

    Cracked block leaking water

    Ayuh,..... Havin' welded alota cast iron over the years, I believe weldin' a busted block is the last option, rather than the 1st,.... Unless you can fit the entire castin' into an oven, to really control the temps, yer probably gonna have to smear epoxy all over anything ya welded, to seal...
  11. Bondo

    Merc 350 mag mpi HELP! 200°

    Ayuh,..... Did you back-flush the in-comin' line from the drive, when ya changed the impeller,..?? Is the impeller housin' still perfectly smooth,..??
  12. Bondo

    Merc 5.7L V8 bents/breaks push rod

    Ayuh,...... Intake, or exhaust valves,..??
  13. Bondo

    Original sterndrive ratio for the Glastron/Carlson CV-27

    Ayuh,...... A V-8 motor needs the 1.50:1 ratio,..... Or possibly a 1.65:1 on a 27' boat,..... What ratio is on it now,..??
  14. Bondo

    trim pump runs but no up or down

    Ayuh,.... Is there any oil in the pump,..??
  15. Bondo

    Merc 5.7L V8 bents/breaks push rod

    Ayuh,..... Have to know exactly what head ya got,.... 'n how ya got to where you are now,..??
  16. Bondo

    3.0 lx merc plug question

    Ayuh,...... Unless they've changed the part numbers,..... MR43LTS, is the Marine(alloy body) Resistor, 43, long plug for the Vortec GM heads,.... The R42LTS is an automotive plug with a plain ole steel body,.... likes to rust,.... The older heads use the MR43T plugs,.... slightly shorter...
  17. Bondo

    alpha 1 Gen 2 sterndrive broken lower drive shaft

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... I've never seen one break there,..... Older Alphas would snap the shaft up high, at the o-ring groove,.....
  18. Bondo

    Long cranking after sitting 1-2 weeks Mercruiser 4.3

    Ayuh,.... Boatin' more often oughta help,...... Try givin' it a shortish crank,..... Then yer normal startin' procedure,.....
  19. Bondo

    Running boat on land with no prop?

    Ayuh,.... Sounds like a good move,.... I post what has happened to Me,..... I ain't a tech, though I've worked on alota boats,.... I treat our impeller pumps as flooded entry pumps, as without water, or something, their life is extremely short,.... Been there, seen that,.... I always use...
  20. Bondo

    2000 Sea Ray 210 SD mercruiser 5.0 tbi

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... scan it for codes,....
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