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  1. Bondo

    Mercruiser 5.7 ?

    Ayuh,..... Shoot for 4800 rpms,....
  2. Bondo

    Boat dies in the water

    Nope,..... The Gen.II came out in '91,..... I'm guessin' that piece of tubin' is the alignment tube for the raw water pump,.....
  3. Bondo

    How to do new distributor timing on Mercruiser 7.4 Gen V?

    Ayuh,.... standard idle is 650/700 rpms,....
  4. Bondo

    Boat dies in the water

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... What motor,..?? What drive,..??
  5. Bondo

    Water in spark plugs

    Ayuh,..... Don't do that til ya do the block pressure test,..... The intake is apart of the block pressure test,.... the exhaust is not,....
  6. Bondo

    Can I replace a SX-M1 with a SX-A outdrive, why/why not?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... When you raise the drive into the Tilt zone, yer stressin' the u-joints, causin' that noise,.... Don't do that,.... raise it only in the Trim zone,.... 'n yes, the ratio is extremely important for driveability,... A taller ratio, 'n that 3.0l will be a...
  7. Bondo

    Water in spark plugs

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... Ya probably gotta rebuild the raw water pump, 'n replace it's impeller to fix the overheat,..... Water in the cylinders can be Alota things,..... If you've got the one piece exhaust manifolds, they are suspect,.... A cracked intake manifold is...
  8. Bondo

    Two fuel pumps in series??

    Ayuh,...... 4 to 7 psi,...... But,..... yer buildin' a Bomb, rather than just diagnosin' the problem, 'n fixin' it,.....
  9. Bondo

    Mercruiser 230 Alpha 1 - Water coming through transom

    Ayuh,.... There's no easy answer, 'n a rotten transom is the most likely suspect,.... When the transom rots, the outer, 'n inner transom plates can't compress against the wood, that ain't there,.... So it leaks,.... I bet if you were to hammer the throttle in reverse,..... It'll leak...
  10. Bondo

    Throttle cable issue

    Ayuh,..... Fuel pump,..?? Tank vent,..?? a/s valve,..?? fuel lines,..?? Try it on a remote tank fulla fresh gas plumbed into the fuel pump, to narrow yer search,....
  11. Bondo

    Noisy alternator bearing when warm

    Ayuh,...... I guess you Can,..... In all my years, I've never rebuilt one,...... Used to have an electrical shop in the area,.... Would bring it there, 'n have them do it,.... Now a days, I'd most likely just go buy a reman somewhere,.... But of course, that'll be after I run...
  12. Bondo

    Low Compression in two cylinders and blowby

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... It'll be cheaper, easier, 'n quicker to just buy a Long Block crate motor,..... Either new, or reman,....
  13. Bondo

    4.3 milky oil

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard Mike,...... Start a thread of yer own,.... 'n Please read our forum postin' rules,...... Thank you,.....
  14. Bondo

    How to do new distributor timing on Mercruiser 7.4 Gen V?

    Ayuh,...... Yer motor don't have a 'puter, if it's got a carb,.....
  15. Bondo

    early 70's Mercruiser 165hp inline 6 w/ MC-1 drive not going into gear (sometimes)

    Ayuh,..... Back at the motor, did you see the shift plate, where the forward cable meets the lower cable,..??..?? Disconnect the lower shift cable, there, 'n try shiftin' the drive by hand there, by pushin', 'n pullin' the inner cable,..... ( edit: 69,000th post )
  16. Bondo

    New valve cover gaskets and still leaking V6 4.3

    Ayuh,..... Coat the bolt threads with perfect seal,.....
  17. Bondo

    Mercruiser 8.2. oil in exhaust

    Ayuh,..... That hose is the dry-rotted one, so be extra specially conscious of that fact,.....
  18. Bondo

    Trailer bearing broken

    All of 'em,....
  19. Bondo

    Trailer bearing broken

    Ayuh,.... Pull the hub with the bad bearing, pull the bad bearing, 'n read the numbers off it,.... Or, they go by axle diameter,....
  20. Bondo

    Engine stops after a few hours use

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,........ Sure sounds like a fuel delivery issue,..... I'd have probably started with the remote tank fulla fresh gas,.....
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