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  1. Bondo

    New valve cover gaskets and still leaking V6 4.3

    Ayuh,..... Mine's got the stamped steel covers, with a channel 'round the edge for the gasket, those are the plastic covers,.... I don't see a problem at the oil cap, or the vent tube,..... No motor is spotless, unless wiped down after every trip,....
  2. Bondo

    Cooked my impeller

    Ayuh,.... The MC-1 kits only come in 2 flavors,..... Earlier has the little extra water port, 'n the later doesn't,.....
  3. Bondo

    Question

    Ayuh,.... Only if the buick, or cat door is made of rubber,..... :)
  4. Bondo

    New valve cover gaskets and still leaking V6 4.3

    Ayuh,.... There's a gasket, under the distributor,.... 'bout an inch or so to port, 'n maybe an inch or so aft, is the oil pressure port for the oil pressure gauge sender,.....
  5. Bondo

    Looking for a electric mechanical fuel pump for 5.7 carburetor mag.

    Ayuh,.... The tank is generally above, or even with the pump, when the hull is in the water,....
  6. Bondo

    Oil Pressure Switch for Fuel Pump - Strange Happenings

    Ayuh,..... A bad connection,............. .......... Somewhere,..........
  7. Bondo

    Loud clicking sound in outdrive

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Put the drive 'bout 2/3rds down, 'n drain it,..... Look for metal in the oil,.....
  8. Bondo

    Looking for a electric mechanical fuel pump for 5.7 carburetor mag.

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... With a plunger,..?? Never heard of sucha thing,.... There's several choices for pumps, some that can use the Merc fuel lines, mounts, 'n filters,.... You'll also have to get an oil pressure switch for the wirin' of the electric circuits,.... The fuel...
  9. Bondo

    Start

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... Just a shot in the dark,...... Disconnect the grey wires, the tach feed, from the ignition coil, 'n try it,.....
  10. Bondo

    Mercruiser 8.2. oil in exhaust

    Ayuh,..... One of the guys will probably post ya a screen shot,.... You can't fix it without pullin' the gimbal housin',.... If ya don't know when the bellows were swapped out last,..... I'd just "Plan" on a full transom service, 'n swap out All the rubber parts,.....
  11. Bondo

    Thermostat senders vs sensor (pics attached)

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard John,..... I see ys figured out the picture thing,.... ;) As dingbat says, no they're not the same,.... As for "Needing" either one,..??..?? Which ever one you put a pipe plug in, that system won't work,..... If you put the sender in place of the sensor, the...
  12. Bondo

    Throttle cable issue

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,....... Unfortunately, I'm guessin' the quality of their work for the complete service, is equal too, or lesser than the quality of work they did in installin' the new control,.....
  13. Bondo

    Mercruiser 8.2. oil in exhaust

    Ayuh,..... Could be, but how is the oil gettin' outa the inside of the drive bellows,..?? More likely the hose from the oil bottle on the motor,....
  14. Bondo

    Sterndrive

    Ayuh,..... Have you taken a flashlight, 'n peered in through the gimbal bearin', at the coupler,..?? Not sayin' ya didn't, but you'd have to try pretty darn hard, to damage the coupler that much,..... You need a minimum of 'bout 12 to 24" of space, behind the flywheel to possibly change the...
  15. Bondo

    New valve cover gaskets and still leaking V6 4.3

    Ayuh,.... Ditto,.... Ya might try a little perfect seal where ya think it's leakin',..... Yer sure it's not from the distributor, or oil port next to it,..??
  16. Bondo

    Mercruiser 8.2. oil in exhaust

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... If you check the drive oil from the bottom of the case, the next day,... 'n it is pure gear oil, you can refill it, 'n roll the dice to finish the season before it gets resealed,..... If you find anything but clean good oil, it'll need to be fixed,....
  17. Bondo

    Starting point for idling/performance troubleshooting

    Ayuh,..... Don't just change it,.......Examine it's contents for clues, in a clear container,.....
  18. Bondo

    how to lift new 5.7 motor with edelbrock manifold

    Ayuh,.... In that case, the intake isn't carrying any weight,.... The bolts go into the heads, just like the cast manifold,.... It's just an aluminum sandwich insteada a cast iron sandwich,.... 'n aluminum has plenty of compressive strength,.... The carb plates, put 100% of the weight on...
  19. Bondo

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

    Ayuh,.... The timin' mark goes by twice per cycle,.,.... once on compression, once on exhaust,....
  20. Bondo

    merc 4.3 water in cylinder

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....... You need a new motor,..... A long block swap might be enough,.....
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