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  1. Bondo

    1989 Mercruiser 3.0 Cranking but no spark.

    Ayuh,.... What distributor ya got,..?? If it's got points, that's yer problem,....
  2. Bondo

    Timing chain & camshaft replace

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,.... Pull the drive, then the motor, mount it on a stand, 'n then do whatever ya wanta do to it,...
  3. Bondo

    Ford 302 50 amp wiring

    Ayuh,.... Power on one side, load on the other side,....
  4. Bondo

    Exhaust bellows install Alpha one

    Ayuh,..... Since I discovered the Tube, I'll be darned if I'm gonna use a bellows ever again,....
  5. Bondo

    Water standing in bell housing area

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... The flywheel cover, bottom cover is supposed to have a drain hole in the bottom,...... My guess is, yer's is plugged,.... You can clean it out when you replace the ring gear,.... 'n I agree with AD,..... a couple of paragraphs in yer posts will make...
  6. Bondo

    HT383 crate engine?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... If I was gonna buy a nearly drop in crate motor,.... That one is My dream,.... If I was buildin' a 383 with my local machine shop,.... I'd build it quite abit differently,..... startin' with deck height, 'n piston shape,....
  7. Bondo

    Ford 302 50 amp wiring

    Ayuh,.... The battery cable goes to the solenoid, don't it,..??
  8. Bondo

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 U-Joint Bellows Retaining Ring

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Get yerself a can of Quicksilver Power Tune, 'n squirt the rubber where the ring goes, 'n Push,...... It'll fall into place,...... Don't run it without the ring, glued or not,....
  9. Bondo

    Spark plugs

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... Chevys like AC Delco,.... MR43LTS, in yer case I believe,.... They're alloy bodies, 'n don't rust in so quickly, as steel or plated,....
  10. Bondo

    Want to make my 350’s louder

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Ya gotta do better than two words,....
  11. Bondo

    Volvo Penta AQAD41a overheating

    Ayuh,.... So check the flow into, then out of the H/E,....
  12. Bondo

    Volvo Penta AQAD41a overheating

    Ayuh,.... The surfaces that ride on the flat sides of the impeller,.... Have you checked for good flows beyond the raw water pump,..?? Is the motor raw water cooled, or heat exchanger,..??
  13. Bondo

    Thermostat gauge

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Find the sender(probably at the t-stat housin'), disconnect the wire, 'n ground it out,..... The gauge should peg to Hot,....
  14. Bondo

    Volvo Penta AQAD41a overheating

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... What did the old impellers look like,..?? Any missin' bits,..?? How 'bout the impeller housing,..?? any scoring,..?? end plates,..??
  15. Bondo

    Worth flame arrestor upgrade for Mercruiser engines?

    Ayuh,.... There's no performance to be found there,..... The link ya posted is an aftermarket stock replacement f/a,....
  16. Bondo

    Rebuild of a 3.7 180hp mercruiser have questions

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Now that ya got it torn down, sort the bits into aluminum, 'n steel,..... Then take it to a scrap recycler for a payday,.... I understand you want to learn, but the things you learn on a one-off motor like the 470, is wasted knowledge,.... The 470 is unlike...
  17. Bondo

    2003 Vp.3.0 gl water fuel separator filter questions.

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... I change it when there's a suspected runability issue, or once a year, whichever occurs 1st,.... Never, Ever, dump it out, 'n put it back on, as that allows crap from the dirty side, to get into the clean side,.... Though, if ya got a runability issue...
  18. Bondo

    Merc won’t engage motor into drive

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... The controller has to be in forward, 'n the drive has to be held in forward when reinstallin' it,.... My guess is, the drive slipped into neutral as you stabbed it,.... I use a bungee strap from the cav-plate, 'round the prop shaft, back to the cav-plate to...
  19. Bondo

    Serpentine Belt

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... Is there enough left of it to measure on a belt gauge,..?? If so, bring it to yer local Napa for a new one,..... Post yer motor's serial number, 'n one of the other guys here, can probably give ya the Merc number for it,....
  20. Bondo

    2003 Fourwinns 180 freedom 3.0 sx outdrive.

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... Quicksilver Power Tune is an outboard motor tunin' spray, by Mercury,.... A tiny bit on a rubber part makes it slippery, Super Slippery,.... That way the plug will push into place, sealin' the transom by the pressure of the over-sized rubber part, in the...
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