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  1. Scott06

    What causes this knocking tapping sound?

    My guess would also be u joints and drive is all the way up. If drive is down you could remove drive and test with drive off Also 3.0's are not the quietest engine always a little tappy sewing machine like on the one I had for years.
  2. Scott06

    Lookin' for documentation,.....

    in a heat exchanger the cooling water and medium being cooled need to flow in opposite directions, if they flow in same direction it won't cool. the hot oil needs to be presented with increasingly cooler water as it moves through the heat exchanger and at most it will get to 10 deg above the...
  3. Scott06

    2006 Seadoo GTI 130 loud engine

    Seadoo clearance on wear ring is 1 mm between impeller and wear ring
  4. Scott06

    Stalling and Starting problems

    you may already know this that has compression fittings not flare, need to cut fuel line take a section out and insert this .
  5. Scott06

    Mercruiser Shift Issues

    That is odd because any drag down there from shift cable, swivel shaft, or shift lever would make it more likely to trip the shift interrupt mechanism. If you can shift it without engaging the interrupt would think you are ok. when I did my bellows last year I replaced the bushing in the bell...
  6. Scott06

    Water in upper unit

    Most likely the bellows. Did water come out from where the drive shaft goes in? Bellows can crack also if the bilge gets filled really high with water it can get from the boat into the bellows. If this is the case would check the outdrive oil for water intrusion, ujoints and gimbal bearing for...
  7. Scott06

    Alpha 1 gen 1 compatibility

    click on the link to thread posted above in this thread ...
  8. Scott06

    Ford 302 spark plug read

    Its not voodoo, just takes a lot of time doing it over years to get good. Would assume you can use a vacuum gauge to see when it goes rich/lean ( i think stock springs are 7') and read plugs after runs on either side of this or use afr meter at diff rpms... just one side, same when I had the...
  9. Scott06

    Mercruiser Shift Issues

    That's pretty normal for an alpha although it looks like the oil wasn't frequently changed as that would be about 3 seasons of shavings on mine. Do they change the oil seasonally or not shift in gear quickly ? Agree the milk is from moisture in the oil would pressure test it. It should only...
  10. Scott06

    Ford 302 spark plug read

    Yes it would but trick reading plugs is trying to figure out when its is in cruise (step up rod down) vs power (step up rod up/out) and immediately reading the plugs after a few minutes in each phase.
  11. Scott06

    Ford 302 spark plug read

    the one on the left has more potential combos other one is just the combos available with the kit. The kit covers all of the shaded area which is most of the combos.
  12. Scott06

    Ford 302 spark plug read

    What difference are you seeing? the book will have more combos then the kit. I believe the kit is just a portion of what rod and jet combos are available. I ended up buying individual rods as I went.
  13. Scott06

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    You may need to run it as is or JB it and wait for later to get the tooling ... How much comes out of block when running? really frustrating as out of all the engines to winterize the 3.0 is apiece of cake two plugs easy to get at.
  14. Scott06

    Rebuilt 5.7 Penta

    Wonder if it is this one that looks like a Delco EST marine rated plug and play knock off? https://www.holley.com/products/ignition/distributors/marine_distributors/parts/83663 or this one not sure the difference...
  15. Scott06

    Intermittent Alarm Beep - Mercruiser 5.0 V8 MPI

    If it makes you feel any better I went through the same issue a few years back. Bought a handyman's special with a cracked block, repowered it, first time in the water so of course I'm on edge about any noises etc.. Drop the boat in ... running perfectly no leaks... go past a navigational buoy...
  16. Scott06

    5.7 MPI Misfires Under Load

    Why dont you let people know what you are working on and what issue you are trying to solve If you have an MPI engine and you are chasing a possible misfire have you changed the distributor cap which is a know failure point on them.
  17. Scott06

    Ford 302 spark plug read

    I used the top hole which is the biggest shot. I also replaced the accelerator pump nozzle with a larger one (.043 i think). The issue I had was there was slop in the accelerator pump linkage. Had to slightly lengthen the rod by straightening it out. This way the accelerator pump is under slight...
  18. Scott06

    Looking for reviews on 2009 Bayliner 175

    Bayliner quality has improved since they had all of the issues. It is still and entry level boat. I had a similar size Sea Ray with a 3.0 years ago. As my kids got bigger that boat got small fast. How many people do you plan to go out with? Would be looking for repair and winterization...
  19. Scott06

    U Joints

    The moogs worked fine for me. Had the boat 3-4 years after I put them in before I sold it. As far as the prop a Mercury Black Max or Michigan Match would be similar to what you have there
  20. Scott06

    U Joints

    I don't think the trailer position caused this issue. For years my family has had a lake house in a large shallow cove so every time we take the boat out there is about 8-10 min of outdrive almost all the way up and idling in and out of the cove. keep the rpms below 1000 and it is fine. doing...
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