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  1. Bondo

    Need help identifying this inboard boat - anyone can help?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... What is the motor, 'n drive,..?? A Mercruiser oughta be Ok,..... A Volvo, probably Ok,..... An OMC,..... Forgetabout,.... Run away,......
  2. Bondo

    Ford 302 flywheel direction

    Ayuh,..... It should have studs, 'n nuts holdin' it on,..... Not cap screw bolts,.....
  3. Bondo

    Mercruiser Bravo 2 alignment tool 1/32 wobble at end of alignment shaft? Too much?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Where are you measurin' this 1/32",..??
  4. Bondo

    5.0 LITER V-8 LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY, EFI

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Google any of the names Scott mentioned, to find an outlet, for what yer lookin' for,.....
  5. Bondo

    Mercruiser 3.0 = Chevy 181 CID = Small Block Chevy Valve Train? 1:65 Rockers?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... To wake up a 3.0l, ya put the right gear ratio drive, 'n as small a prop as it takes to spin it to 4800 rpms,...... Ya need a 1.98:1 drive, 'n probably a smaller prop,..... That motor, on that drive, with that prop, will no doubt hole a piston in short...
  6. Bondo

    Truck 5.7 engine into boat

    Ayuh,..... Yer gonna use the harness off the original boat motor, ain'tcha,..?? The pickup's harness is scrap,.... For the carb, ya can't go wrong with an Edelbrock 1409,..... The 1410 is alittle big for an SBC,..... 'n all the brackets, cable hook-ups, etc are the same as Merc has used for...
  7. Bondo

    PLEASE HELP NEW BOAT OWNER CRACK

    Ayuh,..... It'll have to be torn apart, to make that determination,........ I saw the point of contact, just above center of the bullet, on drod's,..... Caved it in pretty good,.... But, he could possible have considerably more, yet unseen , damage,.....
  8. Bondo

    Need ignition switch help

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....... What color wires did ya put on which terminals,..??..??
  9. Bondo

    Optima blue top for starting?

    Ayuh,.... Sure,... won't hurt athing,.... nice battery,....
  10. Bondo

    PLEASE HELP NEW BOAT OWNER CRACK

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....... That drive took ahellofa Hit,.... You no doubt need a new drive,..... an SEI will be cheaper than tryin' to fix that one,....
  11. Bondo

    Advice and suggestions on lifting dressed 260 engine

    My Bad,.... the extra holes threw my off,..... 'bout any 3/8" or larger bolt will do, just use a longer bolt for the chain,....
  12. Bondo

    2005 Four Winns Vista 288 Generator

    Ayuh,..... It sounds like you need to be in the Boat Repair forum, rather than this Volvo I/O forum,..... I'll move this thread over there for ya,....
  13. Bondo

    2005 Four Winns Vista 288 Generator

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... The usual way is to pull the gen-set, repair the hull, 'n reinstall the gen-set,.....
  14. Bondo

    Advice and suggestions on lifting dressed 260 engine

    Ayuh,.... In yer 3rd picture, that bracket attached to the intake bolts, belongs on the top of the t-stat housing,..... There should be another bracket like it, where it is,....
  15. Bondo

    Cracked exhaust manifold 305 engine

    Ayuh,..... Did you pressure test the block for cracks,..?? Have you changed out the raw water pump in the drive,..??
  16. Bondo

    Cracked exhaust manifold 305 engine

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Merc,..?? OMC,..?? Volvo,..?? Some other,..??
  17. Bondo

    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    Ayuh,.... How 'bout on the starter's solenoid,..?? If that don't work, pull the starter, while yer down there,...... :)
  18. Bondo

    1985 5.7 Mercruiser starter question

    Ayuh,..... As Scott says, it feeds battery power to the slave solenoid, so that the key switch can close the slave, which powers the tiny red/ yellow, on the tiny terminal nearest the block, which engages the starter,..... Put the big red/ yellow on the same terminal as the big battery wire...
  19. Bondo

    MerCruiser 7.4L Bluewater Exhaust

    Ok,..... Then cutting the head off, isn't an option, unless you pull the motor 1st,..... If the head is cut off, the manifold still won't have enough space to slide of the remainder of the bolt,..... It looks to be so tight, that weldin' a nut to the bolt head is also impossible,.... Good...
  20. Bondo

    Where to find parts lists, diagrams, etc for Newer Mercruisers

    Ayuh,..... I'd still try to cross those numbers over to Napa/ Wix numbers,..... Even the ole 470s ran the usual '60s to '00s Chevy oil filters,....
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