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  1. Bondo

    Mercruiser 4.3 carb weep

    Ayuh,..... Ditto,...... The fittings closest to the carb, where it screws into the carb, is pipe threads, so pipe dope is used there,...... That fittin' is a flare fittin' to the line's fitting, so no pipe dope there,.....
  2. Bondo

    Q. Factory : 2022 Mercury 565 racing engine.) & ( Mercury 496 Mag H/O bravo one ) boat spd (Q).

    Ayuh,..... The usual stuff,..... Forged balanced internals, the best heads, tuned headers, super charger, etc,...... probably 'round 50 grand these days,...... Scott Danforth probably could give ya a recipe to build upwards of 1000 hp or so,.... Definitely in the custom machine shop, custom...
  3. Bondo

    Q. Factory : 2022 Mercury 565 racing engine.) & ( Mercury 496 Mag H/O bravo one ) boat spd (Q).

    Ayuh,...... You'll need a full blown BBC, 'n possibly a different drive to get to the speeds yer lookin' for,..... To start, you oughta go through the boat, 'n remove any clutter that's gathered over the years,...... Then moisture check the transom, stringers, 'n flotation foam...
  4. Bondo

    Q. Factory : 2022 Mercury 565 racing engine.) & ( Mercury 496 Mag H/O bravo one ) boat spd (Q).

    Ayuh,..... To save confusion, let's keep all of this in one thread,...... Thank you,....
  5. Bondo

    Should I install Fuel/Water Separator?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... You can't go wrong using the standard Mercruiser filter, 'n housing,..... The Merc housing uses the napa 3225 or 3226 filters,.....
  6. Bondo

    Cherokee 1990 SF prop

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Answer these questions, 'n we'll see exactly which prop ya need,....
  7. Bondo

    Q. Factory : 2022 Mercury 565 racing engine.) & ( Mercury 496 Mag H/O bravo one ) boat spd (Q).

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... When ya get into that range, 140 hp is a tiny jump,......
  8. Bondo

    Is my coupler off ? looks like it and drive won't go back in ..

    Ayuh,..... It takes quite alota force to rotate a dry impeller,.....
  9. Bondo

    Is my coupler off ? looks like it and drive won't go back in ..

    Ayuh,..... That want they make alignment bars for, to see how far, in which direction,.....
  10. Bondo

    Alpha one gen 1 questions

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,..... I've never seen a coupler blow, with a Bang,....... Grown, 'n grind maybe, or smoke to beat 'ell,.... But no bang,.... The u-joints, or upper gear set, I've seen go Bang,...... But,..... The stallin' in gear, Vs: runnin' Ok in neutral kinda says...
  11. Bondo

    Conversion

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Is this a Mercruiser, OMC, or Volvo,..??..??
  12. Bondo

    1987 4.3 mercruiser overheating at high rpms

    Ayuh,..... Very possibly,....
  13. Bondo

    MC-1 Gearbox

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... What they said, ^^^,...... Buy yerself an SEI Alpha 1 replacement drive, slap it on, 'n go boating,...... Btw,.... If yer MC-1 has the shorter input shaft('bout 8", vs: the Alpha's 9" shaft,) you'll need to swap that out on the new drive,.....
  14. Bondo

    1987 4.3 mercruiser overheating at high rpms

    Ayuh,..... I'm pretty sure that you should be usin' the restricted riser gaskets in yer set up,.....
  15. Bondo

    Merc 4.3 Vortec Conversion

    Ayuh,...... Exactly,....... ;)
  16. Bondo

    Merc 4.3 Vortec Conversion

    Ayuh,..... Edlebrock sells an electric conversion,....
  17. Bondo

    No power on yellow-red wire to starter...please identify this Mericruiser part

    No,...... The power for the red/ yellow wires, COMES FROM THE KEY SWITCH,........
  18. Bondo

    No power on yellow-red wire to starter...please identify this Mericruiser part

    What about at the key switch,..?? It excites the slave solenoid,.... Is the control lever in Neutral,..??
  19. Bondo

    Getting the most horse power

    Ayuh,...... Ya got the cart before the horse don't ya,..?? Ya gotta build the long block, Before any computer tunes,..... Are ya plannin' a full on reman on this 350,..?? I s'pose ya could swap a cam, but swappin' pistons usually requires machine work,....
  20. Bondo

    No power on yellow-red wire to starter...please identify this Mericruiser part

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... Go back to the keyswitch,...... Do you have 12v power at the red wire on the batt terminal,..?? If so, with the key turned to "Start", there should be 12v power on the red batt wire/ terminal, the purple wire/ terminal(ignition), 'n 12v on the red/...
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