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  1. alldodge

    1989 Mercruiser 4.3 LX, Alpha 1 Gen 1 Overheating

    You can leave the exhaust bellows torn or remove it. The motor will just be a bit louder then before
  2. alldodge

    Constant 'Two Beeps' from my Four Winns 4.3

    Look above the starter on the block for a plate starboard side. Will be stainless steel
  3. alldodge

    Bilge pump wiring

    This being a new pump I would first think it's miss wired Going to need to fund the wiring diagram for your pump. Might be 2 of the wires are swapped. Will look and get back later
  4. alldodge

    Constant 'Two Beeps' from my Four Winns 4.3

    What's your serial number?
  5. alldodge

    Seeking your knowledge on SX-M maint.

    Depends on your ability to understand what the manual is stating. Things like end play, run out need dial micrometer. Rolling torque need a torque wrench with a dial My Bravo 3 weight is heavier then yours and I was still able to do it with first a engine hoist, then later got a drive rolling...
  6. alldodge

    Bilge pump wiring

    No The wiring above allows either the float switch (which is inside your pump housing) or the manual switch to turn pump on. From your first post it read like you already wiring it correctly, so I'm not understand the issue :unsure:
  7. alldodge

    496 bravo 3 3000 RPM plus overheat

    The Y allows the motor two places to draw water from at same time
  8. alldodge

    350 Mag Mpi hard to start when warm or hot

    This is how it should be ... as you said before the one full turn
  9. alldodge

    350 Mag Mpi hard to start when warm or hot

    There is a spring in the lifter. With valve closed and one turn past zero lash there should be no up/down movement
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    Seeking your knowledge on SX-M maint.

    This is a very large question Not a VP guy but if I was being asked the same thing about a Merc Bravo there would be several paragraphs You mentioned you have the manuals and they will list the tools and procedures needed. I did same thing when unable to find a quality shop to rebuild my...
  11. alldodge

    350 Mag Mpi hard to start when warm or hot

    No To obtain zero lash hold the push rod with your fingers and feel for up/down slop. Loosen the nut until you feel some up/down movement, turning movement is not used. Once all up/down is gone, this is zero lash. Now turn the nut down one full turn, your done with that lifter I use a grease...
  12. alldodge

    Bilge pump wiring

    You wired it correctly by connecting 2 power sources to pump. Red wire thru float switch and brown wire thru manual switch This pic also shows an alarm also connected
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    350 Mag Mpi hard to start when warm or hot

    Should not feel any slop on rockers. Valves should be adjusted to 1 turn past zero lash. The valves shouldn't have tightened so maybe prior owner did some incorrect adjusting Ones that have slop look close at rocker nut to see it stud looks to have more or less threads extending out from nut...
  14. alldodge

    shift issue and running with some noise from lower unit gear

    It doesn't work correctly
  15. alldodge

    5.7 Mercruiser Dies on Idle

    Its a carb problem My guess is the idle circuits are clogged up
  16. alldodge

    How do I hook up a power receptacle that's only hot when engine runs?

    I'm assuming you have only one Bat Run main feed from Bat or starter post thru a fuse to pin 30 on a standard square automotive relay Run grounds to pin 85 on relay and the ice chest Connect to any purple wire at the motor which would be , Alternator excite lead, electric choke, + side of...
  17. alldodge

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GXI-E - Won't roll over

    I have never worked on the VP drive, only Mercs so take this with that knowledge. Might be able to use something like a slide hammer puller, but note how the jaws might come in contact with sides. Don't want to damage the housing Many bearing installer/pullers have many different sizes and if...
  18. alldodge

    Turn the boat, kill the engine.

    Gas is lighter the water, so the gas will be on top. All needs to come out and disposed of Once water gets in with E-10 gas, the Ethanol will absorb water and your asking for trouble with phase separation
  19. alldodge

    My boat run slowly. 120HP,2.5L,1989

    It's not dangerous so long as you don't put enough in to kill the motor. I use to do it as a youngen with a garden hose (we even drank from the hose) o_O IMO want to talk about junk and that's seafoam. Folks take good clean gas and dump seafoam in it. Snake oil so far as I see it
  20. alldodge

    Can't shift after bellows/lower shift cable change with Bravo 3.

    Do you think the cable is pushing the cable to far in, so it goes past neutral and starts going into FWD? I'll go back to previous comment. You should be able to shift the drive F/N/R with motor running by hand. Should take very little effort to hold the cable and push in in/out changing gears
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