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  1. Scott06

    84 Starcraft Islander 26ft / 3.7Mercruiser rebuild

    Nice fix will be interested to see how it holds up.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimble Bearing Grease Nipple

    that's is the dust cap over the grease nipple yes you can put grease in When a permalube bearing is installed it comes with a pipe plug to remove the nipple and block off
  3. Scott06

    5.7 VORTEC PROPER CARB GASKET ,SPACER?

    I used a 1/2" Phenolic (wood) spacer (divided plenum) to act as a heat shield for carb. improved hot restarts significantly Pretty sure this was it...
  4. Scott06

    Repair Manual for newer MerCruiser 4.5L 250hp

    Wouldn’t hurt to check thermostat housing with IR temp gun to see if 120 indicated by gauge is accurate
  5. Scott06

    Hole shot, or up easy?

    I'm with you I hit it pretty hard until I'm up on a plane than back it off to about 3 k ,3200 for cruising ... and it gets made worse by having all adults in the back bench ...
  6. Scott06

    Hear luv leak

    Yeah replied to wrong guy Assumed leak is coming out from between front prop hub and lower in prop shaft area not between lower and upper ? Confirm where leak is I assumed it is by front prop could in exhaust cavity. Post pic if you can
  7. Scott06

    Ethanol treatment

    Go compare what $ you have in to more late model used or new boats and you will feel better... given the age of the boat and the semi obsolescence of Ford in the marine environment you had some headwinds.
  8. Scott06

    Ethanol treatment

    No issue then treat it in the fall and change your fuel filter annually. Boat is running well now ?
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    Ethanol treatment

    You will have no issues with ethanol as long as your fuel lines fuel pump and carb internal parts are modern ( aka recent carb kit , new hoses) and you burn through the gas reasonably quickly. At end of season treat it with stabil and you will be fine.
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    Hear luv leak

    Were they new or used units ? Thee are shaft seals in that area
  11. Scott06

    Vaccume gauge info

    Yes it will drop as throttle is opened Should be less than 2” at wot.
  12. Scott06

    Mercruiser 3.0 diagnosis / serial number decode

    Dont have a diagram for your boat you want to look and see if the yellow red wire on solenoid is getting 12 when key is in start. If it is not getting 12 v power to or from the key through the neutral safety switch in shifter is being interrupted . If you do get 12 v on it then slave solenoid is...
  13. Scott06

    Information - 3L Mercruiser

    Any boat or engine combo will be an issue if not maintained OBs have their issues too. There was an interesting thread on here about OBs vs IO, a marine mechanic pointed out the cost difference between extended warranties on OBs vs the same warranty on a new IO. oB warranty was quite a bit...
  14. Scott06

    Engine Bogging Down When Cold

    Good cap and rotor is all too common issue on these mpis , would keep a spare cap and rotor on hand as they dont seem to last long.
  15. Scott06

    Need advice

    The half metric half sae on same block was bizarre to me
  16. Scott06

    2008 Alpha one-gen. 2 Trim/tilt sensors

    Gotta buy a new sender assy
  17. Scott06

    Power Steering Leaking Into Water?

    Yes im agreeing with you no way ps goes into water. Just pointing out possible cause of really low ps fluid. This was 2-3 summers ago - My neighbor asked me to look at her boat 4.3 VP mpi as it was making a rattling noise at speed.… we are going along at speed i have my head in engine...
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    2008 Alpha one-gen. 2 Trim/tilt sensors

    That is the trim sender , other side (port) is trim limit switch. Sender goes to gauge via engine and helm harnesses. sender just varies the resistance depending on position. Limit switch goes to trim pump, sets how high drive can go up in trim mode before you need to use trailer button to go...
  19. Scott06

    Power Steering Leaking Into Water?

    Yes of course but he said ps fluid was way low, likely has a couple things going on here
  20. Scott06

    Mercury 3.0 EST no spark

    As long as u are getting good pump shot no issue
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