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  1. alldodge

    Mercruiser 3.0L Overheated What to Look Out For?

    Most gauges are not accurate, in case yours was it may have caused an issue, time will tell You could let it go or dive in further and find out 140 to 120 is not great but not terrible
  2. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    Don't see it and zoomed in, but again my eyes are not as good as they once were
  3. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    I'm old, eyes not the best, where's the crack?
  4. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    I don't see an issue with the gaskets. The only possible sign of a leak goes to one of the bolts but that would not let water into the block
  5. alldodge

    350 Mag Bravo 3 with poor power steering assist

    The valve moves very little, this is moved by steering cable coming from the helm Loosen nut "C" and then turn flats up/down. Remove wrench to make sure it stays that way. When it stays, in place put wrench back in place to hold slots, then use another wrench to tighten "C"
  6. alldodge

    350 Mag Bravo 3 with poor power steering assist

    Is the slot on the cylinder straight up and down? Image "d"
  7. alldodge

    Anyone got any dynamite

    What was the problem? Posting what the problem was can help others in the future
  8. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    Don't know which drive but can put some muffs on the drive or put it back in the water. You should have a kill switch, pull it and motor won't start, even better remove connectors going to the coil When manifold is filled with acetone it should stay full. If it leaks out then it has a crack...
  9. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    Thanks for the SN Being in fresh water the exhaust should last longer then the boat. The easiest thing is do a compression test, might be a head gasket Cooling system test Disconnect hoses from exhaust manifolds and one from thermostat housing coming from the raw water pump. Plug 2 of the 3...
  10. alldodge

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Performs good, docking crappy, emergency steering is crap, fuel use averages around 2 to the Gal. Will stay with outboards because I don't want to deal with CAT's Still wish Formula made one like I'm looking for
  11. alldodge

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Air is not my problem
  12. alldodge

    Mechanical fuel pump gph question

    Did the motor ever get higher then 3500? Need more info? Most likely it's not the fuel pump, it's probably a tired motor or to much pitch Edit: being same boat that need a bolt replaced in the transom could also mean the boat is water logged
  13. alldodge

    Anchor line

    Also depends why your anchoring. I used 3/8 3 strain (200 ft) on my 23 footer. Mostly done to go swimming so 3:1 is good enough. If weather starts turning bad I'm heading in.
  14. alldodge

    Anchor line

    Double braid is not 2 strain https://www.iboats.com/shop/anchor-and-dock/anchor-chains-and-ropes/samon-harbormaster-anchor-line-double-braid.html
  15. alldodge

    Anchor line

    I would use double braid, much stronger and easier to handle That said, your 3 laid line has worked fine this long, it should continue to do so
  16. alldodge

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    This is different then the typical hydraulic steering your thinking about. It's self bleeding and not the issue currently
  17. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    Have a motor serial number? Are you in fresh or salt water?
  18. alldodge

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    The you tube link shows the initial set up and is joystick controlled. Mine doesn't have joy stick control so it has a tie bar between the 2 motors.
  19. alldodge

    1980 OMC 3.0L won’t accelerate

    Good deal but dang, do check flatness of the head
  20. alldodge

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    No response from Dealer to my question about disconnecting one of the steering cylinders Pulled the boat today and winterized, sure was a lot easier Pumped water tank out. Pour 1.5 Gal RV AF in and that's all it took to run pink thru water syatem Least I do get a "easy button" with the boat...
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