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  1. Scott06

    Alpha Gen 2 Trim Bushings are outrageous!

    Not sure what you want hear on this. The OEM are like $82 for eight so the aftermarket is a better bargain. Yes it seems like a rip off for what it is, but if $58 bothers you, you may want to find a different hobby
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    3.0 litre Mercruiser sterndrive oil issue

    Was it low or empty - if completely empty I would think the engine would sound like a coffee can with rocks in it. How much oil is in bilge ? You will have to get under or behind the engine and take some pics- depending where the oil is from it could be a few things - where dipstick goes in...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 keeps burning ignition coil

    I would try the following when it happens- measure for 12v at Positive side of coil- you may have loose or corroded wiring if only getting 10.9 volts - check the cannon plug between engine and boat harness. somewhere you are loosing volts. Basically the ignition system gets power to the dash...
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    mercruiser 7.4 mpi can't figure out the ratio

    I think normally the spark plugs look really clean as the water cleans the carbon off it. One common way water can get in and hang up valves is via the exhaust manifolds and risers. need to find reason for low compression.
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    Duo Prop Removal

    Is one of these a left hand thread?
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    Repair Y Pipe Possible?

    I have found the same bottom line Ebay wants folks to get what they pay for and use the platform. 99% of what i have bought off ebay is as advertised
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    mercruiser 7.4 mpi can't figure out the ratio

    Agreed original numbers looked low. Hopefully just a valve job to fix
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    Newbie looking for advice

    Read OPs first post
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    Removal of bottom paint?

    Ok thats what i was thinking 2-4 mph loss. Mine is rough as hell. Its a 21 ft 3400 lb bowrider. I bought it with a cracked 4.3 low hours except for engine was in perfect shape. I put in a 5.0 partial engine from Michigan Motorz, essentially a new base engine with Edelbrock 1409 (in theory 260...
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    Newbie looking for advice

    No i think it was lakes…i was thinking the same
  11. Scott06

    mercruiser 7.4 mpi can't figure out the ratio

    90 psi if accurate is a dead cylinder so yes would affect performance significantly. Would do a leakdown to see where you are loosing compression. Might be a head gasket or valve related vs needing bottom end rebuild. Have you had issues with exhaust leaking water into chambers ?
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    Removal of bottom paint?

    most likely where ill end up… have done plenty of body resto work but never upside down on my back
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    Removal of bottom paint?

    Thanks for replys, did you see any difference in performance after removal?
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    Removal of bottom paint?

    I have a 2004 Sea Ray 200 sport. I bought it six years ago, previous owner had applied black bottom paint as it was slip kept in brackish water. Boat was rarely used as it only had 38 hours on it, Knucklehead didn’t winterize it so I bought it as a handyman special. The bottom paint looks to of...
  15. Scott06

    Revolution 4 XP prop

    Thanks for your comments. Understood about the pitch increments, i assume some of the difference in the XP vs the base rev 4 is tolerance to spec d pitch which i think in multiple engine offshore applications is more precise than my hacking around lakes…. yes i did use the PVS plugs, the mid...
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    Revolution 4 XP prop

    Haven’t tried the ballistic yet , hear they are hit or mis depending on boat? You like them though? Revolution 4 gave me real good holeshot and best top speed. Its almost too much bite coming out if the hole for my engine, allows me to use full trim gets the hull out of water for slightly...
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    Ran motor (in driveway) without oil in lower unit?

    My gen two has a bolt in front like the op shows in pics
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    Brandnew retro fitted water shutters making tons of noise

    You would have a serpentine belt if it was a 96 and newer vortec head engine. How many bolts on the intake to head joints ? If you have 8 vertical it is a vortec ( valve covers said this in like 94) if u have 12 it does not have vortec heads. Possible you have a older block with v belt drive...
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    Ran motor (in driveway) without oil in lower unit?

    If that is cut off , and you take the four on the sides off plus the one under the rear zinc should be no issue separating
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    Ran motor (in driveway) without oil in lower unit?

    this above . Weld a nut to it a amazing how it will come off
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