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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    4000 and 4200 is great stuff, but to do holes correctly where they will never leak water into the wood, we drill bigger holes and then fill with epoxy. If a holes is drilled just for the screw, even 4200 may not be able to keep all the water out over time. Even the screws you removed already...
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    Acculift MQ 347 PJ 24037Q engine hatch lift motor

    Look for liner actuator, then check it opens and closes to correct amount
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    "IF" designed properly, everything should run off shore power and only run off the inverter when switched. Most Friges are 12VDC and 120AC and don't use an inverter
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Inside only for inspection The transom is 2 to 2 1/4 thick. Your looking for soft spots The way screws should be installed on the outside thru the gelcoat is: Drill a whole larger then the screw. Like at least 1/4 diameter for a #8 screw. Then fill hole with Epoxy like marinetex. The epoxy...
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Looks like the screws were sealed with something like silicone, and if so it most likely are leaking. Can take a philips screw driver and on the inside of the transom, down low where the screws where removed, try to push it into the transom. If it moves its soft
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Water logged, now comes the expensive part. Put a piece of tape on maybe 1/4 drill bit, have it about 1/2 inch from tip and drill some test holes inside. Do transom, stringers and other areas down low.
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    Old ford 302 no spark

    Resistance equals heat, heat equals a bad connection. No way a test light will show full voltage
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Dont get why folks want to spend money except trying to find out the issue
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Weight the boat and trailer just to see how heavy you are.
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Your water logged and that's what's causing the issue. Need to find where the water is, transom and/or hull
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    Old ford 302 no spark

    I'm seeing corrosion, maybe remove the wires off the stud and clean them up shinny
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    350 Mag MPI intermittent rough running.

    Good to hear Note, trolling does a lot of loading and unloading of the prop. Make sure you keep the coupler greased so it won't strip it out
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    You might be out of shape, But Then Again

    Thanks Scott, not ready to leave yet
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    Old ford 302 no spark

    Ya got something miss-wired Here is the Ford wiring I have. Note the dash wire is a resistor wire coming from the purple and choke
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    You might be out of shape, But Then Again

    Thanks Ted, me to, don't want to go under the knife but also don't want to have to stop doing work
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    You might be out of shape, But Then Again

    For the last few years when I get doing some repetitive or prolong hard work I get to breathing heavy. The difference is I have to stop, lay on the ground and try and catch my breath, and sometimes pain in the chest. As time went along it took less time for me to be in the same position...
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    With the upper one being under water the boat has to have taken on water. Take it to a CAT truck scale and weight it. If you haven't done it before, go inside first and tell them what you want to do. Pull the boat in and disconnect it from the truck, making sure the boat sits completely on...
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Never heard of cobalt doing something that off of spec, so wonder if the hull is water logged
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    Old ford 302 no spark

    Ok then its working There should be 2 wires on the Pos side of the coil. One supplys full 12V when cranking and the other supplys about 9V once its running. What you just checked was the 9V connection. Place the meter on the Pos side of coil and see if you get full 12V when cranking. Can...
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    Mercruiser 7.4L Bluewater inboard winterization

    Doing ok, just getting g ready for T day Closed cooling is easier then open so u should have no issue next year
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