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  1. alldodge

    Torsional damper tempval

    From your pic it kind of seams t me you got a little frustrated. The hole in the bottom will need to be sealed up, was it drilled or punched? I have in many cases drilled a small hole in the seal edge and screw in a screw and use a pry tool or slide hammer. To reinstall, it needs to be kept...
  2. alldodge

    Mercruiser carb backfire and fuel pump issues

    Howdy Your fuel pump should not run in the ON position "until" the key is turned to START. After the motor starts and the oil pressure increases enough to close the oil pressure switch, then the pump will run in the ON position. To check your pump you need to remove the fuel line feeding the...
  3. alldodge

    1989 mercruiser 4.3 shut off wont start

    No spark issue is testable. Being you have a TB-IV there is a flowchart for troubleshooting. Follow the chart below exactly and it should tell you exactly what's wrong
  4. alldodge

    1989 barretta 185 success overheats at WOT and will not accelerate

    So you have two issues as I first thought: 1) The engine picks up rpm but the boat does not increase much speed, something is slipping between motor and prop 2) The motor is over heating, not enough water going thru is my thought DonS has a write up on this same issue on your same setup. He...
  5. alldodge

    Trailer Light Problems

    Its either the trailer or the truck. Running lights on one side is controlled by the brown wire and it covers both sides of the trailer. Your only seeing one side so there is a bad connection and I'm thinking your connector
  6. alldodge

    Need a VP TAMD 41 expert in Fort Lauderale area

    Owner of a Formula 41PC is in need an expert VP TAMD 41 diesel Mechanic. Current one she has been using since March 6 appears to be in over his head. She is on the Formula forum and I'm just trying to find her a good poc. If there is another further away she may be able to drive it closer...
  7. alldodge

    Overheating 2001 Mercruiser 5.0

    You can have two clog points, the power steering cooler and cool fuel. The PS cooler is the one which would clog up first with pieces of the impeller or other items. Take the hose off the power steering cooler on the back of the motor. Look inside the cooler and see if any pieces are in there.
  8. alldodge

    Fuel cap

    I think I just found it, its a locking gas cap, going to need a key
  9. alldodge

    4.3 V6 Rebuild Not running right

    I'm going to take that back, you have an intake water jacket leak That's water isn't it? What does your oil look like?
  10. alldodge

    My first experience with hydrolock

    This is how the wires should be connected, and note normally the orange wire is connected to the 90 amp fuse instead of the starter terminal to protect it
  11. alldodge

    Another injury at the lake

    Setting, Lake is 3 feet below full pool. There is a small rock island just off from the main land mass. The depth of the water between main and island is over 100 feet deep and gap is around 60 feet across. From the island further out to the main body is another 80 feet or so to a CAN buoy...
  12. alldodge

    Engine Stalls at idle or low rpm at start

    Dang missed the words clearly stated, sorry Here is some info and a link to the manual. The fuel reading is saying (I think) you have water in the fuel. The stalling check lest is in the pic http://boatinfo.no/lib/mercury/manuals/240efi_jetdrive.html#/154
  13. alldodge

    Engine starts and stops after emergency shutoff got hit

    As before, good plan to replace the pump but would be best to test before. Your motor has two circuits which turns on the fuel pump, first turns it on while cranking the motor. During the cranking process the oil pressure switch is bypassed. After the motor starts, oil pressure increases and...
  14. alldodge

    2001 Mercruiser 305 Rochester 2-barrel Vacuum leak?

    Howdy You clean it 3 or 4 times yet one of the idle screws has no effect, but add mor fuel to the port side and it picks up. Tells be the idle circuit is still dirty. As for the falling on its face, this is the accelerator pump issue in combination of not enough fuel on the port side. Most...
  15. alldodge

    Mercruiser 3.0 LX Overhaul Gasket set needed

    What I have found so far is the manifold gaskets are different. Most of the gasket sets also include the intake and exhaust sets. The engine block is the same Exp Manifold gasket LX 27-815528, L 27-96429. Front end cap is different for the two also.
  16. alldodge

    Cruiser restoration and wheelchair adaption

    There is nothing better then upload to iboats. The reason being if it is linked to another site the pics can have connection issues. If you upload then there are none. That said they do need to be no more then 2MB
  17. alldodge

    Hummingbird and not the electronic one

    Sun is shinning, got beer and my sweet'ums so we took the boat out. Got almost to the end of the no wake zone and was thinking about having a beer, I noticed my huggy. There was something in it which made me look a little closer. Two Hummingbird nest, one with 5 eggs and one empty. Turned...
  18. alldodge

    power steering pump leak

    Been looking around and I believe this is the GM Type 2 Saginaw PS pump. Uses a 5/8 return line and 16MM x 1.5 inlet fitting. The inlet fitting is removable and if it's like the Type 1 Saginaw pump, the difference is that fitting. The Type 1 pump fitting increases the output pressure. Manual 30...
  19. alldodge

    Merc Type 2 Power Steering Pump

    In discussion in another thread I got to researching the issue with the GM Type 2 Saginaw PS pump with remote tank. Unable to find a cross over for the Merc P/N 806230T, just using pics and current specs for the two models found. If the Type 2 is anything left the Type 1 in reference to...
  20. alldodge

    The New and Imporved Mercruiser Diverter Valve, will never crack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Yours is probably one designed to mount vertical to drain. In any case you could cut the hose and install a Tee. They are made to install after the sea water pump for winterization (have one on mine). Sorry BT if were hijacking, last post just for info.
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