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  1. nola mike

    Stupid me, no oil

    I had a hard time finding ones that had enough thread on them to cut down. Online the shipping and minimums were a killer. I ended up stacking like 20 washers on each bolt with the intention of doing it right at some point LOL...Classy!
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    Stupid me, no oil

    They actually just offered me a $20 discount on a new one, while blaming me for the corrosion. Interestingly the new ones are SS and they don't sell aluminum now, so obviously I'm not the only one with the problem. I may get another, because it was fun to have and they seem to be the only...
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    Stupid me, no oil

    FYI, Hardin told me to go pound sand and they don't warranty anything against corrosion. Also, went through about a 1/2 qt oil so far this season. Very small amount in bilge, but I'll take it as a win.
  4. nola mike

    Carb tuning

    I've tried changing the holes on the linkage with zero effect, so that's interesting. Of course I don't remember if this has always been present or just since the big dunk.
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    Carb tuning

    FWIW, that first tune is what I first went with and it was CRAZY lean. Also, IIRC the factory weber has 3 step metering rods vs the 2 with the 1409. Interesting. Mine has been doing that for a while, only bothers me when trying to pull a skier. Have been planning on taking it apart, but maybe...
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    Alpha One Gen One water stream?

    I think he's talking about the weep hole on the lower stb side of the lower
  7. nola mike

    Help with early 80s mercruiser 140hp

    Checking timing, points and compression is very basic troubleshooting. Sounds like you've eyeballed 2 out of 3, so they're almost certainly off
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    Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L

    the aviation sealant would be fine as well
  9. nola mike

    End of Season oil changes?

    I always intend to do it at the end of the season, and then end up doing it right before I'm trying to launch.
  10. nola mike

    Barefoot skiers?

    I would have invented the strip club
  11. nola mike

    Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?

    Just to close this out. As promised, this was just a boredom/curious related thread. Haven't had a problem since I swapped out the sender. Finally got around to cutting open the old one. Looks like yet another victim of my boat's dunking (will the problems from that ever go away?). Most of that...
  12. nola mike

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    good to hear, I figured they'd have cracked down on that. we would bring them back if they were still there the next day!
  13. nola mike

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    Love the vineyard. used to go there often a long time ago, lived on Chappaquiddick for 6 months, waited tables at the Edgartown yacht club. we used to "borrow" dingies to get home since the bars closed after the ferry stopped running. yup, the Nantucket NIMBYs were who I was talking about.
  14. nola mike

    1997 Mercruiser 4.3 LX not running steady steady at idle or higher RPM's

    also doesn't sound like you actually checked the spark
  15. nola mike

    Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L

    mahle is OEM for many German auto parts as well, good stuff.
  16. nola mike

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    when you start with a blatantly untrue "fact" about power generation, and then proceed to "greenie weenie", you pretty much show your capacity for a discussion. EVs are viable now for a huge chunk of the population, and would/will continue to improve if there weren't active efforts to kill the...
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    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    I'm always curious as to why people are scared of renewable energy and then double down as if their manhood is in doubt when questioned about it. Certainly as a nation we're better off with more renewable energy, but keep going...
  18. nola mike

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    I mean, totally not true. this stuff has been debunked so many times.
  19. nola mike

    4.3 gxi run without water...

    no, definitely not long enough to get up to temp. we'll start with the impeller and go from there. I'll have her grab a manual as well if I'm going to be servicing the damn thing. thanks!
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    6.2L MX MPI Stalls when shifting out of gear

    just disconnect it from the plate and see if it's smooth.
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