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  1. nola mike

    alpha 1 gen 2, 3.0 outdrive on 4.3

    Did I miss what prop is on the 4.3 with the 1.81? The 1.98 will need 2-4" pitch increase.
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    Boat wiring question

    If you're sure that the negatives are actually negative, you can just hook them up. If you have it wrong, those circuits may or may not work. Are the batteries completely isolated from each other?
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    Mercruiser 140 winterization.

    Might not hurt to poke out the drain hole on the lower
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    What's The Trick Mating Lower to Upper Drive??

    Put both halves on their sides. No need to fight gravity.
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    4.3 dying when putting it in gear

    Sounds like, or fuel related. Assuming carb. Have someone watch the shift plate/sis and see if it trips the switch when shifted
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    Ford 302 pinging

    See post 26. Adjusting your idle mix has no bearing whatsoever on how much fuel gets into your engine at wot. What did you do about your fuel tank?
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    Ford 302 pinging

    I can't tell what that bottom layer is, but that's the problem. What it is will determine next steps. Either way the gas is probably useable in some capacity. I'd see what's in your carb bowl.
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    Ford 302 pinging

    How long had that container been sitting there before you snapped the pic? Water in the fuel will look like that before it settles out...
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    Exhaust component inspection due to slight overheating

    yeah, they're fine.
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    Winterizing 4.3

    I'll tell you definitively in the spring if you need to drain that 5th plug.
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    Exhaust component inspection due to slight overheating

    Verify your temp with an IR thermometer.
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    Replacing shift cable. What are these parts for?

    Yeah, I keep forgetting to get one of those.
  13. nola mike

    470 swap to 4.3

    Yeah, so the power increase with the 4.3 hasn't been very impressive. Given that I still may not have it dialed in correctly--it certainly should be a big bump. Top end I get maybe 1 mph. Pulling me up on a slalom isn't as strong as I had hoped--weight penalty on a small boat is big. Granted, I...
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    Original sterndrive ratio for the Glastron/Carlson CV-27

    Or the tach is off. Can't imagine that setup spinning at 5k with a 23p
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    First time winterizing 4.3 mercruiser, alpha one.

    It will take a lot to convince me that the corrosion that an empty, fresh water flushed block sees over the winter is anywhere close to what it sees when pumping (and then sitting) warm salt through it during the season.
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    Gimbal Bearing Science

    You can put in the bearing either way. Merc specified it the way it is so that the bearing and carrier would have to be replaced as a unit. Apparently people were just replacing the bearing and they were failing prematurely. That's the rumor anyway. Dunno if it's true.
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    Unrepairable Boat ?

    I'm sure they will, for the right price. Have you called them?
  18. nola mike

    Lower unit lifter. Solenoid?

    Odd that the throttle switch works, and the aft switch doesn't work but you get a click. You'd think that if the switch clicks the solenoid the switch wiring is ok, and if the throttle switch works then solenoid is good as well
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    Gimbal Bearing Science

    I mean, it wouldn't be sealed at that point. Curious if anyone has actually had a quality sealed unit fail without water intrusion. Theoretically should be more resistant to water as well.
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    Battery discharge. ...normal?

    You ain't got no fancy electronics. My car gets unhappy after a month or so of not driving. Yells at me about abnormal battery discharge, won't let me drop the top or roll down windows, and I'm all, "hey, you jerk car! It's not abnormal after a month of not driving!". And then I start it and it...
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