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  1. nola mike

    Idles great / misses when throttled up

    I'll roll the dice if it won't leave me stranded or if the labor involved in redoing it isn't bad. I've had plenty of good luck with aftermarket parts over the years... Although it seems like there's a lot more super cheap crap around now that wasn't there even 10 years ago
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    Boat swamped, let's see if we can get it running...

    Yeah, connectors looked good. I cleaned them up anyway. The plug iirc looked pretty stout as well with a sealing o-ring. That's reassuring. Sensor is 3 wire. Wishful thinking about the speakers I know. You should have seen the connections on the amp. Trying real hard to not end up dead in the...
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    Idles great / misses when throttled up

    Bad idea to put your email out here. The troubleshooting info is in the adults only section. @achris
  4. nola mike

    A1G2 decisions. Rebuild or replace?

    Don't know how much experience you have putting the drive back on, but I find that the key is aligning the drive to be perfectly level with the bell housing when you slide it in. The shaft can definitely flop otherwise. Turning the prop 90' so the u joints are flopping in a different direction...
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    Boat swamped, let's see if we can get it running...

    Yeah, at this point it's personal. If I had any sense I would have cashed in my chips on a boat that I bought for 4k 13 years ago. This same attitude unfortunately applies to every aspect of my life, which is why I'm always stressed about getting things done. Wondering if it would be worth...
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    Boat swamped, let's see if we can get it running...

    Just when I think I can let this thread die... Good news: Boat doesn't seem to be leaking anymore. Going to remove the marine adhesive and just plug with marine tex. Not sure why I thought that I wanted to screw around with poly resin. Bad news: More electrical gremlins. Made it about 6 miles...
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    7.4mpi just started running rough and with gas coming out exhaust

    Don't know what the TB looks like on that, but I had the screws snap on my distributor for the cap. Was about to go helicoil route when I realized i could just drill straight through and use a screw with a nut on the other end
  8. nola mike

    Merc 470 coil problem

    Your coil should be getting less than 10v.
  9. nola mike

    Converting 260MIE RH to LH.

    No, but you could take the armature and windings out of the auto starter. Or put the marine bits into the auto starter (what is there besides the screen?).
  10. nola mike

    Surging / losing rpm

    Well. Then carry on!
  11. nola mike

    Surging / losing rpm

    Please start your own thread...
  12. nola mike

    Dies when throttling up from idle after warm up/ 89 merc 3.7 2bbl

    Just because it kinda sorta catches doesn't mean it has adequate/consistent spark
  13. nola mike

    Outdrive Popping

    I'd be wary of him saying "I checked and everything's fine". I'd check it myself in this case or bring it elsewhere.
  14. nola mike

    Outdrive Popping

    I can see maybe getting the engine out... But how could you get it back in? Guide the input shaft in as you lowered and moved the engine aft?
  15. nola mike

    Converting 260MIE RH to LH.

    So you just need a standard LH SBC starter, right? Are those hard to find used there (and rebuild) or am I missing something? Only because you can't get RH stroker parts, right?
  16. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    Which is certainly possible if you have a problem with the ignition sensor.
  17. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    The 2 wire version is. Newer ones are 3 wires.
  18. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    Sounds like it isn't in base timing mode
  19. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    Misfire... What wire? Why not? Use an advance light, rev to 2k and see where you're at No
  20. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    The electronics under the cap is the ignition sensor. Did you ever verify that your timing is advancing?
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