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  1. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    I've pulled that plug a few times now, always bone dry. And even if there was water in there, there's plenty of expansion room. You got a copy of that bulletin?
  2. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    Yeah, we've had this discussion before. It isn't necessary to drain, none of the service manuals (that I can find) mention it, that space is cavernous and drains (almost?) completely when you pull the t stat hose. Someone prove me wrong (@Scott Danforth )
  3. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    Which drain is this?
  4. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.0 No Spark issues

    Absolutely, being too advanced. You can't time an engine with anything but a timing light. Muffs is fine.
  5. nola mike

    How does the Mercruiser Shift Switch work?

    Save yourself the trouble. Disconnect the lower shift cable and manually move it. There should be almost no resistance to shifting the drive. If there's even a "well, that doesn't take too much effort" amount of effort, it's too much effort and your cable (or less likely something else in the...
  6. nola mike

    Water inside Mercruiser gimbal housing

    Yes, my post #4 was trying to figure out how he got to #3 from post #2 😄
  7. nola mike

    Faria tachometer?

    Free up the stuck electrons.
  8. nola mike

    Water inside Mercruiser gimbal housing

    What? No, no to all of that.
  9. nola mike

    4.1 mercruiser

    A ½ dollar fits nicely in there with some epoxy. Interestingly actual money is cheaper than the merc part
  10. nola mike

    Water inside Mercruiser gimbal housing

    Several potential spots, but first to check is your bellows. When was the last time they were changed? At this point your gimbal bearing looks rusty, so u joints are probably shot too. Also need to check your outdrive oil for water, input shaft seal may be gone, along with drive shaft damage...
  11. nola mike

    No power under load

    Also, keep in mind that whoever is charging you for the diagnostics is screwing you because there isn't any competition. How much is an OBD2 scanner that can diagnose 90+% of codes? Why is that scanner <$75 but the extra 10% of proprietary manufacturer codes will cost $1000's for the factory...
  12. nola mike

    Hard steering

    Whoops, that page is from a gen 1. Actually can't r remember if my '86 has them or not. Could probably drill and install a zerk on the Gen 1, since it originally came with one, not sure if that would be possible on a Gen 2?
  13. nola mike

    Hard steering

    We're talking about the swivel pins presumably? I think of the hinge pins as up/down movement. No zerks on yours?
  14. nola mike

    Vibration at low speed

    You don't want to know. Bad, bad things according to @Scott Danforth when I suggested that it might just make for a suuupper smooth luxo ride.
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    Vibration at low speed

  16. nola mike

    Vibration at low speed

    Interesting. Noticed the same thing on mine as well, didn't think it would be an issue with the balance shaft.
  17. nola mike

    power to bildge pump

    Not to be a jerk, but punctuation would help your post a lot ... That said, nobody has any idea what we're working on. Skiff? Old timey paddle boat? In general, to test the switch, check for 12v on both sides of the switch. If you don't have 12v when the switch is on then that's your problem. As...
  18. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.0 No Spark issues

    I'd disconnect it at the coil, just to eliminate a wiring issue between the coil and dash Yes
  19. nola mike

    1988 searay Seville cuddy cabin. Is it a good boat?

    If you don't want to restore it (and no way in hell I'd do it at this point in my life--partial resto was plenty for me), your best bet is to part it out. If you paid a couple of grand for the boat, you should be able to break even at least. Still work though. Regardless of your choice the next...
  20. nola mike

    Mercruiser 350 heads

    Also, used heads can be found at your local pull a part for $20 or so.
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