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  1. nola mike

    Wrong New Prop Or What?

    How long between runnings in FL vs. Co? Like, move from Florida and then not use it again till the next spring?
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    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    Much easier when you don't have to worry about breaking anything 😉 I would advise saving ALL hardware, convenient mounting brackets, and any thick cables
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    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    Issue was with clearing the radiator/shroud. Don't remember exactly was catching it at the rear, but it wouldn't lift straight out. 3 hours from arrival to leaving I didn't think was bad.
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    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    No way. A marine engine takes way more abuse than an auto. You find a smooshed truck and chances are the engine is ok. Took me 3 hours to pull the engine, I didn't have the special tool needed to pull the radiator fan. Also, I found a manual transmission that had the transmission already pulled...
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    winterizing merc?

    Fwiw, the antifreeze rec from Merc didn't come in until later. '80's instructions has it as optional. My gut is that your corrosion comes from running heated salt water through the block all year, not sitting after it's been flushed with fresh water and drained.
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    1988 GM 5.7 stalling when slowing down

    Moving the throttle back/cutting spark, wondering if you're somehow triggering your MOB switch. I'd suspect an intermittent connection problem somewhere over a bad coil/module
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    Seal orientation

    Sometimes, if you believe in her very much, the manual fairy will visit you... Edit: did Eric's links not work for you?
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    Where do you like to prop your boat?

    Wherever i open it up, "just don't do anything stupid"
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    Instrument cluster poorly illuminated; tachometer doesn't work...

    If you have glass buss fuses, those like to corrode and cause voltage drop as well. You can perform voltage drop tests to see which connections are causing problems
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    1987 Merc 4.3 Rebuild or replace?

    Not sure why you don't just get a wrecker block. $1k cheaper, saves you a *ton* of time. A truck engine going bad is rarely the reason it's in the yard...Usually they offer a 30 day warranty or something. Check compression. You won't have to worry about any internal rust or cracked block like a...
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    1987 Merc 4.3 Rebuild or replace?

    Ebay for the carb. Intake was new.
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    1987 Merc 4.3 Rebuild or replace?

    The intake, carb, throttle bracket, water pump, bolts, and +/- starter are the only add ons needed for the vortec. Well under $1k. Can you get a 2bbl vortec intake? Yeah, I'd avoid the non-vortec balance shafts for that reason. When I was looking at the yards, nearly everything was newer/vortec.
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    1987 Merc 4.3 Rebuild or replace?

    You can pull a block yourself and you can get it done for well <$2k. If you want to do vortec: 1. If you can find a stick it will save you from swapping the flywheel 2. You'll need new: water pump (<$100), starter (<100) (or you can drill out the holes on your original to fit M10 bolts--a new...
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    1987 Merc 4.3 Rebuild or replace?

    Kind of. There are differences in the block that matter if you go newer. The peripherals don't always swap over, the newer blocks have different degrees of metric threads, the water pump might not fit, starter might not fit, etc. Newer blocks had serp belts instead of v-belts. That said, you'll...
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    1987 Merc 4.3 Rebuild or replace?

    This is the wrong time to buy a boat. Your performance is way off, my similar boat (granted 4bbl carb and vortec heads) has no problem getting on plane, even with 5 adults 4 kids on board, and can hit 44 mph with that load. 2k for a rebuilt long block is pretty good. Doing it yourself (plus...
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    Seal orientation

    Both seals are spring side up. Yes, counterintuitive. Listen to Wayne or listen to mercruiser...
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    Antifreeze circulation through engine

    Yeah that's what I have for my block drains
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    Antifreeze circulation through engine

    Are the mani drains ¼ npt? Can't remember. Might as well go ahead and drain mine way early this year, and would like to put some type of tool less wing nut fitting on like on the block drains. Usually I winterize multiple times a year...
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    Anti Seize or Not?

    The permatex works great, I put it on a ton of bolts. While it doesn't seize, it doesn't really break free either. Also messy. So an inaccessible bolt that you're trying to loosen and remove by hand might take a good bit longer to get out. Not sure why loctite isn't used more. It prevents...
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    1987 Mercruiser 350 wiring question

    Water temp sender Ground
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