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  1. nola mike

    Clickity clack

    New to me outdrive, changed water pump, a seal, and ujoints at the start of season. Soon after had slight clicking on turns, has gotten worse. Pulled drive today... Yikes. It would appear that one of the clips came loose. Joint was contacting the inner surface of the large retainer nut. Glad I...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 Stalling When Giving Gas in Forward Gear

    Meaning it's not closing when you throttle up in the water? Agree that this sounds like the issue.
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    Electrical Issues - Help?

    I have a large screwdriver that serves that purpose on all solenoids and it's versatile enough to work on oil pressure switch as well. I have been thinking about throwing a relay somewhere on my ignition circuit. Rewiring the helm isn't going to happen, but there's so much potential for voltage...
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    Electrical Issues - Help?

    You did that diode mod? I remember that thread, so cool
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    '87 Merc 165 3.7 runs 20 minutes dies then hard to crank

    The water will leak past the rings if allowed to sit The blower running didn't actually affect the temp. If your wiring is older the extra resistance created by turning the blower on can make the gauge read higher. You didn't confirm if slow cranking was the problem?
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    '87 Merc 165 3.7 runs 20 minutes dies then hard to crank

    The stat on that motor is 160, the gauge temp is notoriously inaccurate. Blower running will probably change what you're seeing on the gauge. Barely turn over like a dead battery? If so, first thing I'd check is water in the cylinders causing a hydrolock.
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    Mercruiser 2.5 Alpha One gen 1 - running without exhaust bellows

    Do all of your bellows. If exhaust went, the others aren't far behind, which leads to major damage if you're lucky and a submarine if you're not.
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    Electric fuel pump

    5-7 psi, but why?
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    4.3L Front Engine mounts (old style) in Sea Ray Seville

    The stud should be at a right angle to the mount. It looks like you can push the new Mount forward and have it aligned with the holes, it isn't aligned with the rear either. That said, it certainly possible that the original mounts were not perfect, and the rubber took a set over time.
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    1990 Mercruiser 350 Magnum Alpha One tune for altitude?

    Up to what point? You'll still be running with a less than ideal AF mix
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    4.3LX acceleration opinions

    Or put the cooler on the bow...
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    Possible boat purchase!

    It's worth more than 2k in parts.
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    1990 Mercruiser 350 Magnum Alpha One tune for altitude?

    What carb do you have? The Weber/Edelbrock could be adjusted by changing the metering rods, which takes 5-10 minutes.
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    Gas in the oil?

    3 minutes without water? You need a new impeller at least, if you're lucky.
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    Gas in the oil?

    Yup, that's a great way to get a ton of gas into the intake
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    Gas in the oil?

    1. Yes 2. Yes 3. New carb should fix it I can see that, but you'd need a crap ton of gas getting past those rings and into the pan. I can more see that that's water mixed with the oil though
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    What size drag link socket

    +1, used one on a new to me drive in the spring that was threatening to strip out.
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    1986 mercruiser shift cutout (interrupter) switch problem

    Points, est, aftermarket Delco...
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    1986 mercruiser shift cutout (interrupter) switch problem

    What ignition are we working on?
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    470 3 Wire BreezeWorks Alternator Conversion - No Charge

    The black wire is powered by the ignition, it doesn't provide power.... Are you not getting 12v to the black wire with the ignition on? And are you getting 12v to the red wire all the time? And by charge terminal you mean the orange wire, right?
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