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    rodent infestation

    That picture almost looks like battery acid got on it at some point. My blue jeans look just like that.
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    Ignition sparks as soon as starter stops cranking

    As stated, if the battery is compromise, it takes a lot of the power away from the ignition. Had a motorcycle that would not start with the starter, but one kick on the foot starter it would fire right up. A proper battery solved the issue. And yes the ignition switch can cause that also, not...
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    Marine Sea Foam

    Guy I knew was at a musky tournament. Rained hard all weekend and flooded the lower campground. He stood on a picnic table and caught a big one. He won the bass boat!
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    Gas guage

    Do you know if the tank is actually full?
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    Gas guage

    To ease your mind, put a meter on the tank feed wire and see if it has voltage, I bet not.
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    Marine Sea Foam

    Sea foam "might" work. Also, you have to add enough for the amount of fuel you have. A car is usually around 20 gallons. A boat may be much more, it wont hurt to try it but removing/rebuilding is the route I would go. Also anyone selling may say things to make you think it's better than it is...
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    Rear main seal 5.7

    When you get the old seal out be sure to check if the spring got left behind.
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    Epic launch

    I learned how to drive with the tree. Never had an issue.
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    Epic launch

    Buddy showed ma a pic of something at the boat ramp, It looked like a floating chunk of sheet metal. I asked what that was, he said his van, three on the tree shift, popped out of gear and rolled into the drink. Boat trailer attached. Boat was at the dock. Two days later he showed up to work...
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    1973 mercruiser mc-1

    Start with grabbing the drive and see if there is play right/left and let us know about that.
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    Hot water heater

    Do you actually have a coolant tank with antifreeze in it?
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I get the condensation up top at times. Good hard run takes care of it. On others I’ve worked on that got submerged we remove the oil, re-fill with cheap oil and a bit of sea foam. Run it a bit and drain/flush a few times with the seafoam. When it comes out clean we put the good oil in and take...
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I adapt the hose for my vacuum bleeder to fit the outside of the tube, mine fits tight to the tube so I don’t need to clamp it. The tube goes to the bottom of the pan on a mercruiser, I’m not sure on a yamaha but I would think it would. Warm oil works best for extraction.
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    Sqeeking sound from belt after impeller inspection

    Often belts look fine but they are not. Also as mentioned the tensioner may be weak if it has one. Some had the adjuster on them.
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    Sqeeking sound from belt after impeller inspection

    I would hope you have water running to the engine. How good id the battery? If it's weak the alternator is working hard and if the belt is loose it'll squeak.
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I get a bit of milky in mine, mostly when not running it hard enough on my 350 acre lake. If I take it out on lake Superior I can get her going wide open for a good half hour or more and cruise all day. The milky clears up well. On the smaller lake I do run it wide open on occasion but it gets...
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    Hot water heater

    Yes, I've winterized lots of them over time, and added that valve. But if the heater is bypassed, there should be no water in the tank, and you would not get any hot water at any faucet at all. Now if that lever is zip tied in one position, that leads me to believe there is something wrong in...
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    Hot water heater

    Most modern water heaters have a check valve on the intake side of cold water inlet. My total guess is that the check valve may be bad allowing water to flow back into the lines and making it hot? With the water pump on it technically shouldn’t do that. With the pump off there isn’t anything to...
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    Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?

    Clean all th connections including the large bullet connection at the engine, and under the dash. Also you can do a jiggle test when it’s not working and see if it comes back to life for a bit. That will narrow down where the issue is.
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    I spent the last 24 years driving at 29.25 miles per hour

    Yeah, I re-set the digital display before a trip and go. After the trip I check it and my average speed is 25-35 mph. To many small towns mess with it. Going 60 as much as possible.but I get a minimum of 30 mpg on those trips. On my 99 jeep v-8 I can squeeze 25-28 mpg on a road trip. In town I...
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