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    3.0L Idle speed

    I have a 98 3.0L and I rebuilt the carb this spring and all went well. I dialed in the idle speed and mixture screw to what I think is good. I set the idle to be around 675 rpm in forward gear, idle, in the water, when the engine is at operating temperature. Question is does 800 RPM in neutral...
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    3.0L Prop reccomendation

    I have a 1998 Sea Ray 180 bow rider with the 3.0L 130hp, Alpha I Gen II 2.00 gears. I got the boat in the fall and it came with a Mercury Vengeance 23 pitch stainless prop. Factory it came with a 21 pitch, I traded a friend the Vengeance for a stainless 21 pitch 3 blade he had. The numbers the...
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    Oil leak timing cover 3.0

    I took my boat out today for a run to see if the carb I rebuilt was good to go. After running the boat for 30min I found oil in the bilge. The oil was dripping from the timing cover which had some rust. I did a search and apparently it's common for these to rust out due to leaking circulating...
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    Power valve included in carb kit ?

    I tore down my 2 bbl Mercarb to do a rebuild. The power valve fought me I got it out, but I need a new one. Does a power valve come in carb rebuild kits? I know the size of the valve differs from carb model numbers. I ordered a Mercruiser Kit 804844001, I can't find a exact list of whats in the kit?
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    1998 3.0L stumbles/bogs on acceleration

    I picked up a 1998 Sea Ray 180 with the 3.0L back around February. Today I changed out the impeller and gear lube in the lower unit to get it ready for the season. After the impeller change I put the muffs on and started it up. It started with no issues, and let it idle till the temp gauge moved...
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    Issues with 4.3l not winterized ?

    I'm looking at a 1994 Mariah 19ft with a 4.3l Mercruiser and Alpha outdrive. The owner is stating that she didn't get the boat in the water last year but ran it a few times with the muffs. The owner was honest and stated that it did not get winterized this year, we are in Virginia. I am going to...
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    Need Help With Title.

    I bought a Alumacraft back in January and The guy bought the boat two months prior to be buying it and he never put the title in his name, so he didn't have to pay the personal property tax in Va (don't know why, I'm sure the tax would have been under $30). He bough the boat in maryland, so it...
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    Deep V ?

    I recently purchased a 14' Alumacraft. The title said the boat is a 1973, the seller kept telling me that it was a deep V, when I got there the boat didn't look to be a deep V, but the seller kept telling me that it was. My question is did Alumacraft make a deep V 14' in 1973 ? I'll get pictures...
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    Year of motor ?

    I just got a 14' Ft Alumacraft with a Mercury 9.8 motor and trying to figure out the year of the motor. The serial number off the motor is 6041074.
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