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    Tear Down From Marine Shop Questions

    Hi all,every bit of advice I can get at this point might give me some hope or best way to proceed.Last year I took the boat out with family for a ride and it shut down WOT...well we took it to a spot with kicker and cleaned out plugs(thought they were fouled because boat would not start) After...
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    Worst Case Scenario

    Hello all,my engine has been taken to the marine shop for diagnosis and possibly repair.I have been told(not by the shop as of yet)that it is most probably a rod bearing.I have also been told that this almost 100% of the time leaves a flat spot on the crank meaning that also would need...
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    Knocking trouble

    Any opinions would be greatly appreciated as I am giving a refund to the guy who bought my boat with 2001 125hp merc from me and I need to know before putting up for sale again.I suppose it could be minor piston slap that I had never noticed but other than this knock it performs great throughout...
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    Source of knock?

    Could anyone tell me if a marine shop has to take down an engine to diagnose what is causing a knock coming from the powerhead?Could they give me a good accurate ballpark estimate of a repair without tearing it apart very much?Any opinions would be greatly appreciated as I am giving a refund to...
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    Engine Shut Down

    My engine came off power last year at WOT and would not restart,so we went ashore,cleaned the plugs and problem fixed or so I thought.Could a binding impeller cause a lot of damage such as a bad rod bearing and crank ?After last season I had the boat winterized by the marine shop.This year my...
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    Rod bearing and crank replacement

    I just sold my boat with a 2001 125 ELPTO Mercury Saltwater series motor. The following is a quote from the buyer on another forum site: "I just purchased a boat that came with a 2001 125 ELPTO Saltwater Series Mercury. Before I purchased it we just fired it up in the previous owners driveway...
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