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  1. kwoolard

    Gear Oil Leak - Possible Yoke Seal

    Hey guys, Over the past two seasons I've noticed that my gear oil in the reservoir drops slightly over the year during use, to where i have to add enough to bring it up from the low level line to the fill line. I know it is probably the yoke seal after reading other posts in this forum. After...
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    MotorGuide Wireless 55 - Controller Not Responding

    This year all of a sudden when I turn power on to the unit I get a single short beep, sometimes, not all the time. And then get no response when using the wireless foot control pad, not even a beep when I turn the unit on and off. I've replaced the battery in the foot pad and disassembled and...
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    Spark Knock

    Hey guys. I took the boat out over the holiday weekend, first time since striper season in January. Full tank of gas with Startron fuel/ethanol treatment at the last fill up in January. Anyway, no problems with the motor ran fine as usual, but when I went to link it out I noticed when it got...
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    Sealing Gunnel Panels.....type of caulk for easy removal later

    I have some gunnel or gunwale panels that serve as rod storage on my boat. Access behind the panels is required for wiring maintenance if ever need be. What type of caulking can I use to seal the panel to the floor that would make for a fairly easy removal in the future? I know not to use 3M...
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    30 hp Mariner - Marathon

    Looking to buy a 30hp mariner outboard. I'm wanting to hear from anyone that's owned one about any major problems to lookout for or if the motor is a good all around motor. It hasn't been run in 5 years but has been kept inside a shop. I've attached a photo of the serial no. tag. Can anyone...
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    Rear Engine Mounts

    I'm back with another problem on my friends boat. While we had the outdrive removed so we could replace the water hose between the bell housing and the transom, I decided to recheck the engine alignment on the new motor we installed. The first sign that the alignment was off was the outdrive...
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    Hot Risers

    Helping a friend of mine with his new engine break in. We installed his new 350 from Michigan Motorz and got the timing set and engine running good. Engine is raw water cooled. We noticed that the risers were getting pretty hot on the muffs, water was flowing out the relief ports and the prop...
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    Thermostat Housing Gasket

    New 5.7L motor from Michigan Motorz. I installed the San Juan Full Closed Cooling Kit that I had on my previous motor. I have pressure tested the closed cooling system to check for leaks before i fill with antifreeze. I pressurize to 15 psi and it will leak down to 14 psi in 10 minutes...
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    Edelbrock 1409 and other ?'s

    hey guys, getting ready to fire my new engine up this weekend and have a couple of questions: 1) There is an un-capped port just under the flame arrestor on the fuel inlet side of my 1409 carb, should this be capped? What's it used for? 2) The fuel in my tank has been in there since...
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    Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge

    I was thinking of installing a permanent mechanical oil pressure gauge to the engine, tee it in right below the oil alarm switch......1) for oil pump priming purposes before i install the engine and 2) for having another check point in case my electrical gauge fails (which happened last year)...
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    New Motor Break In Procedure

    Well, finally have a new motor......went with the 5.7 Vortec Silver Package from Michigan Motorz minus the distributor. I'm keeping the TB 5 ignition system from the old motor. I went with the high rise aluminum intake with the Edelbrock Carb 1409. I know I'll have to properly break the motor...
  12. kwoolard

    Stiff shifting

    Year: 1986 Boat: Tierra Pursuit Motor: Mercruiser 260 Sterndrive: Alpha One My friends boat is just about ready to get wet and we replaced the lower shift cable with the new style cable kit because previously the problem was stiff shifting and was engaging the interrupt switch while...
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    Upgrade or NOT?

    Check out my previous thread for history on this boat motor problem: Engine Noise Can I upgrade my boat motor 350 with a 383, 360 hp without incurring too much cost? Can the Alpha handle this motor if I don't dog it out of the hole everytime? Thanks. EDIT BY Don S. Old motor was a 1999...
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    What is this noise?

    1999 5.7L Mercrsuier - Alpha Gen II History: The last time my boat has been run in the water was early Sept. Engine has ran great since I've owned it, only minor issues that have been resolved. Since Sept. I've haven't had the time to take it out on the water so I usually will run it on the...
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    Gimbal Bearing Grease Seal

    When removing a gimbal bearing on a mercruiser alpha one, is it typical that the grease seal gets replaced at the same time? Just wondering how the jaw puller can get behind the bearing without damaging the grease seal. Thanks, Keith
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    Rochester Q-Jet - Rebuild Questions

    A friend of mine has a 5.7 Mercruiser Alpha sterndrive boat, the flame arrestor cover states serial number: 0D391241. We've been tuning it up and getting it ready to splash, and we're going to rebuild the carb next. The carb number is 17082403. From all the research I've done this carb was...
  17. kwoolard

    Thunderbolt IV Ignition Questions

    A friend of mine bought a fixer-upper and has been trying to diagnose a no-start, sometimes hard to start condition. The engine just cranks over as if not getting spark. Then sometimes it will start and when shut down a couple of minutes later it will not restart. Mercruiser 260 - 4 brl -...
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    Spark Plug Access

    1999 Sea Pro 235WA Cuddy Cabin - 5.7L Mercruiser - Alpha Gen II I have changed the spark plugs in this boat about 2 years ago when I was converting my cooling system to closed cooling. The exhaust manifolds were off at that point. Now trying to check the plugs and what a pain in the *****...
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    WOT Questions

    Boat: 1999 - 235WA Cuddy Cabin Sea Pro Engine: 5.7L Mercruiser - 250hp, 2 Barrel Mercarb, Thunderbolt 5 Ignition SternDrive: Alpha Gen II Last year I rebuilt my carburetor, replaced rotor, cap and plugs during a tune-up. Engine runs great at idle and throughout the rpm range with a slight...
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    Vacuum Gauge Readings

    Guys, This nice weather we had this past weekend forced me to get my boat out of winter storage. Over winter I bought a MityVac single brake bleeding kit that comes with a vacuum gauge you can use for engine diagnostics. Anyway, hooked it up to my engine and the only accessible spot, other...
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