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    Remote oil filter

    Hello everyone. Working on a 5.0mpi. I need to fix an oil leak at the remote oil filter cap. Its a pretty straight forward job it seems, except for it being a pia to get to. My question is, can anyone save me some time and tell me what size wrenches I will need? Id like to have everything ready...
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    Mercruiser 215E

    Hello everyone. Working on a 215E . Looking for a hard to find part and thought I would take a flyer on here. The part I seek is the crankshift cable, part # 57842A2. The part is nla , and have searched everywhere. Maybe someone on here has one or know someone that does. My next option is...
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    2001 Johnson 50hp

    So, I was running it on the muffs in my driveway. Without touching anything the motor started increasing rpms to the point where it was at wot. Turned off the key, kept running. Pulled the spark plug boots, and that didnt work. The motor is screaming! Finally shut it down by opening the...
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    Force 125 ignition

    Ok, 1988 Force 125 prestolite ignition. Was getting no spark on cylinders #1 & 3. I suspect a bad cdi box. So I disconected the #1 brwn/blue stator lead from the terminal strip. Now I have fire on all cylinders. Im trying to make sense as to how, and why. Anyone have any input on this?
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    Charging system

    Hello. I have a 1995 evinrude 40. #E40TLEOD. My question is, how do I tell if I have a 4amp or 12amp charging system? The reason I ask is the manual calls for different legnths when doing a preliminary setting of the spark control rod. Its either 2 1/6, 2 1/2, or 2 5/8. Thx
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    Blown Head Gasket....WHY?

    Hello experts! So im trying to solve an issue. Recently replaced a blown head gasket on a 260 mercruiser. There was water intrusion in cylinder #6, which you will see by the pics, caused most of the damage which is on the exhaust side of the gasket. So obviously, water was on top of the piston...
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    Water droplets on port side spark plugs

    Hello everyone. Question...1993 Mercruiser 260, water droplets on port side plugs, milky oil. After running port side riser is cool compared to starboard side. Could a bad manifold or riser gasket be the culprit? Or an improperly installed gasket?Thanks for viewing!
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    Anode Question

    Hi there. So heres my situation. I have an Alpha drive, and last season I upgraded my protection by adding the square shaped anode that mounts underneath onto the trim ram manifold. This year, included in my anode kit was a diamond shaped rubber gasket. The kit I bought last year didnt have one...
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    Nav Light replacement lens

    So I need to pick my fellow member's brains for some info. I have these sidelights on my boat. This style of nav light was popular in the late 70's and early 80's. I love these old lights,but desperately need replacement lenses for them. Do any of you knowledgeable guys know where I can obtain...
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    Which Power trim pump do I need?

    Hello everyone. Hopefully one of you guys can point me in the right direction. To make a long story short, last season I replaced my original trim cylinders which were the slender ones, with the newer style larger diameter ones. I used my original pump that was matched with the older style...
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    What will the difference be?

    Hello everyone. I may have touched on this subject before, but I cant remember. Anyways, here is my situation. My mercruiser MC-1 needs repainted. And not just overcoated, the whole nine yards. Which I can do, I have the materials. However, I also have another upper unit which is in really good...
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    Why a 1:32 ratio for a 260 merc?

    Hello everyone, just want to become more knowledgable on the uses of certain gear ratios...advantages, disadvantages etc.. For instance...i have heard that for most merc sbc's, 1:5 is the way to go. But I happen to have a 1:32 upper unit in my garage that was used on a 260. Was hoping someone...
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    nav lights

    Hello. I am looking for replacement lenses for the older bullet style navigation lights. Does anyone know who would have them...or if they are even available? Attwood makes some that look similar, but it looks like I would have to buy the whole unit. All I want are lenses.
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    trim cylinders

    good evening all. I have a question about my trim pump and cylinders. My pump and cylinders are out of a 1978 mercruiser. The cylinders are the 1" style. Now it just so happens that I have a newer set of cylinders. The are the 1 1/2" diameter ones. My question is, can I run the bigger cylinders...
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    1.32 :1 or 1.5:1...Which to go with?

    Hello everyone. I started a thread just about the time the maintenance started on here, and it got deleted...so I will try again. Anyways, over the winter I replaced my merc 228 with a 260. Engine is running fantastic, still not in the boat yet. So my question..I have two outdrives I can choose...
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    looking for a quadrajet guru

    Hello. I am looking to for somebody who has extreme knowledge of the inner workings of Rochester quadrajets. Please reply if this is you!
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    228 to 260

    hello everyone...awhile back I posted a few threads about my 228 to 260 replacement project. Im about ready to rebuild the 350, but before I do id like to ask a few opinions...so im not wasting my time. I have a 1978 century 5000. Now, in the boatspecs section of this site, it saysthe max rated...
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    228 rebuild...maybe

    Good evening everyone! So I put the boat away for the winter and am going to pursue my plans to repair my transom. So needing to pull the engine to do this, I decided to pull it now so I can work on it during the winter. Transom will be done in spring. So my plans were to do a basic rebuild...
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    lower unit swap update

    Well...as some of you know I left several posts a few weeks ago about swapping out one lower unit from another drive with my existing one. Well....tore into it last week and got her together Friday night. Went out Saturday and launched it in lake erie. After warming it up at the dock, the moment...
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    water pump concerns..

    Hello everyone. So I installed my new water pump and I have a concern. When I went to put the new pump base in, it sort of went down,but didn't seat against the housing until I tightened everything down. It didn't exactly "pop" into place like I heard its supposed to. Since its my first time...
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