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    no oil after cylinder head recondition

    i have an inboard merc 7.4 gen vi (it is a 2000, but I cannot find serial numbers on either engine). I had the starboard engine cylinder heads redone after a few stuck valves, from water in the oil. upon installing the new heads with all new gaskets and bolts, i am not getting any oil to the...
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    7.4 Gen VI cylinder head gaskets

    I have twin 7.4's Gen VI MPI's. These were distributed by Sea Max, so i cannot find much info on them. The engine serial nbrs are unreadable. The paperwork says they were produced in 2000 and installed in 2005. I just had the cylinder heads done on the starboard engine due to stuck valves from...
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    rust on valve parts

    1990 omc 460 inboard. had the heads redone due to rusted valves on cyl 6 and 7 last year. put boat in water but had to take out due to shaft logs leaking too much, plus valves needed adjustment (discovered mechanic did a poor job). . only put 45 mins on engines before taking out. updated to...
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    raw water pump question

    My port raw water pump seized up over the winter.I have a sherwood P103. the replacement for this discontinued pump is a P105 but the mounting holes do not line up .Is there any pump out there that will have the flange mounting holes in the 12,3,6,9 o'clock positions? i have 1990 OMC/Ford 460's...
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    how to hookup power steering cooler hose

    i have twin ford 460 inboards with v-drives on a CC 340 crowne with half closed fresh water cooling.over the winter i had a mechanic start the work to swap out the old shaft logs for a dripless system. in order to make room in between the engines he removed the inside exhaust manifiolds, heat...
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    removing engine

    i have twin omc 460 inboards in a chris craft crowne 340 with hurth v-drives. the shaft packing is shot and in order to change it i need to remove the engines. there's no way you can get underneath to change the packing. is the transmission connected to thw bellhousing wiith ony the 6 bolts or...
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    Risers for OMC 460 inboard

    So i finally (after over a year) got my parts from my mechanic and put my port engine back together. What I thought was a broke timing chin turned out to be 2 frozen valve and a cam pin sheared off. Engine starts up and runs good. problem is i'm not getting water thru the risers. while...
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    no power to ignition switch

    I have marine 460 the boat is a 93. Im assuming the engines are 89 or 90. while re-doing the heads ,cam,and timing chain on one of the engines i accidently turned on the battery switch. the coil was hanging over the crank and must've grounded out . I now have no power going to the ignition...
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    distributor not always rotating with engine

    i installed a new pertronix electronic dizzy along with a new coil and newer wires and plugs. i have noticed that the dizzy does not always turn when i was bumping the motor, using the starter, to get it to TDC. i was able to get it to start one time (I shut it down since it's a marine engine...
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    Slow crank

    I have twin inboard ford 460's mated to v-drives. I brought the boat with knowledge that port engine wouldn't turn over at all. the starboard motor cranks and starts with no problem. I was able to turn the port engine by hand so proceeded to repair any thing that needed replacing including a...
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    Ford 460 fresh water cooled

    i have twin ford 460 inboards on a CC 340 crowne with full closed fresh water cooling. can anyone point me tin the direction of a daigram and/or schematic for the routing of the raw water and coolant hoses. thanks
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