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  1. nola mike

    Boat Died on the Charles River (Massachusetts) - Had to Self Rescue!

    Wow, glad it worked out. You did so many stupid things that the stars must have been in your favor (no offense, much of my life is based on questionable decisions). I grew up a town over from you...which lake were you on?
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    MC-1 Gimbal bearing snap ring.

    Depends on where you're getting stuck. I've found that the key is to get the drive perfectly parallel to the bellhousing. Drive sits on the ground, lift/lower trailer as necessary. How do you not have a grease zerk on your drive? I can't imagine they put in greaseable bearings without a way to...
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    4.3 v6 Timing suggestion

    Just thinking about this, does anyone know of an aftermarket knock sensor kit? Seems pretty easy to use a stock sensor with a buzzer or something on it... It would be cool to actually be able to dial in timing and fuel mixture based on something better than feelings.
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    4.3 lt Mercriser Cranks But will not start on idle and will not idle.

    I assume OP wants to use the boat after the engine has warmed up in addition to having it start.
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    4.3 lt Mercriser Cranks But will not start on idle and will not idle.

    You're smarter than me. I was going to suggest holding your hand over the intake to see if it improves things
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    Won’t Start in the Water

    Blows my mind that people don't do this. I always assume my engine won't start LOL. My neighbor had her boat on the lift (brackish water) all winter. Wanted me to help her pull it. Short story, she didn't even try to start it before hooking up the trailer and heading to the ramp. Just assumed it...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 reverse engagement issue

    It's the lower cable that gets the 6" adjustment....
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Would you stop it with that talk?
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    Gauges recommendation

    That a voltage drop test isn't a thing?
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    Question for People Living In NY

    I may hit you up if you know what you're doing...I got a "free" '96 with a 787 that I'm going to try to get running in a few weeks with my kid. "A simple 2 stroke would be the perfect project for us!" said my idiot self before knowing what I was getting into...
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    Gauges recommendation

    Not true. Voltmeters are designed to draw negligible current. Agree that if the voltmeter is faulty then it could be drawing some current and affecting the rest of the circuit. Key on zero volts across it would mean a dead short though. And OP had the voltmeter reading 14+ previously.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Man, I really want to see you get this thing going. I'd love to see what a proper oscilloscope trace looks like. I would think that you need more dwell to charge the capacitor. Was the capacitor itself tested?Also, did you put the scope on the generator coils directly? Red/yellow and...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    Find the leak first if possible. Pulling the drive isn't a big deal though, and if your bellows are leaking you'll have a greasy mess that will be obvious when you pull the drive. At a minimum, you should grease your u-joints and coupler and check your alignment. If you don't know when the water...
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    Gauges recommendation

    That's weird. Key on should have 12v there. That's right.
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    Gauges recommendation

    To make sure that there isn't a short to power on the ground wire causing the high readings. Done on the positive side it's a voltage drop test. Picks up issues particularly under load that a resistance test will miss (small static resistance that becomes significant with high current passing...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    At least it's a pontoon so not sure how much water can get in there, but yeah, still wouldn't want to find out at least until you know where the leak is from
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    1969 Glasspar outdrive swap out

    Did you check the alignment prior to install?
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    4.3 lt Mercriser Cranks But will not start on idle and will not idle.

    You may not need need your choke at those temps, but maybe it would help.
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    1998 Mercruiser 5.7 TBI Backfiring Under Load & Loss of Power

    Go to the junkyard and buy a head for $30. Slap it on, take your time with yours, enjoy the season.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    That's your issue. Are you talking pick up coils or ignition coils? Either way they can ohm out fine and still be bad. Idk what the wave form should look like, I'd think it should be sustained to give the capacitor time to charge (in my thread I mentioned getting an oscilloscope to test it). On...
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