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    bilge pumps- models and wiring?

    Gentlemen, Please help me get my mind out of my bilge. I have 26' crownline . The bilge always has an inch or so of water slopping around. The pump sits on a block, about an inch think. Add inch or more to get the pump to come on, and splish, splash everything is damp. I'd like to add...
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    should I, could I, paint my trim tabs?

    Hey, My trim tabs were so loaded with barnicales that they kept my bow down while they were in the up position! The barnicales must have been 2 inches thick on the tops,bottoms, sides, cans... (The out drive too.) I've never had this problem, nor have I ever seen painted trim tabs. Would...
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    What now? a bad clutch?

    My '96 Crownline wouldn't get up on plane today. I checked all the compartments for water, stopped at a dock and scraped the grim off the water line and the barnicals off the trim tabs. On the next test ride, the RPM's are shooting to 5,000 and I'm hardly moving. At lower RPM's everything...
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    The right belts? 1996, 7.4L, 454

    Help!, my mercrusier ate her belts! Over the course of a day, two broke in to many pieces and the raw water pump belt was twisted and almost off the balancer. I'd like to get new belts on to try and see the problem. My pieces of belts have no numbers (and I can't find any web site that even...
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    chocolate milk in the crankcase

    is there an easy way to tell if the milky brown stuff in my crankcase is oil mixed with sea water or oil mixed with anti-freeze? (Without tasteing it!)<br /><br />Checked all the usual suspects and need to narrow down the source. (It's FWC.) I've had a boat guy and the engine rebuilder...
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    rocker arm retainer bolts-1996 mercruiser (GM) 7.4l-454

    I'm putting a 1996 mercruiser (GM) 7.4l-454 back together after replacing the head gaskets. My shop manual gives all the torques for the head bolts EXCEPT these rocker arm retainer bolts. It does give adjustment advice for all engines EXCEPT those fitted with these shoulder bolts. These are...
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