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  1. JayEll87

    5.7 strange carb issues

    I know I'm not supposed to come back to old topics but as it's winter season here now I have nothing better to do :) So I took engine off the boat and started opening it, the "real" reason for all this(hopefully) was found from right hand side head, which was cracked between 3 and 5 cylinders...
  2. JayEll87

    5.7 strange carb issues

    Here again :) Not a surprise that timing was not adjusting properly, there was slight rust present. Spent a fortune on MSD marine distributor and swapped it in. Problem is.... STILL there! Timing is checked and base is now 10 degrees, and max. is 33 degrees. Timing curve is like below. So...
  3. JayEll87

    5.7 strange carb issues

    Greetings from Northern Europe! New guy calling. I’m facing some strange issues with my 23ft Wellcraft with 5.7 Merc Vortec (-00) which I resently bought. I’ve made some basic maintenance to it but the 2bbl mercarb is making me insane.. Originally boat ran quite well despite slight hesitation...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 -98 charging problems

    Good day from Scandinavia :) I recently purchased a boat with a Mercruiser 3.0 -98 with Alpha one gen 2 sterndrive. I've done full mantenance to alpha and now started with the engine. Main issue at the moment is that it's not charging correctly, recent owner replaced the alternator and things...
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