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    Rusted fuel filter

    1998 7.4mpi/bravo I install a new fuel filter at the end of every season as part of yearly maintenance. This time there was no water in the filter but visible rust on both sides of the filter (inlet and outlet). I had checked the filter earlier this year in July and it had a very small amount...
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    500 hr drive maintenance

    1998 Baja 232 7.4mpi, bravo 1 I think I have a possible gimbal bearing noise, hard to tell for sure. The drive has almost 500 hrs on it, and is 15 years old. About 4 years ago the drive was off to replace the engine coupler, everything else was in good shape (gimbal, bellows, ujoints). I am...
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    Overheat after impeller change

    1998 Mercusier 7.4 MPI / Bravo I, standard cooling 1) noticed no water out of exhaust, shut down engine before temp got to 190 on dash gauge. No alarm. 2) removed sea pump, impeller missing all blades. 1) replaced impeller, flushed all cooling hoses. 2) removed thermostat housing to inspect...
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    exhaust manifolds, winterizing.

    After reading several methods of winterizing I drained the block and refilled with red RV anti freeze thru the thermostat housing. I also filled the fuel/oil cooler hoses and put a quart or so into each hoses leading to the exhaust manifolds. didn't see any make it out the exhaust tips and...
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    failed engine coupler, how much $ to fix? 454MPI/Bravo

    It appears that the engine coupler has failed on my 1998 454MPI bravo combo. the outdrive input shaft does not turn when the engine is running. From what I have read the engine & outdrive need to come out to replace it. what is a reasonable labor cost for this job. the boat has 400 hrs...
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    brake overheated

    I had one brake over heat after a 5 mile 8% grade decent down to the lake. the brake was smoking a little. was fine on the return trip. the trailer is a dual axle with surge brakes on the rear only. boat is about 4000lbs. I had to replace the just axle itself recently and put about 600 miles...
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    can I use quicksilver trim/PS fluid in insta trim tabs?

    can I use mercruiser/quicksilver trim/PS fluid in boat leveler insta trim tabs as apposed to A/T fluid. just trying to minimize the number of fluid to have inthe boat thanks.
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    Mercruiser fuel pressure gauge hook up - 454 MPI

    how can I measure the fuel pressure on my 1998 454 MPI. there is a port on the front of the engine with a schrader valve. what fitting do I need to connect a fuel pressure gauge. boat will fire but not run or idle.
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    300 hours on Merc 7.4/Bravo1 setups

    I am looking to buy a ~20ft performace boat from the mid to late 1990's. It seems most of them have about 300 hours or so on the 454/bravo setup I am looking for. assuming good service**, what percentage of the life span is this on; -the engine -the outdrive after purchasing a boat with ~300...
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    carberator issues -77' 115

    I had two separate issue this weekend on my 77 evenrude 115 that I think are carburetor related; day 1) rich idle in or out of gear. sound like it running on 2 cyc. Ran OK above 2500 rpm. Float stuck? Day 2) no more idle problem but loss of power at anything other than idle. boat would...
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    looking at 21ft Islanders, how much is enough power?

    I have been looking at a variety of years of the 21-ish foot islanders (202, 208, 212....). It appears that they came with different engine option limitations over the years. the newer models (2004-up) can only be had with the 260hp 5.0L, whereas the other year options were 4.3, 5.0L 350mag...
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    Stator shorted to GND '78 115

    Can a shorted stator be repaired. the wires entering the stator are OK. Does the flywheel come off easy enough to take a quick look at it? After inspecting and testing the charging system I found a defective rectifier. So like an idiot I installed the new one and fired up the motor. No...
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    Intermittent no crank/start + flaky tach - 78 115

    Having issues with intermittent no crank start. started last season so I inspected all the connections and replaced a few ring terminals. still having issues. -batteries are in good shape -terminal tight and corrosion free -seems to do it only when motor is cold -dash voltmeter reads 12.2V and...
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    lower unit blues 78 115

    I fought the lower unit off last night, what a pain! all the bolts were severely corroded, I used a 2' extension pipe on them. the unit would not drop out (shifter free), so I read some threads about rusted crank to shafts, jeez..... can't get the rear bolt out of it's hole. finally got it...
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    115 fuel hose leaking

    I have a leaking hose on the upper carb end. can I just replace all four pieces with regular 5/16" fuel hose? I see in the BRP diagrams that some have unique part number, probably due to the sharp bends. AND, looks like the plastic cable ties are the way to go over worm clamps. short of...
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