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Ya I do all the basic stuff during winterizing. Oil, gear lube, alignment. Changed the impeller this year. Was just curious about the “dealer items” I listed.
I have a 6.2 300 hp mercruiser (mercury made block/newer style on a 2020 boat). The manual has a few annual maintenance points I have some questions on.
1) “Clean the gauges and check wire connection” Is this as simple as making sure the connections are tight and making sure the glass on the...
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This spring I will most likely be replacing my exhaust manifolds since I don’t know when they were last replaced (I just bought the boat last year). I have a 2001 mercruiser 5.0 Efi. My question(s) for all of you are: are the elbows and risers the same thing or individual parts? do...
Questions be for the experts! What’s the best way to spring start an efi? Should you just let it crank, or pump the throttle a few times? And also, what do you all do to “summerize” your boats? Thank you!
Hello all. I have an ‘01 Chaparral SSI 196 with a 5.0 efi mercruiser. I’ve been having an issue with 1) it staying in forward gear after clicking back into neutral
and 2) occasionally having it stick in reverse, no matter if the throttle is in the forward or reverse position. I have found the...
