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  1. Bondo

    Aftermarket fuel pump recommendations

    Ayuh,....... Watcha workin' on,..??..??? yer title, 'n question covers 100s of various combinations,.....
  2. Bondo

    Alpha Gen 2 Stalls Going to Neutral (Shift Cable Replaced)

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Alphas should be shifted, Briskly,.....
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    Engine issue— Mercruiser 5.0L, 305, 2 barrel mercarb

    Ayuh,...... Check the fuel filter for water,.....
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    4.3 l mercruiser one piece exhaust manifold temp senor install

    Ayuh,....... It's got nothing to do with rust, those were junk the day they were brand new,...... They quit making them for a reason, core shifting, during the casting process,.... Yer idea of drilling them is even dumber than not replacing then now, before they fail, which they will do...
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    Help

    Ayuh,..... I'd think 140* at idle on the muffs,..... Until you find the rest of the shredded bits, yer going to have problems,... How beat up was the housing when you changed the impeller,..?? Any gouges,..?? ridges,..?? grooves,..?? It has to be in perfect condition to work right,.....
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    Flooding 1976 OMC 175

    Ayuh,....... Go back, 'n try that again,.......
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    Mercruiser 3.0 won't throttle up

    Ayuh,...... If you get good numbers, go back to the carb, 'n do a real rebuild on it,......
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    Mercruiser engines and sacrificial anodes

    Ayuh,....... Welcome Aboard,...... That won't stop rust, which is a very different kind of corrosion,......
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    Engine won’t turn over - no spark

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... Remove, 'n clean to shiny metal, both ends of both battery cables,......
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    salt water in single cylinder

    Ayuh,...... Have you run the motor yet,..?? If not, do so, then test the compression,..... If the test is the same, pressurize the cylinders with compressed air, at each cylinder's Tdc, 'n listen for where it's leaking,..... Intake valves will hiss through the carb, exhaust valves...
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    salt water in single cylinder

    Ayuh,...... The best way is to start it up, 'n run it,.....
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    Water in cylinder, oil and carburetor

    Ayuh,... I understand what yer saying, but even with the f/a, 'n the cover, I've seen water run right down the carb center stud, 'n still cause problems,.....
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    Transom leak. 4.3l mercruiser with alpha one gen2

    Ayuh,....... Or,..... "Hold my beer",......
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    Gen 1 305 swap with gen 2 4.3

    Ayuh,..... Some are, 'n some aren't,...... depends on the vintage,... The 305, 'n 350 are neutral balanced,.....
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    Gen 1 305 swap with gen 2 4.3

    Ayuh,...... That depends,..... need the right starter bolt holes, but I believe which ever flywheel it has, the full bobtail motor will swap regardless,..... 'n the 4.3l flywheel is of a different balance,.....
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