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Boat info:
1994 Malibu Skier 20'
5.7l 350 Mercruiser
I attempted to go to the lake today and as a cranked my boat I smelt that burning battery smell. I looked in the bow and noticed my positive lead from my battery had been completely melted.
I noticed a short running back through my battery...
Think I have a blown gasket, my 3 and 5 cylinders are jumping compression. So I guess I have to pull the head; with that being said does any one know the difference between the marine gaskets and if I just were to go to O'riely's and get a Chevy 350 set? Thanks in advance.
Have a '94 5.7 350 Mercruiser engine. It originally came with a Weber 4 Barrel 750cfm carb. Unfortunately the metering rods went out on it and I replaced it with a Holley 4 Barrel Carb. Could this cause me to run lean on my gas, cause a knock, and horrible engine performance? I can barley get...
Engine Specs:
Chevy 350 CI 275HP
Holly 650 4 Barrel Marine Carb
New Long Block with a 3/4 Roller Cam
Timing is Set to 8 Degrees
180 Degree Thermostat
I am having problems with spark knock. If I retard the timing I loose a lot of power. I do have some cheap autolite 144 plugs in now that I am...
I was hoping someone could give me the correct timing for my mercruiser. It is a '94 5.7L with a 4 barrel Holley 650 carburetor. My father in law and I have rebuilt the entire engine and are finally to the fine tuning. We have the timing set at 0 now and it is okay out of the hole but the engine...
