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    Meruiser 3.0L Alpha running rich

    Hi ALL, My 1998 Stingray with 3.0L Mercruiser I/O seems to be running rich. While the engine is running great, I noticed tons of black carbon in the air filter and on the sides of the engine. I purchased the boat in late fall of 2008 and it had problems stalling before it warms up. One day I...
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    Yest another winterization question -- Mercruiser I/O 3.0L

    Hi All, I was reading the manual and Don's post on winterization and have a good idea of what needs to be done. Though, being a newbie in boating and winterizing for the first time, just want to make sure I'll pour antifreeze in the right hoses at the right places. Attached, please find the...
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    Dead Alternator?

    Hello All, Was out boating this weekend and had the battery die on me in the middle of the lake. Just clicking noise, not even cranking... When I got back home, I measured the voltage on the battery with no load -- it was 12.2V. Charged it up (12.7V) and plugged it back in. Was able to start on...
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    Mercruiser 3.0L stalls at ~2000RPM when cold

    Hello All, Great forum and great community! Indispensable resource for a new boater like myself. Thank you! I have a Mercruiser 3.0 IO Alpha I and it starts up and idles fine at the dock. Though when I try to accelerate, it stalls. I have to either restart the engine or to pull back on throttle...
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