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    Mercruiser 470 crankshaft sprocket play on shaft

    P.s the crank was fine
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    Mercruiser 470 crankshaft sprocket play on shaft

    Got the timing gear off. The key was bad as well replaced both. Just waiting on some gaskets to come in so I can put everything back together.
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    Mercruiser 470 crankshaft sprocket play on shaft

    Hi all so it turns out the key way in the sprocket is bad. See pic
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    Mercruiser 470 crankshaft sprocket play on shaft

    Thanks for the reply. I can rotate the crank forward and back a little and the crank and the crank damper pully moves Insync. However while doing this the timing gear on the crank will not move until I spin the crank a little further then it engages almost
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    Mercruiser 470 crankshaft sprocket play on shaft

    Hi All, I had a knocking sound only at idle over 1200 rpm and you would not hear anything and the engine will run great at 3800 rpm. As soon as I drop it back down to idle. It sounds like someone is in there with a hammer. Sound like it was coming from the front of the engine. I pull the...
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    1999 mercruiser oil pressure drops bad after 3000 rpm

    Hi All I installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge and over 3000rpm i have 65psi. sender unit was bad i replaced it and it now confirms what the mechanical gauge was saying. i still have a light lifter noise only at idle. i did take the boat yesterday for a 2.5 hours cruiser and she ran...
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    mercruiser 4.3 alpha 1 gen 2 shift issue

    thank you bondo i will try to adjust cable again maybe i missed something
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    1999 mercruiser oil pressure drops bad after 3000 rpm

    Hi All, i have a 1999 mercruiser 4.3 serial #OL319690 i ran the boat first time this season and realized that my riser were bad and that my oil pressure was going down after 3000 rpm. between 5 and 10 psi. so far i replaced manifolds and risers also changed the oil because the level was...
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    mercruiser 4.3 alpha 1 gen 2 shift issue

    Hi All, i have a 1999 4.3 with alpha 1 gen 2 . it shift really quick into reverse but going in to forward the engine rpm goes up before it clunks into gear. i followed the adjustments of the cable everything was in spec. ( cable was set to 6" from barrel to center hole, slack in cable is...
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    mercruiser 5.7 fresh watter cooling

    Hi All, Happy new years eve !! just thinking of upgrading to fresh water cooling on my 2002 Mercuiser 5.7 L it has under 400 hours on it. Is it worth to install a new fwc kit (MFH 5320b) at this point ? just trying to figure out how much longevity this would add to the engine or is the...
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    2002 mercruiser 5.7 head reassembly

    Hello I need to find instruction on putting a head back on a 5.7 l mercruiser. Does anyone have torque specs for head bolts instruction .
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    Mercruiser 250hp 5.7L rpm drops by it self

    While cruising my engine rpm drops from 3800 to 3200 it never stalls. I putted along at idle for a little while and then got it back up to 3800rpm and everything was good for a while then the same thing happens. I unscrewed the gas cap to make sure my vent line wasn’t clogged up and problem is...
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    What oil filter ?

    Hello I have a mercruiser 470 which I have been using a ph 5 or the cross over of Napa which I believe is Napa 1060 I have a newer boat with a 2002 mercruiser 5.7 which filter should I use ? Now if I look up the mercruiser part number 35 866340 q3 which this part number fits both engines so...
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    2002 mercruiser 5.7 clacking sound

    it sounds like this https://youtu.be/HRyOwnhQwgE any help would be greatly appreciated
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    Mercruiser 5.7 250hp spark plug gap

    Hello any body know the correct gap for plugs head champion plugs new plugs are ngk serial number of engine m623660 thanks
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