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    Being towed in from Gulf of Mexico, Not fun!

    I have a 1994 Bayliner with a mercruiser 3.0l. Last weekend went out and got home to find 3/4 of a gallon of oil in my bilge. I stumbled on to the problem, the brass tube to the oil pressure sender had broken where it threads into the block. I managed to use an "easy out" to get the remaining...
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    1994 3.0L Stalls when throttle is advanced slowly

    I have a 1994 Bayliner Capri with a 3.0l. I was having trouble Friday night getting and keeping the engine running. I adjusted the idle so that now it starts and idles great (No tach, not sure what rpms are, that's another issue). It shifts in to forward/reverse smoothly so I am sure the...
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    3.0l won't idle in neutral

    I have a 1994 Bayliner with a 3.0l. It will not idle in neutral. I have use "throttle only" at wide open to start the engine then throttle back. If I go all the way back it dies. Is this an adjustment issue? One more note, I just redid the side panel the the throttle/trim control are...
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    Still learning the ropes. Trailer wheel "wobble" question

    So, I just bought a boat about a month ago. It is turning into a project boat, that's for sure. I noticed right off the bat, that the driver's (car) side wheel wobbles as I am going down the road. Before you ask, I checked the lug nuts and they are torqued properly. How would I check to...
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    Rookie boater, DIY mechanic needs help!

    I just bought my first boat about a month ago. It's a 1994 Bayliner Capri 1750. It has the 3.0l mercruiser. So heres what my rookie self did. I parked the boat outside in a storage lot (HOA rules) and forgot to remove the drain plug. Started getting rain last weekend and didn't think much of...
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