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    Starting a long sitting, 2003 Mercruiser 3.0 alpha one, with a gen 2 sterndrive.

    Perfect, may be able to send the new pump back when it gets here if that’s it! Thanks!
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    Starting a long sitting, 2003 Mercruiser 3.0 alpha one, with a gen 2 sterndrive.

    Never thought of that! If the pump works and the siphon is stuck, what would be the fix for that?
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    Starting a long sitting, 2003 Mercruiser 3.0 alpha one, with a gen 2 sterndrive.

    Thanks for the reply! I dumped some fuel in the carb last night and it ran like a champ, but as soon as that gas ran out, it died and wouldn’t restart. I discovered that my fuel pump wasn’t sending anything so that’s my project today, pulling it off and seeing if it needs replaced or is just...
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    Starting a long sitting, 2003 Mercruiser 3.0 alpha one, with a gen 2 sterndrive.

    😂 thanks Rick
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    Starting a long sitting, 2003 Mercruiser 3.0 alpha one, with a gen 2 sterndrive.

    Just looking for advice here. My boat has been sitting 6-7 years. Pumped out all the old fuel and put seafoam treatment and 10 gallons of fresh gas, took out the plugs (dry and relatively clean), filled cylinders with MMO, and let it sit 48 hours just to be safe. Turned the engine over by hand...
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    Possibly seized motor?

    Well it turned! No idea if I was over worried or the MMO did it’s magic, got 3 3/8-24 bolts and threaded them into the balancer, used a pry bar, very little pressure and it turned. Shot MMO out the spark plug holes all over the engine compartment! LOL but I got at least 2 full rotations by...
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    Possibly seized motor?

    I’ll look into doing that, thanks!
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    Possibly seized motor?

    Aside from the fact I can’t get it to turn/move in any way, yeah, I’m worried.
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    Possibly seized motor?

    I just got my boat out of storage after 6 years (long story) it was fully winterized, Sta-bil in the gas, fogged, straight antifreeze, etc. can’t get it to turn, didn’t want to try to hit the starter just in case it was seized and destroy it, so I pulled the plugs (no rust, no water), sprayed...
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