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    intermittent issue, help!

    Ive searched and searched and cant find anything that works.. I have a 1998 mercruiser 3.0l/alpha 1 sterndrive. The thing has run like a champ since i got it 3 years ago. This year im having a problem.. it starts no problem, and gets on plane no problem, but it has an intermittent issue where...
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    Concerns about PCM ford engine

    I winterized my PCM v8 ford in my ski nautique awhile back. I couldn't find the port block drain after about 1.5 hours of searching. I assumed it must have been unique and all drained out the starboard side. I just found out that there is a red hose coming out of the port side drain for the hot...
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    block drain question pcm 5.8l

    I drained my block and manifolds on my 5.8l v8 pcm engine. I couldn't find the drain plug on the port side. As it turns out there was a red hose attached to it for the shower, but it's already in storage. Would the drive there have mixed the antifreeze in the rest of the block/manifolds with the...
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    oil in outdrive w/picture

    well, there be water in this outdrive! now what? drain it, pressure test, maybe reseal, then refill? or is this outdrive basically gone?
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    mercruiser 140 runs rough at high rpms

    Hey there! new to the forum.. I have a mercruiser 3.0L 140 that runs great at idle and low-to-mid range rpms, but once i open it up, she starts to misfire and run rough above about 2500 rpms and gets up to only about 3900. I think its running too rich, but i have rebuilt the carb, and set...
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