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    Winterization newbie

    Today I attempted to winterize my 1995 mercruiser 3.0. I put fuel stabilizer in the tank. I ran fresh water through for 10-15 minutes. I then ran 5 gallons of antifreeze through at idle. During the antifreeze I fogged the engine at a higher rpm. After all that I drained the block and manifold...
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    Trim Question

    On my 1995 3.0 mercruiser. I/O. It pulls to the right with the trim all the way down. But with the trim up at the 1/4 mark it's straight as a. Arrow. I already have the trim fin turned all the way to the left. Is there anything else I could adjust for the trim down position? Any recommendations?
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    Sticky choke

    1995 3.0 mercruiser LX. It seems as though my choke isn't functioning properly. I've had some issues on the water. The choke doesn't want to close back up. I read in another forum to clean the choke shaft with carb cleaner. Do I need to disassemble it from the housing or how should I do that
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    Dieseling 3.0 mercruiser

    I have a 1995 3.0 mercruiser LX. I/O. Today after running for several hours we decided to start tubing. After cutting the engine off 3 or 4 times to let kids load and unload on the tube, the engine started dieseling the 4th time and now will not restart at all. I thought maybe the choke was...
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    WOT only 2200 RPMs

    Just got my first I/O. All i had previously were jet boats. It's a 1995 aquatron 3.0 mercruiser alpha one LX. Took it out for the first time. Starts quickly, runs great, idles smooth but I only get 2200 rpm unless that guage is wrong. Doesn't seem to be an engine issue. What could it be. Speedo...
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