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1987 Mercruiser 350 Alpha 1.
Starting it up this spring and overheated after a few mins. Temp sensor tested good, Gauge is good, Thermostat is new. I have great water flow from the inlet. I found all 4 manifold plugs packed with debris. Cleaned out all the debris, ran engine for a few mins...
I'd like to install a t-top on my cuddy and was wondering how difficult it would be and how i would measure what would fit. dont want to invest a ton of money, looking on craigslist for someone with a cheap/free boat that might let me snag the top. just curious if anyone has done this before...
Boats been running good all year. 87 mercruiser 350 alpha 1 outdrive.
Ocean was glass smooth today so i opened her up a bit to around 4-4200 rpm. Starting hearing a knocking or ticking type noise from the engine bay. Slow down and it goes away. Sounds like a wrench rattling around in the bilge...
