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    nola mike reacted to Paintman1960's post in the thread SBC breakin time with Like Like.
    Hello everyone, Hope all is well. I just rebuilt a 383 for my boat. My question is, How many hrs would you all consider before changing...
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    nola mike replied to the thread 93 mercruiser 4.3 alpha one gen 2 fuel problem (I think).
    Is that an auto carb? Not familiar with it but it looks like a vacuum line there?
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    nola mike replied to the thread Alpha One Gen 2 Drive Shaft.
    At some point I think they went to different u joint bearings using internal clips iirc. I thought it was earlier than that though...
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    nola mike reacted to alldodge's post in the thread outdrive stuck with Like Like.
    ^^^ Agree or drive alignment is way off Drive should be pulled at least every 3 years to check alignment, I do it every year Put the...
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    nola mike reacted to matt167's post in the thread outdrive stuck with Like Like.
    Gimbal bearing is galled into driveshaft
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    nola mike reacted to Bondo's post in the thread Not so welcome anymore.... with Like Like.
    Ayuh,..... Dam Newbies,........ :rolleyes::cool:;)
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    nola mike replied to the thread Lesson learned.
    Here ya go, this should be from your 1984 (also, 1983 is before 1984) Again, accusing everyone else of being wrong is my issue.
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    nola mike replied to the thread Lesson learned.
    "The dog ate my manual" More likely you than me on this one. If you weren't so overconfidently incorrect...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Lesson learned.
    Nah, there was no recommendation for AF in 1984. They added it as optional later, then recommended. All for the same engines.
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    nola mike replied to the thread Mercruiser 120 poor starting.
    Are you getting spark to the plugs now? 4' won't matter.
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    nola mike replied to the thread Mercruiser 4.3L - Stumbles at 3000RPM.
    The Carter OEM pumps can be had for like $70. But I went through 3 of them before getting one that put out the correct fuel pressure...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Mercruiser 4.3L - Stumbles at 3000RPM.
    Did you check to see if you're getting a stream from the accelerator pump when you stab the throttle? And I'm confused about the...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    That didn't work either. I pulled the flywheel housing back off; doesn't look like there was a spacer on the other side, but I took the...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    Well, might have screwed up. When I pressed in the new mount, I'm not sure if I installed the spacer or not (pretty sure not). Can't...
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    nola mike replied to the thread Stupid me, no oil.
    Finally got that RMS swapped. The old one looked good, I don't think that was the leak. Unfortunately I think it was probably that line...
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