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    My block is drained, right?

    Naw, it was in there a few inches, wiggled around, repeated a few times. Felt like I hit the back wall of the water jacket. The other side had a bit of sediment that didn't take much effort to poke out.
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    Alpha 1 drive quick question

    Yeah, that and the fact that I have a 40 year old boat and won't buy a new one. Mine just fell out.
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    My block is drained, right?

    On a roll yesterday. Once again drained my neighbor's VP (I'm waiting for it to freeze so I'll get the boat for cheap...). Changed my oil in the fall! Also drained my 4.3, and didn't get a drop out of the starboard block drain. It was the last drain and I for sure got in there with a wire. PS...
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    Strange exhaust behavior during winterizing

    The -50 AF will solidify well below -50'. @Lou C knows all the temps. Those single point drains seem like a TERRIBLE idea. I got a ton of water out after thinking that my block drain had drained when I rodded it out yesterday.
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    Alpha 1 drive quick question

    i think you'd be hard pressed to freeze that upper without other damage. There's a lot of room in there and you'd have to have water all the way up there. Unless it was fully submerged and froze solid. Which i guess is possible. But otherwise just epoxy in a 50 cent piece. Mine's held for at...
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    Alpha 1 drive quick question

    A ½ dollar fits that space perfectly. Ironically using actual money costs less than the actual part
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    Best way to get to my boat?

    So dude no showed me today (texted that he had an emergency in richmond...) after waiting 2 months just to get him out here. Grrr. We'll see how he handles the make up appointment as to whether he was FOS. I'd like to get the infrastructure in place in case I come up with other ideas down the...
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    Best way to get to my boat?

    That would get killed I think in short order, but maybe a link to specifically what you're talking about? Thought about that, but didn't know exactly how to go about that, where it would be mounted, what kind of materials I'd need, etc. But yeah, any specific ideas would be welcome. Also...
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    2012 3.0L TKS runs great with muffs, but slow on lake...

    You're not actually checking the timing--you're (sort of) checking to see if you have spark. You can put the light on each individual wire, and it becomes very obvious if it isn't firing consistently. You had mentioned the occasional yellow spark at idle--that shouldn't happen, and may get...
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    Best way to get to my boat?

    I have my lift maybe 50 ft from shore, stand alone. Currently I walk out to it, not usually a huge deal but getting to be less pleasant towards the end of the season. One of my jetties needs to be rebuilt, and I'm trying to figure out a way to incorporate something to get out there. 1. Jetty is...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 started twice perfectly overfilled the gas now won't start

    Are you getting spark? You're either getting too much fuel or not enough fire sounds like. If spark, continue trying to start with the throttle wide open, otherwise might need a carb rebuild. Did you do the stringers and transom as well?
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    2012 3.0L TKS runs great with muffs, but slow on lake...

    Flow is not the same as pressure. As long as the pressure is still >4 or so you should be fine. This also rules out a downstream restriction, as mentioned earlier. Unless it's fuel quality, you don't have a fuel problem before the pump at this point. I also don't think this is flow related...
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    2012 3.0L TKS runs great with muffs, but slow on lake...

    Pressure was measured at speed I believe. If still present that should rule out the valve, no?
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    Bellow condition??

    most of my bolts in general get this.
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    Mercruiser 3.7 4 Barrel Electric Choke

    huh?
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