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    Omc 5.7 smells like gas in oil

    Well ,finally figured out what is going on with this motor,apparently the “pro” caused detonation in number 8 cylinder and burnt one of the valves,have a marina fixing the problem now,thank you for your responses!figured I would let you know what happened!
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    Omc 5.7 smells like gas in oil

    Yes it is wired to the key switch I believe
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    Omc 5.7 smells like gas in oil

    Thank you for the responses,I will let you know what I find out,have to go somewhere else,he doesn’t work on boats anymore,just cars,think he was just trying to make a buck and didn’t know what he was doing
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    Omc 5.7 smells like gas in oil

    It looks like it just goes through a relay,I know it’s marine but I didn’t hook it up
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    Omc 5.7 smells like gas in oil

    I put on an electric fuel pump last year and was running good until all this from carter,still check the same?
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    Omc 5.7 smells like gas in oil

    Hi there,been having motor trouble since I took the boat to a “mechanic”to have my valves lashed last year,after he did this I have rough idle and sounds like it’s missing,oil on dipstick is at the right level but smells like there is gas in it,any idea where I go from here?thanks in advance!!!!
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    89 omc 5.7 dead cylinder

    Hi,I have an 89 omc 5.7 that I rebuilt last winter, I have been troubleshooting the motor all summer and almost have it perfect,took it to a local mechanic to have the valves lashed and when it came back I have a huge miss,pulled all the plugs and cylinder 8 plug has a missing electrode,took it...
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    89 four Winns 200 candia stalling

    I have a 1989 four Winns candia with a Chevy 5.7 and omc outdrive,just rebuilt the motor over the winter,runs great when giving it gas,goes about 42 towards the top end,problem is after the motor heats up to about 150 and I come off of plane to an idle the motor chugs then stalls,then it’s hard...
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    89 omc 5.7 exhaust shutter

    Hi,I am in the middle of a total rebuild of my boat and before I get started on putting the motor back in I noticed that the exhaust shutters in the y pipes are totally gone on both sides,question is should they be replaced or leave them off?i have seen arguments for both but trust the members...
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    89 four winns 200 Candia wiring issue

    Hi,I am starting to restore my 1989 four winns Candia,getting ready to swap the motor due to a crack but when I bought the boat there are wires just dangling under the helm.my question is,is there somewhere to find a wiring diagram for the boat?thank you
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    1989 four winns motor swap

    Hi,I have a 1989 four winns 200 candia with a 5.7 Chevy motor and omc outdrive.i am looking to change the block because it is cracked.my question is,I have found a marine motor that has a casting number that says it’s an 1980-1985 motor,would I be able to use this and be able to bolt on all of...
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    Merc 470 temperature gauge

    Hello,I have a 1980 mercruiser 470 and as soon as I turn the key on my temperature gauge pegs out at 240 with the engine being stone cold.any idea what could be causing this?thanks
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    Merc 470 trim pump solenoids

    I just replaced the 2 solenoids on my 1980 rinkerbuilt Mercruiser 470 trim pump with 2 new solenoids from autozone,my problem is the boat was running before and now I hooked everything back up and turn the key and get nothing....not a gauge moves ,absolutely nothing.is there something...
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