I have a 1983 mercruiser 351w that overheats at wide open throttle. Every possible system related to the cooling water has been gone through. Next thing was a compression test, however, Im not sure on the results?
Here are the compression test results: Is there a head gasket issue between #4...
I am connecting my Garmin 545S to my Furuno 1715. On the Garmin it shows to connect nmea 0183 Neg. to the battery ground, however, the Furuno shows to connect it to the other devices input neg. Does the Furuno 0183 nmea neg. wire go to the battery ground?
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Rebuilt a boat with 351W 1974. Do I need to put a bypass hose between the thermostat housing and top of the water circulator pump? It is a FWC (manifolds too).
Re: 351 mercruiser FWC hose plumbing engine overheating
There is a bypass hose that I do not have as I saw a schematic and it had this hose. In the photo I removed the plug in the water circulator pump and put a red arrow on the place where the schematic shows a hose to be connected from the...
1974 FWC inboard. I am tracking down a heating problem at WOT and noticed the hose coming out of the thermostat housing goes to the back of the manifold. On the cooling schematic it shows the hose should go from the thermostat housing to the front of the manifold and the hose from the backof the...
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I have a 3 line pressurized system with a h-50 hynautic helm and a RV-55 Reservalve. Its the reservoir with the builtin relief valve. I know the plumbing to the helm, but, I dont know which are the inlets and...
I have a 3 line pressurized system with a h-50 hynautic helm and a RV-55 Reservalve. Its the reservoir with the builtin relief valve. I know the plumbing to the helm, but, I dont know which are the inlets and outlets to the valve on the RV-55 (cylinder and helm). Can anyone tell me or direct me...
I have a 1973 Penn yan with a 351w (ford) engine. The carborator is a edelbrock. I am rebuilding the boat and the past owner used copper fuel line. I know this isnt correct and I cant find the correct fuel line. The fuel line goes from the fuel pump to the Carborator. I boat in saltwater. Where...
HelP! 1974 boat with a 351 and a velvet drive 71c 1 to1 transmission. the transmission is stuck in the engine. All bolts have been removed. The transmission only comes back 1/8" from the bell housing and stops. Somehow I need to remove this transmission
Any ideas??????
My motor has a 351 inboard "log style" exhaust manifolds. It also uses a heat exchanger.
Can I switch to the other type that the riser mounts on the top, rather than the end like mine.
Will I have to buy some kind of kit? The reason is that I can buy a complete set of exhaust manifolds and...
I have a Jabsco 43210-0001 for mercruiser 351 I am rebuilding the raw water pump and the shaft seal is $60. Part #18753-0328
1) can I use a low pressure aftermarket seal?
2) Is there another source to buy this very expensive shaft seal?
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What is the aproximate speed I might get if I install a Mercruiser 165 inline 6 in a 24' skipjack. I have a newly rebuilt engine and outdrive, so if it would go 20 mph I might consider installing the inline 6.
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I wold like to know if I can put a Mercruiser inline 6 with a mercruiser one outdrive in a skipjack 24' that had a volvo SX outdrive. Will I have to have the hole filled and then recut?
Im getting the skipjack 24 hull for free (no engine, no outdrive)
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