you can leave the nipple in the hole wont bother anything if you are using a perma lube bearing. Pull the drive and see how it looks since moving it helps would think it is gimbal or ujoints
hot restarts where opening throttle is required usually means fuel is dribbling down during shutoff time causes a somewhat flooded condition. Opening the throttle more (more air) helps make a leaner mix
the obvious concern would be hydrolock. By quite a bit more cranking torque I assume you...
willing to bet something is lock up and that's why starter bolts snapped
Unless the bolts were the wrong length willing to bet that the stubs since they were not bottomed out or galled will thread right out.
Good you checked fuel pressure and choke opening.
is there fuel in the Tygon 1/4” tube from fuel pump up to carb? If so fuel pump diaphragm is ruptured.
look down in bore at idle. Even at 1000 rpms no fuel should come off venturi boosters. Any visible fuel going down the bore is indicative of...
something I didnt think of before previous post -
have the battery load tested at autoparts store just to rule it out as voltage drop source
for testing jumper directly from the battery positive to the purple wire (might have to strip some insulation since there is no terminal on the coil)...
its not where its made its is what quality standard it is made to.
Would you call an iphone junk? guess where its is made...
I wouldn't F around with anything but OEM for bellows but your call
https://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercruiser-stern-drive/index.php
that splash page you can put your serial number in on left side or search by engine type and year. you can buy all parts that are still available there.
Not the best place to buy internal engine components but you can get...
The rpm numbers don’t add up as you go down in pitch wot rpm will be higher not lower unless prop is blowing out
Is the tach correct
Scott has pointed you correct trim up when it starts proposing trim back in or add weight to front
Were these different pitches of same prop ?
So not go up in...
10 dropping to 5 volts isn't going to work. Also remember that the 12v goes from engine thru engine harness, into boat harness, up to helm and back. So in addition to the battery cable (do the ground cable too) there are potential voltage loss points in the cannon plug (engine to boat harness...
