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    I need some help please

    I've got a 94 Crownline with 5.7 bored .030 with thunderbolt IV. Last year I had to replace the cam and had one given to me. The attached photo is the cam I installed. I've had the quadrajet carb rebuilt but I can not get this thing to idle below 1000 rpm. I've checked the power piston and it's...
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    Timing problems

    1994 Crownline bought boat with locked up 5.0. I installed a 5.7 and have yet to get it to run correctly. Had issues before so I replaced fuel filter, blew out all fuel lines and vent, plug wires, new NKG plugs, distributor cap and rotor. Now the issue I'm having is its backfiring through carb...
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    Power steering issue

    I bought a 94 Crownline 196 that had been sitting for some time. Noticed i couldnt get the outdrive to turn at all so i separated the cable and actuator and still couldnt get niether the steering wheel or outdrive to move. Replaced cable and removed actuator, and got the actuator to finually...
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    Is something wrong with one of our boats?

    Re: Is something wrong with one of our boats? yes this is alot of lean and even tho the vents are on the side of the boat they are high enough that i dont think they should touch either. on the right side it acually ripped the vent cover off the boat. thats how far its leaning. i didnt think...
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    Is something wrong with one of our boats?

    I have a 2000 Bayliner Capri with a 4.3 Mercruiser and my uncle has a 98 Bayliner Capri with a 5.7. Im not 100% on our outdrives but they look identical and im thinking they are Alpha. Im just asking this Question out of curiosity but i dont understand the diffrence. we both have 20FT hulls and...
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    2000 4.3L Mercruiser hydrolock

    Re: 2000 4.3L Mercruiser hydrolock Well i did a compression test on all the cylinders today and they all come back at right around 150. so after that i pulled the exhaust manifolds off and looked at them real good and then took them apart. well to me the manifolds look fine, no real bad rust or...
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    2000 4.3L Mercruiser hydrolock

    Re: 2000 4.3L Mercruiser hydrolock First time taking it out New motor going in Old motor coming out New motor in The old motor i took out
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    2000 4.3L Mercruiser hydrolock

    ok well ill start from the beginning. Last year i bought a 2000 Bayliner Capri with a 4.3l Mercruiser, the motor was bad at that time but i like to buy broke things to get cheap and fix myself (learn more about it that way). So i bought a used motor and put in it and used everything off the...
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