Recent content by William B Arthur

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    229 v6 OMC - Loses power once warmed up (lean???)

    Hi, I have an 82 Renken with the Chevy 229 v6. It has points(which are probably the source of all my problems) and a rochester 2 bbl carb. Here is what has been happening. The first time out on the boat, I ran it for around an hour to an hour and a half. Then, it started losing power. It...
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    has anyone ever replaced the Hammer blow coupling on OMC sterndrive

    Well, I bought the boat Monday night, and broke it Tues night. Good start. Anyways, I went to put the sterndrive up and the motor just spun free. It doesnt turn the worm gear. Looking at my service manual it doesnt look too bad to replace(except for that V6 that is kinda in the way) but I...
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