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    Prob a stupid question/ Filling out dirve

    I have read the manual a few times, and no i dont have a detailed manual. but i understand that to drain you pull the bottom plug and the top to vent. but from what i am reading you put the fluid back in from the bottom untill it comes out of the top, but how do you pump it in the bottom? is...
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    James River/Chesapeake Marinias???

    I live near richmond va, and i would like to put together a weekend trip for my wife and i this spring. I would like to put in at hopewell and run down the james river and find a nice marina to head to that has a nice resturant and marina, maybe something to do, wlk around, maybe some shops or...
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    who has changed the boats name?

    I am thinking about getting my upholstery recovered, and while doing that i was thinking about getting the name embroidered in the combing pads and on the front swivle seats, do you think that would be a draw back from someone buying the boat in a year or two? didnt know how many people change...
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    exterior seat cushions, to do or not???

    I have a 96 proline cuddy cabin, and on the outside i have 7 seat cushions and 3 combing pads, they are not in the worst shape, miscolored and have stained, the pads are cracking some. i am looking at getting them re done but thinking about selling in a year or 2, do you think its worth getting...
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    trying to find a cheap suv 4x4 for under 1000, any ideas?

    i need something to get back and forth to work, i do clearing and grade work so i need 4x4 and it doesnt have to be preatty, is there anything out there i need to stay away from? i know full size truck fairly well but never have messed with smaller trucks, i have been looking at cherokees, grand...
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    anything i should add in the tank?

    I winterized my boat last month, and now i finally have the money to fill up the (bottomless) tank. i have a 2bbl 5.7 with a 70 gal in floor aluminum tank. when winterized i shut the fuel off and ran it all out. is there anything i should put in the tank other than stabil????
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    getting the boat off the trailer

    how do you get a 5000lb boat off a bunk trailer???
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    Wish the bottom paint wasnt there

    I have a 23ft cuddy and when i bought it, it has a ugly teal bottom paint, probably looked good when it was fresh but now its faded and comming off. it is only one layer of paint. i wish it wasnt there and was nice shiny hull, it stays on the trailer, never in water more than 24hrs. what would...
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    On board water system problems

    I have a 96 Proline with a water system, and inside the cabin there is a switch that turns the pump on and you can hear it run but when you hit the nozzle it squirts and then barely dribbles. same thing with the fresh water shower. i have had he boat for a year and a half and it still has rv...
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    problems with 2bbl mercarb choke

    I have a 96 5.7 with the mercarb. well i cannot get the choke working correctly. it wont close unless you turn the adjustment 180 deg. to where he arrow is pointing down and then it will not open. is there anyway to rig up a cable and just make it a manual choke? or is there anyone with the same...
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    how to drain risers in closed system???

    I have a 96 5.7 mercruiser and i know to drain the heat exchanger, and open the water intake line at the power steering cooler, but how do you get the water out of the risers? do you need to? there has to be alittle bit of water sitting down there on that gasket. i am just curious because i just...
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    Ford V-10, pros and cons????

    i know the mpg isnt to good, but i am looking for something to tow 8-9klbs and i cannot afford a diesel, so i am just wondering how they tow and if anyone has had alot of problems and what kind???
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    mercruiser cuts out for 1/2 sec.

    I have a 96 5.7L with alpha drive, broke motor in today, and everytime i came off plane i would back down to about 2k rpms let it settle down and then back to idle, when i came down to idle the rpms would drop off for a split second like you turn the switch off and then come right back, never...
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    cant find the right exhaust tube

    I have a 96 alpha one with a 210hp 5.7L, i have been looking but cannot find the exhaust tube, i bought one that had two coloums and one was bellows and the other was mallory tube, and it was a bellows. so anybody know where to find the tube?
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    what should i buy?

    I have a boat and trailer right now that weighs in at about 6200lbs when loaded and heading to the river, i am towing it now with a 98 suburban 1/2 ton with a few mods. well it is about time to get rid of the suburban and i am looking for something else. In a few years i would like a bigger boat...
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    closed cooling mercrusier parts???

    I need a new thermostat housing, and i have a mecruiser closed cooling system. it has 2 heater hoses comming out of it. it a 96 5.7 2bbl. any ideas on where to find?
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    prices from mechanic

    What kind of price can i expect from a mechanic to align my mercruiser?? i have everything pulled apart so if the motor needs to come out all he needs to do is pull the rear 2 bolts out of the transom assm.? would he need my outdrive??
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    alignment issue!!!!! NEED RESULTS TODAY

    I have a 96 5.7 mercruiser with an alpha one gen 2, i am just putting the motor back in. now we had the motor out a few months ago and went back in no issues and the alignment was right. well going back in today, we got it down and tightened the rear mounts and then set it on the front and...
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    pulling risers

    how do you pull a riser on a closed cooling system w/out getting water all in the manifold and heads??? on a mercruiser w a center rise manifold
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    Questions about first start up after rebuild

    well i finally finished my motor and will be going in the boat tomorrow but a few questions before i turn the key. (96 mercruiser 5.7, 2bbl mercarb, alpha one) first, i do not have anything to prime the oil pump, do i really need to? or will putting the oil in the valve covers right before i...
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