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  1. Bondo

    Crank driven vs block mounted raw water pump pros/cons

    Ayuh,..... Have you considered a sea strainer,..?? Are you gonna run the drive's impeller to cool the drive,..?? What's yer plan to feed yer motor mounted raw water pump,..??
  2. Bondo

    What steering fluid and tilt fluid do I use?

    Ayuh,....... All 3 of those oils, are very compatible,.... I'd just run it, 'n never look back,.....
  3. Bondo

    Stringer 400 oil plugs washers

    Ayuh,,....... Merc uses a hard black/ greyish paper sorta gasket,..... The ones I've got are Sierra, from Napa, 10, or 20 in a little bag,... I keep a dozen or so, hanging on my oil pump tank, I use for fillin' the drives,.... Always handy when ya need one,....
  4. Bondo

    Need new block drain plugs for 5.0 GL PEFS

    Ayuh,...... Donno what yer problem is, but the drain holes in the block, are in fact, 1/4" pipe thread,.....
  5. Bondo

    Need new block drain plugs for 5.0 GL PEFS

    Ayuh,..... Put a dab of sealant on the threads to stop the leak,..... I use permatex liquid non-hardening myself,.....
  6. Bondo

    replace Mercruiser 2.5L 1989 with Mercruiser 3.0 1994

    Ayuh,..... To the power steering unit, if there was one,....
  7. Bondo

    farymann 18W ( generator engine ) white smoke

    Ayuh,..... Is it steam,..?? or smoke,..?? A compression test would show if it's a head gasket,....
  8. Bondo

    AQ131 Questions (Spark Issues)

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... Donno how Volvo deals with it, but there should be a 2nd wire that feeds 12v to the points, when starting,.... Merc uses a wire from the starter's solenoid,....
  9. Bondo

    replace Mercruiser 2.5L 1989 with Mercruiser 3.0 1994

    Ayuh,..... Such as,..?? The long blocks are plug, 'n play,.... Differences in the accessories need to be dealt with,...
  10. Bondo

    No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs

    Ayuh,..... The electric choke,....
  11. Bondo

    Idle setting Mercruiser 165HP

    Ayuh,..... That's correct,.....
  12. Bondo

    Excessive Oil/Grease by Alternator area.

    Ayuh,...... That is true,......
  13. Bondo

    Dry joint riser gasket. Gasket cement around water ports or not?

    Ayuh,....... It took quite awhile, with many brow beatings, 'n even phone calls, but ole DonS, convinced me to put a dab of Prefect Seal, on any part, or bolt you think you might want to take apart again someday, or even the parts or bolts you think you'll never ever want to remove...
  14. Bondo

    Excessive Oil/Grease by Alternator area.

    Ayuh,....... In the real world,.......??.......... Nope,...... To find out,....Clean it up with some rags as best as possible,....... Spray some baby powder around the suspect areas, 'n run it,..... The point of leakage oughta be easy to find, in short order,..... Then you can plan...
  15. Bondo

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    Ayuh,........ In neutral, or at idle in gear, the throttle cable should move the carb's linkage, against the idle adjustment screw, firmly,.....
  16. Bondo

    470 overheating

    That could be a reason for heating up so fast, but doesn't explain blowing the cap off,......
  17. Bondo

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    Ayuh,..... If it goes to Wot in forward, Good,..... I've never ever wanted to go Wot in reverse,..... Never more than a blip, to clear weeds from the prop,....
  18. Bondo

    Trim Hydraulics

    Yes,......
  19. Bondo

    470 overheating

    Ayuh,........ What was the temp, at that point,..?? The sentence above, leads me to believe there's probably compression, leaking into the cooling system, aka: a blown head gasket,......
  20. Bondo

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    Ayuh,..... The 1409 will fit either pattern,.....
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