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  1. nola mike

    3.0l not accelerating/boggy

    Did you try running with the outdrive off? A rod/bearing knock won't affect compression (and letting the gauge sit won't matter, they have a check valve in them).
  2. nola mike

    Mercury Demand, Demand Linear, Demand Guardian

    In that situation, is DL with guardian 95% as well (2nd scenario)? How do auto and manual trim factor in?
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    MerCruiser 5.7 inboard gas engines not used in years – what to do

    Change your fuel filter(s)
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    Barefoot skiers?

    My BIL tried to get me up barefooting maybe 10 years ago. His method was 1. Sit on knee board 2. Accelerate to 40 mph while sitting on knee board that was neither meant to go 40 mph nor be sat on 3. Stand up and don't hurt yourself. It did not go well. After the fact he let me know that he had...
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    5.0LX surging/stumbling

    You still haven't actually checked for water. Check instead of assuming. Do you have a water separator installed? Might try running off of a remote tank.
  6. nola mike

    Wiring help

    Wow, there are still L drives around? @Bondo , better off in the force section? Op, see if you can post some pics somehow (the site isn't working)... This isn't typical mercruiser wiring
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    Mercruiser shift interrupter switch

    Read up in the stickies about how the shift interrupter switch works. If you are having shifter problems, the switch is not likely the problem. Typically shifting issues are due to a worn lower shift cable, but post your engine and problem that you're having
  8. nola mike

    Mercruiser shift interrupter switch

    What engine? I was under the impression that the switch is NLA and that a whole alternate switch plate needed to be ordered. I didn't think that function of the switch had changed though?
  9. nola mike

    Boat age vs financing.

    I wonder if they'd fix it if we started linking pics to THT or something ;)
  10. nola mike

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    I'm pretty sure you need your own thread as well...
  11. nola mike

    Automatic bilge pump, not being very automatic

    Most (?) of the float switch types that I've seen allow you to manually lift the float by twisting the pivot, which lifts the float. Also, you may have carp trapped in the base keeping the float from floating. A float type pump can either have an integrated float or one separate from the pump.
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    When do you pull your freshwater boat?

    Tough call for me since I started keeping it on a lift. Less concern for the temps, more for the storms. Huge pucker factor if a hurricane/tropical storm if projected and I'm not around for it.
  13. nola mike

    1989 Formula 26PC Twin Mercruiser 4.3LX, Alpha I, Gen 1 - Water Leak at/in Transom Assy

    Do a search on here as to why many think this is a bad idea...
  14. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI idling problem

    Knowing the switch works doesn't help with your problem. Issue would be switch staying closed when it shouldn't be. Need to check it installed and see if it's being pressed/sticking inappropriately.
  15. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI idling problem

    A lot of ways to check. Smoke machine on amazon, use propane/carb cleaner and spay around potential leaks (TB, intake hoses, etc) and see if engine speed changes.
  16. nola mike

    1989 Formula 26PC Twin Mercruiser 4.3LX, Alpha I, Gen 1 - Water Leak at/in Transom Assy

    They have the anode on it. You can grab it with vice grips. If it's that corroded, the bolt will snap before the anode unscrews. The only thing keeping water out of there is a small gasket
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    1989 Formula 26PC Twin Mercruiser 4.3LX, Alpha I, Gen 1 - Water Leak at/in Transom Assy

    It can come right through that bolt hole. Wiggle it from the outside. Tough/impossible to get to from the inside.
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    1989 Formula 26PC Twin Mercruiser 4.3LX, Alpha I, Gen 1 - Water Leak at/in Transom Assy

    The wye pipes can get pieces of the flapper lodged in them that wear a hole in it over time. Otherwise rotten transom if it isn't a boot. Easy enough to pull back your shifter boot. Transom or wye pipe, you're looking at pulling the engine either way. You can check to see if the transom shield...
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    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI idling problem

    Couldn't remember on this engine whether it was cylinder deactivation or complete engine cutoff when activated.
  20. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI idling problem

    Unapproved. That's your throttle cable adjustment, not made for adjusting idle. Almost sounds like your shift interrupt, but shouldn't cause it to idle rough. Tough to diagnose without a scan tool, but I'd check to make sure all cylinders are firing when it's idling rough.
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