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  1. Rick Stephens

    Outdrive leaking oil

    As Scott said, one of those - should pull drive once a year and inspect and service everything, so this gives you a chance to catch up.
  2. Rick Stephens

    96 mercruiser 4.3lx won’t start.

    Proper way is however the wires end up neat, and of course in the right order.
  3. Rick Stephens

    ANOTHER WATER IN OIL QUESTION

    Old mechanic. Glad you're running.
  4. Rick Stephens

    ANOTHER WATER IN OIL QUESTION

    I have never heard that, ever. Dry has always been the method I used..... where did you see that instruction?
  5. Rick Stephens

    Burned valve or worse 1997 5.7 LX

    I have no idea if there is a holeless gasket out there in the wild somewhere. I'd consider making the block off plate.
  6. Rick Stephens

    Burned valve or worse 1997 5.7 LX

    No need for any hole there at all. With burned paint you probably should pull the motor and repaint :D
  7. Rick Stephens

    Merccruiser taking on water.

    It would not be the exhaust bellow. If you take a rag and soak up some of the oil floating in the bilge, if it smells like gear oil then you have a leak at the u-joint bellows and a drive lube leak at the yoke. No other lubricant smells like gear oil, so that's a dead giveaway.
  8. Rick Stephens

    On the water help please. Non emergency.

    Seafoam = fantasy mechanic in a can.
  9. Rick Stephens

    Merccruiser taking on water.

    The driveline bellows is more likely a cause.
  10. Rick Stephens

    On the water help please. Non emergency.

    Three years, needs carburetor cleaning. The fuel in the bowl turned to varnish and crudded up your ports.
  11. Rick Stephens

    Time to reassemble

    I didn't remember it. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mercruiser+alpha+1+lower+shift+cable&docid=608048140948953750&mid=CA3759493EA7BA86BED8CA3759493EA7BA86BED8&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
  12. Rick Stephens

    Time to reassemble

  13. Rick Stephens

    Engine is in, successful run?

    Something ain't right.
  14. Rick Stephens

    Engine is in, successful run?

    BTW, when I run your numbers I get 6% slip, which is as good as it can get.
  15. Rick Stephens

    Engine is in, successful run?

    It will go down several hundred RPMs. Play around with the Mercruiser Prop Slip Calculator and you can get an idea of where to take things.
  16. Rick Stephens

    Engine is in, successful run?

    Good cam for that. I would run it at 5000 if the prop allows good hole shot. Might have to vent the prop for low end lugging prevention. Should be doable. Be careful adding timing advance. A little pinging on a motor that runs under 100% load will eat pistons.
  17. Rick Stephens

    Carb float level adjustment help

    Why did it overheat? How did you rev it up? Not under a load? Not hooked to muffs with water? Why would you think that the thermostat is the issue? Air in the fuel line would blast through the needle valve and not matter a bit. All in all sounds like the carb rebuild needs redoing and the...
  18. Rick Stephens

    Carb float level adjustment help

    A little backfire is an indicator of running lean. That's a good way to burn holes in pistons.
  19. Rick Stephens

    ANOTHER WATER IN OIL QUESTION

    When magnafluxing heads have to look inside ports above the valves. That's where the heat is and where the thinnest section of the water jacket is. A couple of forum users talk about how easy it is to rust right through that area on a salt water boat.
  20. Rick Stephens

    ANOTHER WATER IN OIL QUESTION

    About all you can do.
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