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    Need help with ID of what's left of an 18' alum boat.

    A factory steel strap and bits and pieces shown in picture. The company is CRAP !! Also corrosion when there is water wetting those 2 metals. Do not be surprised if your finished boat has a mysterious slow constant leak. At the contact points with softer Aluminum hull sheet metal.
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    1987 Johnson 15 HP Choke Linkage Hanging Up

    Thank you for posting the cure.. (y)(y)(y)
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    Gauges recommendation

    Keep running everything. Long after a simple problem appears.
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    Drying out interior foam (got oily or wet under table pedestal?)

    It is ruined Replace it.
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    Mercruiser 470 Rod Bearing

    Pass
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    90hp outboard died suddenly, wouldn't restart

    Some people love to risk their lives. Just to go boating.
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    1998 Volvo/OMC - When shifting to forward, the motor stalls. It runs fine on muffs.

    Ignition is perfect.
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    Ugly Impeller

    Is every company making better parts ? And charging less money ? Or are giant companies buying up everything they can ? Lowering quality and charging more ? Free Enterprise. Sure is great.
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    Mercruiser 7.4 Suspected Vapor Lock (VL)

    When first stopped. Raise the hatch fully. Hot air rises.
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    Won’t Start in the Water

    Crappy engines kill good batteries. Size / horse power of engine ? Battery size ? # 24 # 27 or a # 31 ?
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    Infected Molar Tooth suffering needlessly.

    Being that I am brainless. I have nothing to fear. But fear itself.
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    Infected Molar Tooth suffering needlessly.

    I can be a Macho Jerk sometimes. Loose tooth when I woke up 1 morning. 2 dentists I use both OKed my Lets see if tooth tightens up. Stupid logic. Over a year it became more infected slowly. And I resisted losing it. Finally I call my summer dentist on Friday morning. He is closed Friday...
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    Won’t Start in the Water

    NEVER EVER release the boat from the trailer without starting it up. AND doing a quick 3 second WOT test run. Screw the ramp bullies and their B S remarks. Been there 1 time with local police help.
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    90hp outboard died suddenly, wouldn't restart

    OLD... any boat motor..... CAN NOT BE........ I hope it runs good enough this time ! Unless you can step out of the boat and walk to shore with your working cellphone. Water will never be solid like dirt !!! Stop risking your life !!
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    Wet heat is deadly for us old people. I have not played outside in a week with the boat. Going down the hill is 60 seconds. come up the hill. Many 5 minute stops.
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    I bought another window AC unit. Have to have rental shack cool enough 24 hours. 2 oldies in it :)
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    4.3 v6 Timing suggestion

    Very little spark advance is a great way to very rapidly build up carbon in a engine.
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    4.3 v6 Timing suggestion

    Crummy gasoline. Super hot engine compartment. Ever heard a boat engine misfire so badly that turning the key off of a carbed engine. Did NOTHING to the CONTINUOS violent miss firing of the engine. Called Dieseling. My 5.0L did it 1 time on a very hot and humid day after a long WOT run...
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    Mercruiser 7.4 Suspected Vapor Lock (VL)

    The right side system constantly is pumping cool fuel from the cool tank fuel. The other fuel system on the left side is circulating HOT and MORE HOT fuel all the time. Terrible for hot weather running of the engine. DO NOT use that system. No average mechanic will find the hot weather...
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    4.3 lt Mercriser Cranks But will not start on idle and will not idle.

    As stated earlier. The idle does not supply enough fuel to start or keep the engine running. Even with idle mixture opened way up. Where is the problem ?
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