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  1. nola mike

    Mercruiser 470 timing - service manual?

    Timing procedure is the same.
  2. nola mike

    Stupid me, no oil

    Lousy day yesterday. Screwed up my keel repair, only got one layer on before running short on resin and remembering how nasty poly is. Tyvek suit and more resin coming friday. Got the wiring tidied up, but was sent the wrong OP switch, so made a jumper wire to carry on board. Fuel line...
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    Prep before recoat/tips to keep from repeat mistake

    Trying to repair a gash in my keel. Plan was 3 layers of 7" wide biax outside, and a layer inside (ski locker) if I felt inspired. Nothing structural on the inside. I had reinforced the keel years ago, but storm pounded it pretty good on a jetty. So ground/sanded the old repair. I didn't get...
  4. nola mike

    Engine hour meter clicks with ignition on, but engine not running

    Or induction coil over a plug wire. Then it's actually running. Or at least cranking.
  5. nola mike

    new engine overheats

    Best to just let it ride and keep moving.
  6. nola mike

    Mercruiser 470 timing - service manual?

    There was a TSB that revised the timing to 4'. I don't have it handy ATM.
  7. nola mike

    outdrive stuck

    If the gimbal is frozen to the shaft probably not a bad idea to do the ujoints anyway. I really need to buy a press. I just got a drill press, and it's like magic. I'm so damn short on storage space though...
  8. nola mike

    Engine hour meter clicks with ignition on, but engine not running

    No PCM on that engine. I dream of a day where concern about when the hour meter (if I had one) runs makes it into my top 10 of "things that need attention" on my boat! :)
  9. nola mike

    Mercruiser 470 timing - service manual?

    Yes, revised timing specs are 4'. Not much to the procedure. Still have points? You'll need to set dwell, timing, idle speed, since they're interrelated...
  10. nola mike

    outdrive stuck

    Be much easier with that yoke removed. I'd probably try supporting the aft end of the bearing vertically in a vice and hammering the yoke from above with a 2x4 on top. Not sure how that would treat the splines though.
  11. nola mike

    Stupid me, no oil

    2015
  12. nola mike

    Stupid me, no oil

    Getting close. Put the motor in without the spacer. The alignment is the same as it's always been (not perfect, but I think acceptable). Was able to fire it up on muffs. 1. That O2 spacer was toast. I'd love to have it in there, but that was leaking. Plugs had (I think) some salt deposits on...
  13. nola mike

    Water in Oil

    He said (I think?) that he went out for a couple of hours with the seller.
  14. nola mike

    93 mercruiser 4.3 alpha one gen 2 fuel problem (I think)

    My Edelbrock doesn't have that. Is that used with the stove choke pre vortex?
  15. nola mike

    Alpha One Gen 2 Drive Shaft

    Yeah I'm out of ideas lol. Seems like we lost the op anyway
  16. nola mike

    Birds in the boat . . .

    Google thinks it's a Carolina Wren
  17. nola mike

    N Y requires everyone to pass a powerboat operators license

    Virginia has had one for quite a while. It's better than nothing. OFC, the cops here aren't allowed to pull someone over anymore for "suspicion" of anything, or for a safety check, so zero is enforced. Also, where I'm at on the Potomac we have this weird split between USCG and feds (up by...
  18. nola mike

    Not so welcome anymore....

    Heh heh, though "friendly" might not be the word I'd use!
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    Birds in the boat . . .

    There's a great place right beneath my cover on the platform that chickadees love to nest in. This is the first year in a while that they haven't been in there. Also, underneath my gunnels are such a great place for wasp nests that I keep a mirror and a can of spray on board at all times.
  20. nola mike

    Alpha One Gen 2 Drive Shaft

    I was just thinking that either way this wouldn't be a straight swap--preload would have to be set up and re-shimmed. Only reason I can think of to just replace the shaft would be if there was a groove in it from the seal. But still easier to speedi-sleeve.
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