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  1. nola mike

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    Centering the bearing itself should cure the alignment tool problem... Engine alignment itself *shouldn't* be affected by gb replacement, though who knows. OP, 2 different things we're talking about here
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    Good that you asked this ahead of time. When you remove the shift cable, thread something else through (I use weed whacker line) and tie it off somewhere convenient in the engine bay. Remove the cable housing, and thread new housing over the weed wacker line. Lots of information about this if...
  3. nola mike

    lower unit replacement

    Yeah, nice to see it in person. Before buying I'd pressure test, pop the top cap to check bearings, check oil, and make sure it turns smoothly. Always rolling the dice to some extent though
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    lower unit replacement

    Not worth repairing. Either grab a used unit or get an SEI new one.
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    Idk, I'd replace them. Op doesn't want to.
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    I'd want to free up the stuck nut before screwing the stud back or good shot of it happening again.
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    Dunno that I'd go this route. I think everyone is assuming you're replacing the stud. By the super glue comment... You are going to try to reuse?
  8. nola mike

    Exhaust Boots Install

    I'll put grease on all of my coolant hoses. Makes future removal sooo much easier. Not sure what the downside would be. Exhaust boot obviously much different temps though. Have put some power tune on the exhaust, probably doesn't do anything for removal
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    Have spark and fuel, can't get the rebuilt engine to start

    I'll throw in here as well, since we don't know the specifics of "won't start" (unless I missed it). Is it catching/back firing/etc? If it wants to start until you let off the key, it's worth checking that you're getting 12v to the coil with ign on. The cranking power circuit is different than...
  10. nola mike

    Mercruiser 170/470 gear Ratio

    1.84
  11. nola mike

    Performance expectations for a smaller boat??

    My CS is about 1k # with me on it. Upper 20's easy, 25 hp 2 stroke merc. It's now waterlogged (probably 300# in the hull...) and compression is down to 100# on both cylinders. Still 26-7 mph with just me.
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    Impeller Job - Mating Surface Corrosion

    Whoops, yeah 🙄 Looked quickly and thought that was the surface between the upper and lower
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    Impeller Job - Mating Surface Corrosion

    No gasket there, doesn't make much difference. I'd sand it just to prevent further corrosion
  14. nola mike

    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    Yes, all of these are symptoms are low ignition circuit voltage, which it looks like is coming from (at least) the back side of that fuse. Again, once the slave solenoid is activated, the ignition circuit is taken out of the equation for the starter. Your symptoms at the fuse are probably from...
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    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    However 100% of the juice to the starter comes directly from the battery before hitting that fuse. You're bypassing the ignition circuit but any back feed would still need to pass through the fuse. As long as you have enough volts in the ignition circuit to activate the slave (and then enough...
  16. nola mike

    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    Did you clean those connections at the fuse? Still not seeing how a jumper to the ignition switch would fix a slow crank condition. Did you try jumping at the starter?
  17. nola mike

    Will a 3.0 run on 1 spark plug???

    I mean, if you were running on one cylinder sounds like you answered your own question?
  18. nola mike

    Relocating oil filter on a Mercruiser 5.7?

    So I ran into this issue when I put my auto block in. The auto block had a block bypass on the filter mount, marine iirc did not. I ended up installing this remote kit and deleting the block bypass. Figured the kit was using a different filter with a built in bypass. @Scott Danforth , I assume...
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    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    Fwiw I've had a bad fuse that tested fine statically that wasn't passing enough current under load. But still least likely. Only a few connections to fail. Most likely are ignition switch, fuses, cannon plug, gauges, and dead man switch. Probably a combination though. If everything if perfect...
  20. nola mike

    Resistor wire

    I meant verify that you have the proper coil for your kit. Some call for a resistor wire and some don't. I think all of the modules need a full 12v. If you need 12v you need to run a wire from the choke. If the coil is internal resistor your then it also needs 12 volts. Otherwise, you keep the...
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