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  1. nola mike

    Outdrive oil leak..

    IIRC the area between them is normally dry. the lower is exposed to water on one side and the upper to oil. If the upper fails oil will fill the cavity whereas if the lower fails water enters the cavity and rusts the gear. On mine the gear needed a speedi sleeve on one of the surfaces. EDIT: I...
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    Outdrive oil leak..

    If it was leaking it means both seals were bad. I can't remember off hand why the upper would need to be changed though if the lower has been replaced.
  3. nola mike

    2011 Tahoe Mer 4.3 - engine miss firing

    Also if only when fuel is low there could be a break in the pick up tube
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    Mercruiser head gasket replacement

    There are other causes of water in the oil
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    Stupid me, no oil

    Had been running great and been working very hard over the last week. Yesterday did a few hours of water sports (the kid did his first deep water slalom start and old dad managed to get a turn as well), then went on a fully loaded ride. Noticed oil pressure bouncing around 50 (usually around...
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    Alpha gen 1 shift cable adjustment.. cannot get reverse.

    Have you looked at @achris video? One of the few that show you how to measure the tolerances. Also the actual service manual is pretty detailed. That clymer isn't the correct procedure. Also Reading initial post, did you raise the cable in the bracket slot? That's the initial adjustment if it...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 TKS - Hard to start when semi-cold

    The point is that you have either a spring coil/choke OR a TKS module. They are completely different and don't co exist.
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    Shift Lever Question

    It's DIY for me, but not for my wife. Many on this site DIY full restorations, so...
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    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    You pull the bell housing to change the cable?
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    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    The boot is the only seal entering the transom
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    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    Fair point, I have a tube on mine so didn't try.
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    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    I'll be the lone dissenting voice... I've used Sierra bellows and qs. Year 6 on the Sierra and they look perfect still. The one concern is the water hose. I've heard that the OEM hose is pre molded into shape rather than straight, which would make the replacement much easier. +1 on the power...
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    MerCruiser update

    Gotta say I've always held the position that most of the salt damage comes during running. I'd love to find some science on surface rust that occurs during a circulating warm water bath vs. sitting exposed to air after a fresh water rinse. If my position is wrong that would mean that salt water...
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    Towed some Folk

    And I swear to God, for the first time in 15 years I needed a tow in today. Rebuilt the carb on the skiff (POS Amazon special), and not a mile in it started leaking from every gasket. They all swelled up and 1 had a hole in it. Like they weren't made to actually touch gas. Unfixable on the...
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    Trim gauge

    I never even reconnected the wires when I replaced my engine 4 years ago. Last year i replaced the gauge with a much more useful a/f gauge (O2 sensor still working Scott, I'm going to keep it in till it fails). My boat will porpoise waaayy before I'm anywhere near the trim limit
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    Commonality with Auto Works

    I kind of like non standard controls. Old Saab was like that. Window switches in center console, one set only needed. Convertible switch there as well ... Why should it be on the ceiling? Many other sensible but odd features. The mini on the other hand... It's like they deliberately tried to...
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    Whoo Hoo! I have a hole in my boat...

    I have like 15 different types of adhesive/epoxies, and they were all bad except for some jb quick weld. I roughed up the interior and filled the crack. Was going to thicken it and patch, but it worked well thin, flowed into the crack and filled it. And then my lift broke and I spent the rest of...
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    Need to vent....

    Now down to the '97 ranger for 2 adults, 2 kids and a dog. Math doesn't work. Have a road trip planned for next week, if I do it it's going to take a lot of duct tape on that mirror...
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    Need to vent....

    Dude working on the house next door backed into me when I was parked. My kids heard more expletives in 5 minutes than in their lives up till that point. Then my kid found a note after I was reviewing camera footage. Still going to be an expensive huge pita (now down to just the truck, at least I...
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    Whoo Hoo! I have a hole in my boat...

    Sounds good. I have a cordless drill and pads but think that would take forever on the outside. Inside I can use a belt sander for most of it. Was thinking at least a 2x1' on the inside. Outside I'll do a couple of layers just as a keel guard if nothing else, those would be a bit longer.
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