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    ? About water in oil

    a pressure test of the cooling system will determine a bad head gasket , cracked head or a split cylinder block. whack it back together , use a OEM head gasket and hope its good to get you out fishing till you swap out the motor.
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    ? About water in oil

    im not that familiar with the 3.0 so my ideas of what's gone wrong and where to look is in general . split /crack in engine block. cracked or rotted cylinder head. manifold risers ( replaced recently but gasket can fail from over heat ). reverb , sucking water from a bad flapper. disgruntled...
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    "Christmas staff fund charge" on my marina bill?

    i agree 20 bucks is miniscule in the big picture of boating , however ,the principle here is the marina should foot the bill for the staff party not the customers. as i posted , i would without hesitation give the guys that do the work a 50 envelope rather than give the business they work for...
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    1991 25hp evinrude starting issues

    may not be your issue but i will put it out there for concideration. i worked on a 25 that the owner had used an incompatible powerpack that appeared to be engaging the engine kill circuit when the throttle was advanced. when i disconnected (from memory going back a few years ) black / yellow...
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    Coil sparking

    normal , :) all that energy has to go somewhere, unplug the power wire to the distributor in future. well you know the coil is good (y)
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    "Christmas staff fund charge" on my marina bill?

    hell no , you pay enough in fees and for marina services , let the marina fork over the xmas bonuses out of their absorbing fees. now , what i would do so as no hard feelings with staff > think back over the year and look at staff that have gone out of their way for you and drop a 50 in an...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    take the back wheels off and jack it till the trailer hits the ground . method : before next trip out , 2 jugs of cheap dish detergent in the bilge , add enough fresh water from the hose .to dilute to a strong detergent to water mix. when you get home take wheels off and jack up , all the goop...
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    Mercruiser 5.7L warm start challenges

    what happens if you don't advance the throttle ? , have you recently or before this issue started changed anything IE: timing carb settings , thermostat , fuel source /octane ?. was the carb kit OEM ?. have you checked ( as above) cranking voltage ?. have you looked down the carb when...
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    facebook and all the misinformation

    not a fan of fake book but it sounds a lot like THT , except many of the people there on that forum google first then post the search results to big note themselves ,not a lot of hands on experience on that forum.
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    IS IT THE STARTER SOLENOID?

    look on the bright side , at least you can see the starter motor on your truck. my 2007 Holden Caprice with a 3.6 alloytec you cant even see the darn thing much less get something near it to whack it.. the vehicle has one of those systems where you turn the key to ignition and just leave it...
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    1992 Evinrude 150hp EXEN will not run correctly

    if that motor has a OIS sensor , that little sensor can be problematic with heat cycling. Random failing used to be common back in the day. there have been a few instances where direct sunlight has caused random damage. if you have a OIS ,the test procedure is in the OEM workshop manual ...
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    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    good result , thanks for posting (y). ill take a pic later and attempt to post ,thank you for the hint.
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    Mercruiser 5.7L Major Oil Leak Underneath

    I'm in for a look here. ? how did you test motor out and running. was it under load when the oil was leaking ? rear main seal, dipstick tube cracked , intake manifold seals. there are are plenty of places where that much oil could expel
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    4.3 dying when putting it in gear

    i went through this earlier this year on my 4.3 , part of the problem was the shift cable hanging up in the drive and the PO of the boat messing with adjustments. replacing the shift cable and correctly adjusting the mechanism kind of sorted the issue, but it would still stall out when i...
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    4.3 dying when putting it in gear

    sorry , i just noticed you posted that you have a new shift cable , ignore my last post.
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    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    i just went out to the shed and checked a motor to see what you are up against , sorry to say , it looks like you are pulling the sump . it looks like the plastic sleeve cant be replaced from the top as it sits right on top of the pump and there is a hole about 1mm bigger than the shaft in the...
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    4.3 dying when putting it in gear

    have fun replacing the lower shift cable (y)
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    1992 Evinrude 150hp EXEN will not run correctly

    shot in the dark . from memory these motors when the oil pump fails they give a full dose of oil to the motor rather tan 0 oil . you will not get an oil alarm .. flooding the motor with oil will cause it to bog down and smoke as you describe. if this is the cause , you may want to replace the...
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    Cost? Anybody in S. Wisconsin want to rebuild my transom?

    should be okay , iv seen some very questionable transoms and stringer rot still holding motors on boats . stand on the cavitation plate and jump a bit on it , if the motor and transom snap off you will have your answer (y)
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    Volvo SX-M Trim Tilt Control Unit Problem

    living dangerously .
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