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  1. Scott06

    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    is the throttle cable allowing the plates to close ? there is an adjustment on throttle cable. If you take throttle cable off can you turn the idle speed (not mixture) down
  2. Scott06

    Another gear oil thread... 80w-90 vs. 90

    Probably the 3 near me have it in the sports goods /gaming section. Not in the automotive section. they have a small section with boating chit and its in there
  3. Scott06

    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI MIE SKI 0L305632 skipping

    Yes did not mention wires replaced, Should also double check firing order since cap was changed
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI MIE SKI 0L305632 skipping

    ok didnt catch that neither of them are Crab caps one looks to be Delco EST , the other Thunderbolt
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    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    I have used a J shaped piece of old radiator hose -to do so take off the supply hose from OD which is likely on RH side of thermo housing put the J on there and fill with AF
  6. Scott06

    5.7 EFI stalls when warm and shifting into gear

    if it leaks below intake I think you would get oil sucked into intake ports maybe see it on spark plugs.
  7. Scott06

    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI MIE SKI 0L305632 skipping

    Agreed would look if fuel pressure is dropping. would also think the crab cap but that was just replaced. Is battery and connections good? seem to see a lot of issues with MPIs getting squirrely if battery condition is iffy.
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    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    yes just read what MUC wrote about the flush kit where the 5 gallon one falls short is time to run the engine and recirculate the AF so passages get fully turned over to AF vs mix of AF and water. Thats why marinas use a huge amount of AF that is the expensive PG type with corrosion inhibitor...
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI MIE SKI 0L305632 skipping

    What do spark plugs look like, by reading them you can tell a lot about air fuel ratio. Do you see this miss on a timing light? Do you have strong spark on a gap tester
  10. Scott06

    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    Yeah I know but stainless can gall and the plastic ones work just fine from my perspective. They seem to bother folks but they work for me.
  11. Scott06

    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    you will get more clarity in the oil threads... bottom line find a system that works for you and your boat. if its easy to drain drain it, if you reply on AF need to use a big system so it can get up to temp and make sure the freeze point works. Both ways get to the same place depends on the...
  12. Scott06

    Crownline 180 BR - Merc 4.3 MPI Prop

    if you were at 4600 would expect dropping 2" and adding a blade would get you around 4800-4900 or so at WOT. Just did a similar swap on neighbors 20-21 ft Larson with a 4.3 Volvo MPI, had a 3 blade 19" Aluminum VP prop and was low on wot maybe 4400 or so, went to a 17" 4 blade VP prop hits...
  13. Scott06

    Small Oil Leak 23' VP-350-CE

    If its Ps fluid check hose connections on return line on PS cooler, common leak point
  14. Scott06

    Crownline 180 BR - Merc 4.3 MPI Prop

    What was your wot rpm with the 21” pitch ? If you were close to 5000 you may not want to drop pitch so much
  15. Scott06

    5.7 EFI stalls when warm and shifting into gear

    Would also think if IAC is closed it’s getting air elsewhere. Have you tried spraying carb cleaner or starting fluid around the gaskets on intake and throttle body ?
  16. Scott06

    SS Prop for Volvo SX

    I landed on the same - I got slightly higher top speed with a Rev 4 than an enertia, can really use full trim
  17. Scott06

    08 bayliner 3.0

    There may be a stone type element in carb inlet might check that first of fuel contamination is an issue. 3.0 has a fuel filter on bowl on btm of pump
  18. Scott06

    Ethanol free gas for Mercruiser

    this is exactly right only place I have had issues with E10 is when it sits in a generator etc. I run the boat on non ethanol because that is what the marina sells and I dont want to lug cans to fill a 37 gal tank. Jetski I use E10 from the pump because I dont take it that far to go to the...
  19. Scott06

    Boat age vs financing.

    @Lou C can tell you all the good bad and ugly on Cobras. The impeller access is nice but in my experience using OEM merc parts I don't change them enough to have to worry about splitting the drive. I do actually like the smaller lighter alpha drives even with having to split it and the dog...
  20. Scott06

    Changing outdrive on my inline 6 165 HP.

    did you just replace it ? odd it needed to be cut off or was it on there a while. Impellers are a good place to use OEM merc parts in my experience they seem to last 2x what even good aftermarkets parts like sierra
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