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  1. nola mike

    Mercruiser 120 poor starting

    He's got fuel in the accel pump well, and that's a good amount in the bowl. If the pump squirts fuel, looks good enough to run to me... Sorry for the confusion, but looks like you have spark to the coil, great. Are you getting it at the plugs? If so, great, we're done (probably). If not you...
  2. nola mike

    Mercruiser 120 poor starting

    You may or may not have 2 problems, which the parts cannon may or may not have helped. I'd start with spark first. The points system is pretty simple. Ignition on, there should be 12v at the coil pos. Coil neg will be either 12v or 8ish depending on whether the points are open or closed...
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    Critters in My Boat

    I'm going to take the opposite route. I leave my boat loosely covered with the sides open. Unless there's a real driving rain (and Im parked next to a building on the usual windward side) it doesn't get wet. Doesn't get mold. No critters because I think it's too exposed for them.
  4. nola mike

    Mercruiser 120 poor starting

    Not sure what you did with the points? Replaced, set dwell? You have voltage at the coil?
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    Mercruiser 120 poor starting

    Or you're flooding. Op mentioned fuel dribble somewhere
  6. nola mike

    How do you pin point the source of a loud vibration

    1. Drain the oil again/pop the cap and see what you got 2. Pull the drive and start the motor to see if the vibration is still there 3. Did you check alignment?
  7. nola mike

    Snapped seat bolt

    The front seat in my '97 ranger (which I swiped from an explorer 16 years ago) are worn enough now that the springs have cut through the foam. Back to the junkyard and got another "new" one. One of the bolts (out of 4) holding the frame to the floor snapped off. Against my better judgement used...
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    Free boat with history of leak... worth it? Will a survey catch issues?

    This. None of the guesswork of a moisture meter, easy and foolproof
  9. nola mike

    1990 mercruiser 4.3 no spark

    Only every other rotation in a 4 stroke.
  10. nola mike

    1990 mercruiser 4.3 no spark

    Maybe, but isn't always obvious to someone that the location of #1 can move and isn't necessarily where the diagram on the net says it is
  11. nola mike

    1990 mercruiser 4.3 no spark

    Also are you sure you're on the compression stroke?
  12. nola mike

    07 mercruiser 4.3 no start

    No Edit didn't see post 20
  13. nola mike

    1990 mercruiser 4.3 no spark

    Possible if it's pointing at the position that #1 *should* be. Op, it should be pointing at the #1 plug wire, correct?
  14. nola mike

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Me and you both!
  15. nola mike

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    You'd have to assume a complete repower. Good amount of work, you probably need to find a donor boat with a rotten hull. In the water, unable to be tested, it is worth negative money. Especially without a trailer. However, you said that the owner was willing to start it, or at least try to? Even...
  16. nola mike

    Stupid me, no oil

    OK, finally made it back down to get some work done, and got stymied again. A bit of progress: 1. Steering cable replaced. Yup, that was for sure an issue. Actuator I can't tell if it was actually leaking or not. Looked more like grease around there. Fingers crossed. 2. Still can't get the damn...
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    Part number for exhaust shutters?

    Got another pair of shutters, same P/N. Better than before, but still doesn't fit. Going to give up and reuse my solution from before. Strange. El cheapo parts, but wondering if a supercession screwed something up.
  18. nola mike

    1990 mercruiser 4.3 no spark

    Still curious if you were using an Amazon special sensor? They can be very hit or miss...
  19. nola mike

    07 mercruiser 4.3 no start

    when you let go of the key it should either run or stop
  20. nola mike

    Idle setting Mercruiser 165HP

    kinda sorta. The idle mix, timing, and dwell (we still don't know what we're working on) all have an effect on the idle. All need to be set correctly.
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