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  1. alldodge

    Mercruiser 3.0 No Spark issues

    No filter on pickup tube is best. The motor filter will catch the stuff
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    New member - deck install panga

    One layer should be good. Put resin down before CSM then more resin, you want it all wet
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    Vapor Lock?

    Every 2 to 3 years is best
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    Vapor Lock?

    Any knocking on restart this morning
  5. alldodge

    3.0 Mercruiser Dies On Acceleration

    Gauge is a bit off but no issue, they are all the same Now thinking timing Cam/Crank timing marks installed correctly, or ignition timing
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    Help with alarm and alternator

    Has the output been measured?
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Ya know, if I get a new boat maybe I'll bring it to you before I use it so it could have a better then factory look :unsure:
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    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    The lay is the flexibility and wear rating. A high lay will be more stiff and wear less, but will not coil and lay into the locker very easy. Might go to a local marine store and compare new to your older rode There should be space below the windlass so that the rode has room to hang a bit to...
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    3.0 Mercruiser Dies On Acceleration

    Either have a vacuum leak or the motor is worn out. Vacuum at idle should be closer to 14 Hg
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    Help with alarm and alternator

    Can look your serial number up on this link https://www.volvopentashop.com/epc/en-US In top left select Orange color "apply filters" The drop down put in the serial number
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    Help with alarm and alternator

    That is a Maybe Measure the output voltage to verify the voltage is 14 to 14.7V The measurement should be after the motor revs at least once to about 1500 rpm. If before the first rev increase it may read lower. Many motors auto rev and then come back down after start
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    2001 Mercruiser 5.7 TBI Won't Keep Running

    Are you using a scanner or LED?
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    Help with alarm and alternator

    I don't have the GL-J, only up to E model. On the ones I have the ALT feeds power to one side of the alarm and the Tan/Black is used to apply ground to turn alarm ON when one of the sensors is activated. Your ALT having the wire attached to the ALT now, might mean that ALT now applies a ground...
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    Help with alarm and alternator

    You sure it's Brown and not Purple? Finding GL-J Pulling the intake off check that the Tan/Black wire was not pinched some where. You should see 12V from the ALT Purple wire
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    2001 Mercruiser 5.7 TBI Won't Keep Running

    Which MAP code 33 or 34? Have you checked manifold vacuum?
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    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    Would need to know what model the windlass is. The model will specify what size and type rode is used
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    Rochester Automatic Choke "stuck".. is my priming procedure wrong?

    Your priming is correct To adjust the choke move the throttle forward so it releases the tension against the cam. With the throttle in neutral there is tension against the cam which is causing your issue. Also should use a 5/64 drill bit for the gap
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    Easy fix for voltage drop(?)

    In most cases finding a voltage drop location is not easy, just to many places it can be. Meters can also be defective. I have 4 meters and 1 of them reads .3 to .4 V lower then the others. Can check a cable/wire by using a meter and connecting the probes to each end of the cable. If there...
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    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    Solder splice
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    Blowby through vent tube? Mercruiser 3.7

    Have not seen anything like that before. Shop owner is Aces (y)
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