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  1. alldodge

    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    ^^agree exhaust tube Can either install a bellows which exhaust exits at the drive, or the tube which exits at the transom
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Agree, trailer will work
  3. alldodge

    Volvo Penta 5.7 GSi PLKD timing mark out of scale

    Check your fuel pressure 50-60 psi If its real low there may be an issue
  4. alldodge

    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    I don't see it being the Y pipe or exhaust boot. If it is lower then the VP says it should be, then that's the problem with water ingestion. Not have an exhaust tube going to the drive will not cause a problem because its behind the drive. As Lou said, use a 2x4 across the gunnels at the...
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 GSi PLKD timing mark out of scale

    I would have to remove the valve cover and recheck valve position. Being 35* at it still being able to idle just doesn't add up
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Being 10 inch from water line and 3 inch low is either a bad install by chaparral or the hull is water logged and it heavy. So I would get taller risers if there is clearance
  7. alldodge

    Volvo Penta 5.7 GSi PLKD timing mark out of scale

    ok, number 1 cyl is port side front What are the other markings on the balancer
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 GSi PLKD timing mark out of scale

    Agree something is off. Are you saying your using a 4.3 balancer instead of the 5.7? Make sure the firing order is correct? 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 If it is then maybe the balancer outer ring has slipped. Rotate the motor around to #1 TDC and see if it aligns on timing mark at zero
  9. alldodge

    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    Might be air passing by the mic but I'm hearing a miss, its just not smooth So far as someone that just sold a problem to another, it can either be not an issue because it wasn't their, or they don't want to admit it, or they don't want to get sued
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    New Engine Replacement - Engine Died and Hydro locked after 5 hrs!?

    No telling if PO is telling the 100% truth. If they are the several things went wrong all at once
  11. alldodge

    mercruiser 7.4 mpi can't figure out the ratio

    Leak down test Without a tester you can run the piston up to TDC on the low cylinder. Connect a compressor to spark plug hole and pressurize around 50 to 90 psi. Listen for the air escaping and determine if its leaking out the intake/exhaust or if its going into the block
  12. alldodge

    Anode replace over hydraulic manfold

    Would like to see a pic to verify, but I would say yes, remove plastic and discard and install anode. That said, if you don't have a mercathode and don't plug it into shore power then its not going to help much
  13. alldodge

    Alpha one gen1 upper gear box seal kit?

    I'm seeing O-ring and lip seal https://www.mercruiserparts.com/bam/subassembly/30870/2203/70
  14. alldodge

    4.3 omc cobra no start

    To find out if the motor is actually over heating, get a IR temp gun. Take measurements on the thermostat housing and compare with the boat gauge From the drive thru a power steering cooler (if it has one) Then to thermostat housing T housing to engine circulating water C water pump to engine...
  15. alldodge

    Electrical issue

    MY bad, thought you were talking about the motor breaker
  16. alldodge

    Electrical issue

    Pushing the button doesn't cause it to trip. The button only resets the breaker if it trips
  17. alldodge

    mercruiser 7.4 mpi can't figure out the ratio

    If head gasket was blown 1 or 2 plugs would be white from steam cleaning. The motor would be running rough, and the only water would be those cylinders not all of them
  18. alldodge

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Maybe something like this https://www.amazon.com/EXTRAUP-Portable-Suction-Electric-Transfer/dp/B07DPD7N38
  19. alldodge

    Alpha one gen1 upper gear box seal kit?

    Need kit 26-32511A1 Just make sure its a Merc kit and not Sierra or aftermarket
  20. alldodge

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    I winterized my AC systems maybe 10 years or more ago because I never use it. Used RV AF and if I had to do it all over again I would have tried to use just air. The AF will dry out
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