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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    If I recall correctly, yamaha and merc had dual prop outboards years ago. Those were designed to run near surfacing conditions. That Suzuki is interesting looking though and doesn't seem to be the same concept... I'd be posting in the Suzuki section to see if anyone has one and how it runs. I'd...
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    My buddy let me put mine in his slip today. Probably will keep it there for the next month.
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    4.3 spark arrestor replacements

    I soak mine in my ultrasonic tank. Don't even have to think about it that way.
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    I know I already posted it, but here are the photos for the remote filter setup. When changing the filter last week I poked a hole in the filter and loosened it until the gasket just touched the base plate. Completly drained and no mess at all. Much better than the non remote mount. The bypass...
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    I have a leak.

    So I test ran it and no leaks thus far. Going to launch it later and will report back. The shift cable wasn't leaking on the trailer. I did however pull the water pump and re-seal it with a new pump to block gasket. Seems like the paper gasket Mercruiser supplied with the new pump is crap. It...
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    I have a leak.

    Yeah. Dad when to school for it when they first came out and it was an issue they brought up. But it was such a short window he serviced them I couldn't tell you. The one I did was a pain is all I can say. I'd work on them. He'd work on them but most younger guys have no desire lol.
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    I have a leak.

    I've worked on those helping dad over the years too. The only thing I hated was the *** **** rubber ring you had to force the u-joint carrier through to get it on. Otherwise not a bad design... especially coming from the same company that thought the stringer was a good idea. I still have the...
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    I have a leak.

    So I pulled the cable core blew it out with air and wiped it down with a clean rag. Put a small shot of 6-56 in there and blew that out and reassembled it. Cable is a brand new merc installed about a month ago. If I have any shifting issues I will be replacing it. Next I pulled the old upper...
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    5.0 oil weight and amount

    I don't know who mercs current supplier for oil filters is but last I checked they were made by champ. So a merc short filter and a delco say pf454 were more or less identical aside from paint on the can. Don't over think it. If the filter fits a 5.7 it's more than fine. Engine was in production...
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    I almost called out of work to go use the wave runner today.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    That's actually pretty accurate. :LOL:
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Is there a loophole where it's fine as long as the boat and trailer is attached to a vehicle?
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    I have a leak.

    The one following the curve from about 5-4? Bit of grease that just came off with my finger. Thought I found my smoking gun. :(
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    I have a leak.

    Just for the heck of it, I went out to double check the o-ring. Maybe I should've stuck to grease like I normally use but I'm not seeing damage. I did find a thread a little while ago where Don said it had happened once or twice and it was the shift shaft bushing with exhaust gas. Maybe I am...
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    Got a new toy to test out eventually...

    Yeah. I figured the tiny one would clear most but I guess not all. I knocked it down flat with a file for now.
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    I have a leak.

    Drive bellows are dry. And new but I can check again more thoroughly when i get home from work... Only water was in the shift cavity between the gasket. I even wiped U-joint bellows out with a rag and they were bone dry/clean best as I could tell. Boat off in water no drip. Boat running and...
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    Got a new toy to test out eventually...

    I did a little more testing. The boat is definitely "twitchy" with the enertia. Any little ripple is darting the bow all over the place which is uncomfortable after a while constanly correcting the boat. It doesn't really seem to be any further up out of the water than with the mirage either. I...
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    I have a leak.

    So I've been getting some water in my bilge since the rebuild. I've narrowed it down to what I believe are two unrelated leaks... one is the water pump bolt, which I know how to address. The other, is the shift cable. And I've never seen it but that doesn't mean it isn't possible. What is...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I just forcefully took over my aunt's garage. Storage unit probably would've had more room to work and I wouldn't have had to drive a half an hour every time I wanted to work on it. However the perks of having a roll off dumpster in the yard to dispose of everything made the drive and free 99...
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