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  1. nola mike

    4.3 Harmonic Balancer

    I don't think this is true, please provide a reference Not sure what you mean here, but the 4.3s are internally balanced. Flywheels and balancers are not part of it. Merc or gm. No merit. Non cps balancer will swap. I removed the reluctor on mine but not sure that's even necessary
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    Merc 4.3

    The intake manifold doesn't need to be drained.
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    Shift Cable Adjustment on 1985 Mercruiser Alpha 1

    So are you in forward gear or not?
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    Shift Cable Adjustment on 1985 Mercruiser Alpha 1

    It should already be in forward when the drive is put on, and the prop should be locked CCW, so I'd start there.
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    Winterizing: Fuel in tank options?

    Here's a bunch of engineers from mercury talking about it, I'll take their word for it (iboats isn't displaying the link correctly, relevant stuff starts at 24 minutes)
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    Do i need to bleed the power steering?

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    Altenator and Starter Replacement

    I've used their stuff with good results
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    Thunderbolt 5.0 keeps dying

    guys are being so helpful !! Did you still have 12v at the pump when it died?
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    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    Merc recommended tank full...
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    1986 starcraft 170hp mercruiser.

    Not when it's off, but running should come out of the relief ports on the transom and/or the prop. Might take 30-60 seconds to fill.
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    Thunderbolt 5.0 keeps dying

    That's the job of the OP switch. If you're jumping it correctly, you should have 12v at the fuel pump terminal. Sounds like you aren't jumping it correctly or you need to jump to the fuel pump directly.
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    MC-1 transom + cork gasket, to seal or not to seal?

    Not sure why you guys don't think that water can get to these bolts. They are exposed to water and sealed with a rubber oring. My bolts were severely corroded, and water had rotted the area around the bolts.
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    1997 carver 5.7 port engine removal

    Maybe post some pics to show what you're dealing with
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    1986 starcraft 170hp mercruiser.

    Trim down switch: connects grn/wht to red/purple Trim up switch: connects p/w to r/p. If switch is closed (motor down) p/w connects to blu/wht Trailer switch: connects r/p to b/w, bypassing limit switch Red/purple is hot. If the blu/wht wire is hot, motor goes up. Grn/wht hot lowers drive
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    MC-1 transom + cork gasket, to seal or not to seal?

    Thinking the intrusion is from the outside in. There's a little rubber washer iirc
  16. nola mike

    Oil Filter, alt brands

    Last I looked at Bob is the oil guy, fram tg and better are good again Edit: if you *really* want a good oil or filter thread, head to bitog.com https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/fram-extra-guard-is-the-best-bang-for-your-buck.356356/page-2#post-6153156
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    1986 starcraft 170hp mercruiser.

    Probably as a workaround for a bad trim limit sensor. In that case, the "up" trim button doesn't work but down does, and the trailer button works to raise the drive. If that button doesn't work, there was probably a bad switch and a bad sensor, and this was somebody's solution.
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    MC-1 transom + cork gasket, to seal or not to seal?

    Disagree. Water can definitely enter through the bolt holes. Same as any transom penetration. See my above comment.
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    MC-1 transom + cork gasket, to seal or not to seal?

    I filled with 4200 before installing the bolts. Looked like a vulnerable area. My bolts were severely corroded with some surrounding transom rot. I cleaned the transom area, filled with resin/PB, redrilled first. In retrospect just the 4200 probably would have been enough to fill the void, as...
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    Leaving Tampa, Osprey, Fort Myers ? ?

    Mom's in Venice on the water, just found out she has no flood insurance 😥
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