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  1. Scott06

    Older Ryobi 18v drill battery

    That is a good point. I would second that. I bought no name L.I. batteries off amazon for my dads dewalt. They work great. It looked like from the reviews there was a 25% chance the battery has a short life... at the price even 3 of these vs 2 dewalt branded ones is a huge savings.
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    Older Ryobi 18v drill battery

    Yes the Royoni one+ battery will fit it. Will be a differnt tool with the lithium batteries , and the batteries Li batteries I have have lasted forever , I think I’m getting close to ten years
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    No spark

    Go through the troubleshooting guide. The TB is a great system and the guide will walk you through it. only issue with the TB system is if the igntion module goes, they are expensive if they are still available. At any rate we can walk you through it. you sound mechanically competent and it’s...
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    New alternator, still low voltage

    Is the idle speed too low do you get higher volts when engine revs a bit?
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    I'm doing my Bellows. Mercruiser A1G1. Are the Amazon Bellows Kits any good?

    Get an oem merc. They last a long time. My original ones on my 2004 boat were changed at 18 years and still not leaking
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    1993 Mercruiser 350 Ski Magnum carbed oil type

    read Post 17.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 started twice perfectly overfilled the gas now won't start

    So the floor is rotten enough to compress the gas tank and push fuel out the vent? Floor usually rots after the stringers and transom rot, or is this a carpeted cover over fuel tank
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    Mercruiser alpha 1 gen 2 alarm sounding

    that is a decent rule of thumb but I have found the OEM impellers last much longer in fresh water use. I have never let mine go this long but I changed a 11 year old OEM impeller on my neighbors boat a few years back. Was the original impeller no signs of high temps, was a perfectly good...
  9. Scott06

    Rain water getting into front of boat (Sea Ray 180)

    Its not the material so much but rather the way the bow piece fits against the windshield area. Almost like roofing from a flashing perspective its dumb... Its the same on my 2004 Sea Ray 200. My neighbor/good friend had a similar size vintage Fourwinns that had the same issue, when he spoke...
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    1993 Mercruiser 350 Ski Magnum carbed oil type

    If genital size is frustrating you that is for a different forum... Above I said ask two guys what oil to use and you will get three different answers, thanks for proving my point. Guy asked what oils he can use , relayed 40 years of experience and options... never said its the only way, just...
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    Mercruiser alpha 1 gen 2 alarm sounding

    would agree it might be overheating, although I'm not sure what temp the switch goes off at the alarm is trigger by three things - high temp, low oil pressure, low drive lube. disconnect them and one at a time reconnect them to see which one is triggering it. these are switches separate from...
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    1993 Mercruiser 350 Ski Magnum carbed oil type

    Stop with drama, they sell Marine power long blocks (new GM marine) as well as merc bobtails and rebuilds. Doubt they are recommending oil that would cause a warranty issue or lessen engine life. Also doubt that the seller (merc) would recommend anything that doesn't have their label. Failure...
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    Rain water getting into front of boat (Sea Ray 180)

    what I am talking about is having a shop make a custom cover that uses the existing snap locations not A universal fit cover
  14. Scott06

    Rain water getting into front of boat (Sea Ray 180)

    Best solution I have seen is get a cover made that goes from bow to stern all of these two piece covers leak a neighbor did that for same reason , covers the windshield now zero leaks
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    3.0 mercruiser dieseling

    625 -650 in gear. new mercarb is likely set too Lean to make emissions, try richening the mix screw a tad
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    3.0 mercruiser dieseling

    No
  17. Scott06

    3.0 mercruiser dieseling

    Yes for sure have used water too. Used to duct tape a funnel to the brake booster vacuum hose to suck it in.
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    3.0 mercruiser dieseling

    Certainly anything to get it running cooler, like 140 thermostat or cool down idling will help. Two other things that helped on mine was running GM top engine cleaner down the carb to remove carbon deposits from the combustion chambers. The top engine cleaner works great, as does sea foam or...
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    1993 Mercruiser 350 Ski Magnum carbed oil type

    I have for years (15-40 and 20-50) no failure at all. diesels have a similar load to boats, in fact when I repowered a new to me boat in 2016 Michigan Motorz required rotella T4 for break in and recommended it for use
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    1993 Mercruiser 350 Ski Magnum carbed oil type

    Yeah there are some good sites out there and you tubes on direct drive surfing. on the oil I have used everything from marine specific 25-40 , Walmart super tech, Mobil one and rotella.… Penns oil is a great choice, what ever is locally available. The only perceptible difference I have seen is...
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