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  1. Bt Doctur

    Belts for 4.3 V6

    do you have the large dia circ pully or the small one?
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    Rectifier Wiring - 1986 50hp

    if a 3 wire it will need a ground to operate correctly. yellow wires to stator, red to battery feed
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    Little bit of help needed

    pyro shows it climbing right to 212 alarm setting . definitely hot. with stats removed and water connected directly to the water inlet tube
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    Little bit of help needed

    did that, nothing came out but water
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    shift cable adjustment

    If it worked correctly previously over time cables go bad.There are many reasons for ratcheting so start with the simplest, pull drive and inspect the shift components. In fwd it could be a simple adjustment ,in rev it could be corrosion in the shift slide and no adjustment can correct this...
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    Little bit of help needed

    Evinrude E175FPXSSR Have a overheat on a customers motor and I`m not that familiar with these. changed wp kit, no damage seen changed thermoststs ,no change ran with thermostats removed, no change dropped lower unit and put hose directly to the water inlet tube. No change to the overheating...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L lift points

    you state you replaced the gimbal bearing, what did you use to install it? Was the drive difficult to remove? Gimbal bearing may not be centered, did you rap the slignment bar up,down,left,right?
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    Fuel tank leak

    Scott, friend did the exact same thing, launched the shop vac into the neighbors yard
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    Mercruiser Shifting Issues

    And it should never operate on land and only when coming OUT of gear in the water
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    STUCK gimbal bearing.....

    so will a flat of 3/4 plate with some holes drill thru it
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    Overheating at idle

    can aslo remove the drive and put a hose into the inlet hole
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    Dieseling 3.0

    and it can still suck fuel when thr engine is shut off. NOPE A hot rod trick is to run at a high idle and pour a coke soda bottle of water down the carb slowly. .It will vaporize any carbon in the cylinders. The motor should have a 140 stat and never go above 160. As per the other suggestions...
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    Mercruiser not shifting right

    Hey, that was Don`S line. I miss him
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    Clunking/Knocking noise when steering

    Do it before they explode and cause more expensive problems
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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    Just throwing this out there but in what direction are you checking for forward gear engagement when turning the prop ????????????????
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    Water in one cylinder on V8 Mercruiser. Pull the head?

    if you already remove both manifolds, put muffs on drive, start engine to dry the cylinders, NO MORE THAN 25 SECONDS AT A TIME If you never overheated it then I have my doubts on a gasket. Most water issues are leaking riser to manifold areas or a physical crack in manifold or riser
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    4.3 running great accelerated slowly died. No power at key, no click, nothing.

    dead battery dead alternator killed bayttery poor/loose/corroded battery connections
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    knock sensor, brass Y-fitting for both the sensor and drain plug Cant find a part number

    They make a 1/4 inch pipe "T" , works just fine, found mine on ebay
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    3.0 mercruiser oil filter size

    Or any other filter that fits a gm inline or small block or big block Does not apply to remote oil filters
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    Help with engine timing

    I`d be more worried on where all that water is spraying from
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