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  1. nola mike

    Best Oil Extractor

    And the tool you need is invariably at the other house 🙄
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    2004 5.7 Thunderbolt turns over but won't start

    Says he's got spark
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    2004 5.7 Thunderbolt turns over but won't start

    1. What was in there? Clean gas or other? How old is the gas? 2. Did it cough/catch at all? 3. No
  4. nola mike

    2003 Ebbtide Mercruiser 3.0 engine rattle? Normal?

    What's your choke doing? Is it tks?
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    2003 Ebbtide Mercruiser 3.0 engine rattle? Normal?

    So if I'm understanding correctly, unplugging a wire from either cylinder 1 or 4, the engine ran the same? That's essentially a cylinder drop test, and would point to either 2 dead cylinders or a timing issue (if the engine is actually running; if it just sputters for a few seconds that's tough...
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    2003 Ebbtide Mercruiser 3.0 engine rattle? Normal?

    It ran with 2 plugs but not 4? Recheck your wire order on your distributor cap and your timing
  7. nola mike

    2003 Ebbtide Mercruiser 3.0 engine rattle? Normal?

    Check spark first, it's easy and usually either there or not.
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    2003 Ebbtide Mercruiser 3.0 engine rattle? Normal?

    Many troubleshooting steps suggested above, doesn't look like we've even narrowed it down to spark v fuel
  9. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    You might want to reread my post and who I was replying to 🙄
  10. nola mike

    Transom plate / Gamble housing through bolts (Alpha1 Gen1)

    Iirc I filled the hole with 4200 before installing that bolt.
  11. nola mike

    470 Risers. Where can I find new ones?

    Plus you only need one per engine!
  12. nola mike

    2 bottom bolt loops on y pipe broken

    How did they break? Corrosion? How did the bolts look?
  13. nola mike

    Mercruiser ECM replacement?

    Plenty of aftermarket for the gm products. The efi proprietary computer stuff is the worst. New outboards are worse, new cars are worse... They have an ability to make things unfixable unless you're a dealer
  14. nola mike

    Wrong New Prop Or What?

    This guy is either willfully ignorant or a very determined troll. Either way, I'd give 10:1 odds that he never gets this thing working correctly again.
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    Wrong New Prop Or What?

    It isn't new anymore. It's now ½ tank of old gas, ½ tank of older gas
  16. nola mike

    Wrong New Prop Or What?

    You now have another full tank of old gas, and your carb still needs to be cleaned. A prop still won't solve your problem. Rinse and repeat on this thread.
  17. nola mike

    Mercruiser ECM replacement?

    You're still in it for less than 1k. Maybe cheaper to fix what's wrong, maybe not. Being at the mercy of one manufacturer sucks. And even a diehard efi guy has to admit that a tbi isn't much of an upgrade.
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    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    Seriously, this isn't the case. A 30 year old engine is a 30 year old engine. What are you tinkering with on a 3.7 that you won't be with a 4.3 or 3.0? Nothing. You talk a lot about this, please back it up. Any 3.7 by this point has an alternator, a 4" hx, and likely cam seal repair. So what's...
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    Mercruiser ECM replacement?

    @achris will never go for it, but you will solve your problem with a few hundred $ carb and maybe an intake. I would sooner do that than try to fix an obsolete proprietary system that isn't that great even when working correctly. You have limited resources where you are ...
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    trailer dolly?

    How about mounting a winch in the back of the garage? Or sink a post somewhere to mount the winch on?
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