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  1. nola mike

    Right side idle relief water outlet port blocked

    You sure that's where it's supposed to be? I haven't heard of any that aren't mounted at the top of the pipe.
  2. nola mike

    4.3 Vortec Swap

    If you're using the same vintage motor, yeah.
  3. nola mike

    4.3 Vortec Swap

    I can. Carb brackets, changing pulleys/removing reluctor ring under crank pulley, dipstick doesn't fit, some bolts are metric, starter may not fit, water pump may not fit, squishy v non squishy mounts... Although he's going from a serp setup on a vortec so I guess a lot of those don't apply.
  4. nola mike

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Looks good. Gotta say, I admire you. Not many people would buy a six figure boat and then immediately start putting all that work into it. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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    4.3 Vortec Swap

    There are some gotchas. I did this swap, tag me if you have any questions.
  6. nola mike

    Is my outdrive alpha one gen one? and How can I test a used outdrive?

    Looks like a gen1. Yes drain the oil to pressure test. Turn the input shaft, make sure it turns smoothly, gears shift easily. Pop top cap to check the gears. Check gear oil. Pressure test. that's about all you can do. Also, the bushings on your trim rams are installed backwards
  7. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    Also, remove the pushrod and make sure it isn't bent
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    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    Yes Yes, although i don't recall any of us on here in "the 470 club" blowing a hg. And in the grand scheme of engine repair that isn't a huge deal. Wondering how the open bore would have fared with an aluminum head Yes, but plenty of reserve with the 4" Yup. I also never had to do the cam...
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    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    Needed a rebuild, and thought that a newer powerplant with with (allegedly) 50+ hp made more sense. Plus I'm a glutton for punishment. It's more powerful mid range, and much smoother (again mid range), and overall a better engine, but the 3.7 performs very well and is easier to work on/more...
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    Mercruiser ECM replacement?

    Seems that these no longer supported, limited run merc special EFI systems, when they break, are far more trouble to repair/diagnose than a simple carb. I'd love to see a marinized but otherwise off the shelf gm system in there instead.
  11. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    Horrible advice. The engines, if maintained, are fine. And the power is closer to a V6 than a 3.0
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    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    Already done
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    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    That's what I'm thinking. More likely than rings that hang only at a certain point imo... Also common failure point to leak from the reservoir back into the #4 exhaust valve
  14. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.7 (470) wont turn all the way

    You've taken the plugs out? Whoops, saw you did. How do you know the valves aren't stuck?
  15. nola mike

    Found a snake skin in the boat. Now what?

    Presumably the OP was killed by the snake, since they haven't updated in 3 months.
  16. nola mike

    Merc 470 no crank

    Guess I'm not seeing where the increased current draw would come from, and why it would go through the key switch. Looks like in either drawing you have the bypass wire in parallel with the starter wire(s), so should be less current through it than the others. And your mention of the "starter...
  17. nola mike

    Timing pulley hits the chain cover

    What's the timing pulley? Got a pic of what you're talking about?
  18. nola mike

    Merc 470 no crank

    Oh yeah 🤦 Although it actually looks like it would just keep cranking the starter when the ignition was on? ("STR" terminal)
  19. nola mike

    Merc 470 no crank

    I meant the terminal coming off the solenoid to the starter.
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    Merc 470 no crank

    I wonder what the advantage is of doing it this way rather than just tapping off the 12v terminal supplying the starter.
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