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    Gimbal Ring Replacement

    I'd guess they are compatible, very little change to the gen 2 design over the years I would measure the square hole at the top, swivel pin hole at the bottom and pin holes on the sides to verify the dimensions are the same
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    Bravo Shift Cable Bellows Ripped in Half....

    This. You will create too sharp a bend in the cable and risk damage. Do it right, pull the drive, remove the cable completely. My philosophy is if you remove a component, just replace it with new. You've already done half the labor anyway, why risk failure by installing a used part?
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    Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi Won't Crank; Winterizing

    Thread is two years old, mods will close it Start a new thread with your issues
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    Pressing bearing off of pinion gear

    You can do what you like but that wrench most likely will not read accurately enough for the 3-7 lb/in rolling torque required
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    Outdrives not triming in sync

    Never seen twin drives that trim at the same speed Trim gauge issue/error is most likely a sender issue
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    1990 3.0 Litre: No power to gauges, switches, or engine. Trim works. Help!

    Crank and turn over are the same thing. Crank/turn over and start/run are different things. Sounds like your problem is intermittent, check for as mentioned the 50 amp breaker, loose/corroded wiring, battery connections, make sure the 10 pin harness is plugged in all the way and held with a...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    Wipe/clean the hose between the bell housing and gimbal housing. That hose tends to dry/age crack from time to time, not uncommon failure
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    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    1. Now you are contradicting yourself as in post #65 you said all wiring is stripped from the motor and the terrible photo you posted early on does not show the ignition wiring. 2. Wht/pur is not a wire color that is common/NMMA consistent for boat builders. WAG would say it is/was used for the...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L TKS Carb scan tool?

    No scan tool required or available. That is a carbureted engine without an ecm or sensors. To check oil pressure rely on the dash electronic gauge or use a mechanical gauge to verify operation. Timing and rpm can be obtained with an advance timing light. Check idle/initial timing with the...
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    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    If this statement is true how do you know the wiring in the pictures you posted recently are from the distributor/coil? The picture you posted early in the thread of the engine with wiring intact was very grainy, could not see much/anything really. Kinda weird you're asking for wiring advice...
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    Bravo 2 water pump impeller

    There are four different fundamental styles of bravo drives. Bravo 1, Bravo 2, Bravo 3, and Bravo 4S. Bravo 1 and 2 drives have one propeller, 3 and 4S have 2 counter rotating propellers. Bravo 3 props are aft facing and 4S props are fwd facing. The main difference between Bravo 1 and 2 drives...
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    Truck cam with captain's choice?

    I'd be more concerned about total advance than initial timing, especially on a fresh rebuild sbc. Most sbcs can handle up to 34 degrees total advance on a stock setup, naturally aspirated. Anything more can get terrible quickly. Old fuel mixed with 87 isn't ideal either. If you're planning...
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    Pressing bearing off of pinion gear

    You don't need to disassemble the bearing pack completely, as stated you do need to "release" the current torqued state of the bearing set and upon reassembly use a dial lb/in torque wrench to set the preload to 3-7 lb/in. If you hold the bearing pack in one hand and tap the back side of the...
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    2001 Mercruiser 5.7 TBI Won't Keep Running

    If you unplug the IAC or remove the line from the PCV valve does the idle increase? Can you keep the engine running if you advance the throttle?
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    What is it a 230 or 250 GM straight 6 F0916CCD 10W147291 Casting #3921968

    Based on the photos the first one looks better. It has genuine mercruiser accessories and will be better off if in fact the parts are oem or equivalent. Swapping over is a process but it can be done. The mercruiser manual gives all the engine specs for a complete teardown/rebuild. Have no idea...
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    What is it a 230 or 250 GM straight 6 F0916CCD 10W147291 Casting #3921968

    If all you need is the block then yes it will work, you just need to swap everything from the original motor to the "new" block. Depending on how far you want to go it could include swapping the internals, crank, pistons/rods, cam, new bearings, etc....
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    Trim sender/gauge

    Mercruiser spec for the sender is to read full down on the gauge when the drive is in fact in the full down/in position. To adjust the sender properly it is most easy to do the adjustment with a helper. Have the helper watch the gauge with the key on while you adjust the sender at the bell...
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    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    Set the picture quality to high and post a pic of the coil, distributor and wiring all in place and connected. A high quality photo we can zoom in on is better than attempting a fuzzy close up of arbitrary wiring
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    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    Still not great pics but they look like heat shrink butt connectors to me, not filters. Guessing the grey lead goes to the tachometer? Based on the wire diagram posted the wire harness with the filter should be a brown wire and a pink wire iirc I think there's some confusion as to which...
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    4.3L MPI 2007 Searay Sport 185. Single Alarm at 20 RPMs and higher

    That water pressure number is too low, should definitely be more than .4 psi at idle, more like 3+. And at 2000k+ rpm it should be more like 10 psi or more. Most likely the water pressure sensor is faulty or the impeller is faulty Guaranteed when connected to a system that can read freeze frame...
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