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  1. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0 dies while idling - no fuel from line

    You might just pull the carb and see if the needle is seating. If not see if you can clean it out quickly to save your weekend instead of doing a complete rebuild
  2. nola mike

    First time boat owner with questions about 1998 Starcraft 1810 LX

    Yup. OEM is best, but FWIW I'm on year 4 of my Sierra bellows and they look new. That kit includes the gimbal bearing, which probably adds significantly to the price. I wouldn't do that. You might not see the leak unless it's gushing. Also risk getting water into bellows, etc. You'll need an...
  3. nola mike

    2006 Chaparral 190SSi Mercruiser 5.0 has perplexing alarm/power loss

    Can't tell, but if you have base timing it's a TB-V. Question is if you have a knock sensor or not, and I'm not sure if knock sensor ties into the alarm at all--I don't have a wiring diagram (@alldodge ?). I mean, there isn't any real alarm circuitry. The buzzer has 12v to it (IDK where, follow...
  4. nola mike

    More U-joint knocking?

    No, I didn't notice any play, though they felt loose (nothing unusual though). Gimbal was fine. Gimbal replaced last year during engine swap, Ujoints as mentioned were replaced prior to this season, with one set replaced again last month after the clip came off. Yeah, IDK. Don't recall that...
  5. nola mike

    mercrusier 350 MAG MPI coupler problem

    I'm guessing that the yoke wouldn't bottom in the coupler to allow for engine/u-joint movement.
  6. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0 dies while idling - no fuel from line

    I don't know that the fuel line is still dry after the switch replacement? Sounds now like it's rich at idle, more like some crud in the needle/seat, incorrect float, incorrect mixture adjustment, choke not opening. OP, look down the throat of your carb at idle, see if it's dripping. Also make...
  7. nola mike

    1992 Glastron 1700G Question.

    If the interior is beat, that would be a red flag for me. Your biggest concern is rot, everything else is relatively simple/easy/cheap to fix. A boat that has been left uncovered or in the water is much more likely to rot... Pay special attention to the area around the ski locker (see if it's...
  8. nola mike

    10 mph top speed

    I mean, congratulations on that. I can't tell you how many ASE certified mechanics show up on this board and can't diagnose the simplest problems. If your boat is revving at 2k and 10 mph, and you think all is well, more power to you. This is an engine problem, unless you have a hull carrying...
  9. nola mike

    First time boat owner with questions about 1998 Starcraft 1810 LX

    They're definitely in the exhaust bellows. Would be a good assumption that the u joint bellows look similar.
  10. nola mike

    '04 Merc 2 stroke went swimming

    Did that already forgot to mention
  11. nola mike

    '04 Merc 2 stroke went swimming

    Left the boat beached with an incoming tide, wind picked up, 15-30 min later had a swamped boat. Managed to wrangle it to the ramp and winch it out after a lot of cursing. Motor didn't get submerged, but got good 'n wet. The water is brackish. I got the water out of the tank (very little) and...
  12. nola mike

    First time boat owner with questions about 1998 Starcraft 1810 LX

    I can see significant wear in the grooves of the exhaust bellows on the pics. The bellows need replacing even if not leaking yet. Or you can wait. But deferred maintenance in a boat is always way more expensive when it becomes a repair.
  13. nola mike

    First time boat owner with questions about 1998 Starcraft 1810 LX

    About $700. Your exhaust bellows looks suspect, can't see much of the u-joint bellows, which is where the water would enter. I'd pull the drive anyways to check u-joints, gimbal bearing, and alignment. You'll also be able to see if the inside of the bellows are wet (and then you'll need to...
  14. nola mike

    More U-joint knocking?

    So had a (ahem) small issue with my u-joints last month when the clip fell off. At that time replaced just the drive side joint. The drive was new to me, and both joints were replaced prior to the start of the season. It's started clicking again, getting worse, though still only on fairly hard...
  15. nola mike

    Replaced rubber impeller now won't shift to neutral??

    Lower driveshaft splines not lined up with the upper. Try rotating the prop CCW as you lift the lower. Or you have bits of the lower driveshaft o-ring lodged somewhere in the upper housing (didn't see if you removed the o-ring/checked for old bits).
  16. nola mike

    Quality gimbal bearing tools

    Some of the ebay kits have an alignment tool + gimbal installer.
  17. nola mike

    1993 mercruiser 4.3lx dies after a few minutes

    Yes, that's possible. Did you check the contents of the filter when you changed it? Other causes already listed in post #2
  18. nola mike

    Crank but want start Mercruiser 5.7

    Dude, you're shotgunning everything. Do some of the troubleshooting, any of the troubleshooting steps outlined above (poor AD's about to have a fit that you haven't done the steps in #22). This won't be hard to solve if you just go in a logical order.
  19. nola mike

    New Motor Vibration issues at low RPMs

    Is the vibration present in neutral as well? And I'll take that TB-V off your hands for ya if you want...
  20. nola mike

    2006 Chaparral 190SSi Mercruiser 5.0 has perplexing alarm/power loss

    Didn't answer the other questions about setting timing and what ignition you have... But did you check temps at both the switch and the sensor with the IR thermo? Only thoughts I have about the temp might be to test what temp the switch closes in some hot water (again, I don't know what temp...
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