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  1. Scott06

    Budget Wake Boarding Tow Options

    I put this tower on my sea ray 200 sport https://www.krypt-towers.com/x-mobe-wakeboard-tower-polished-or-black-1/ it is a good quality tower for the money doesn’t rattle and has held up well for several season you can do it from the stern tow hook but it is much easier pulling up from the...
  2. Scott06

    is this normal?

    How long - if the fuel pump doesn't pump, the anti siphon valve is stuck or needle and seat is stuck closed a long time. Take the fuel line off the carb put it in a container and crank it to see if fuel is flowing. If fuel is there, there may be a carb inlet filter that could be clogged or...
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    is this normal?

    The float bowl is cast into the body. A 2 jet has three basic sections airhorn/ top main body includes bores and fuel bowl throttle plate includes throttle shaft and throttle plates.
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    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    If your flywheel is not drilled and tapped for the triangular coupler I wonder if the engine is earlier than 87. Typically in a change over year there is a lag in what marine engines are in the assembly que. Is the '87' flywheel 14" in diameter? if not the older style merc coupler for smaller...
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    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    None of the OMC items will work (with exception of starter and intake manifold) so you can toss or sell them. keep the balancer and flywheel that came on the 87 with it. You may have some fitment issues to work through on the pulleys and you may need a different mercruiser coupler if the...
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    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    Strip the omc one down to the long block and it should swap over to use all the mercruiser accessories. Underneath it they are both chevy 4.3's. would keep the flywheel and balancer with the donor engine incase there are any balancing variance between the years. would look at the exhaust...
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    Bah. Water in bellows.

    You take your drive of every other weekend regardless if it needs it or not so no wait... Water in coupler won't cause an issue just not supposed to be there. if there was that much grease on splines dont sweat it. If there was water no grease and you never took your drive off you may have them...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    If the 305 flat tappet cam is a marine 305 cam and is from the pre 1985 vintage like your block should be ok. The big differences from a automotive 350 are cam, freeze plugs, head gaskets (marine wont corrode in raw water), block circulation pump, and electrical components. I would recommend...
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    Bah. Water in bellows.

    I would look at the seal on the shift shaft on top of where it goes through the exhaust passage. Since the exhaust is full of water it can get up through this way. Big quad ring if not glued in can get dislodged too. Also water in bilge if it gets to a high level can fill the bellow through...
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    Show me a better or more unique sounding short block v8 than this wee monster !

    yours sounds similar to mine. Closest i got to thur hull…
  11. Scott06

    Building a gantry crane

    Another option is a wrecker with a boom. I went though thinking through a making gantry , which will certainly work, and essentially used a wrecker with a boom. certainly will have a cost but when you consider your time, it may work for you… took the guy longer to set it up with outriggers etc...
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    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    How did you set the nuts on the rocker arms just torque to a value? Reason guys are asking is if over tightened they can cause the valves to not close fully and loose compression. Compression+ spark (at right time)+ fuel= combustion....
  13. Scott06

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    If its wide open its not a problem…
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    Can I replace a Mercruiser 5.0L with a 4.5L engine?

    Go up in engine size not down. a 4.5 would struggle in a 26 ft boat… as mentioned a 6.2 will be a good fit And take all the accessories off your 5.0 As both are small block chevys. Is your 5.0 carb or mpi ?
  15. Scott06

    090 block dipstick tube pressed in?

    The one on my aluminum pan 4.3 went into bottom of oil pan on port side. The bends on that dont look like they will fit upon that block location. do you have a merc serial number on the engine ?
  16. Scott06

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    Pretty sure that is a direct injection pump unit not a 5 psi carb pump …
  17. Scott06

    94 Ebbtide

    Probably the best bet, assume rest of boat is roached too? If you part it out you may be able to recoup some cost by selling off the Yamaha specific parts on ebay or long block if it is in decent shape
  18. Scott06

    1993 7.4L Gen V Fuel Pump Issue?

    We all have felt real special many times … you can probably fill the carb via the vent or dump gas down it to check if it runs
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    1993 7.4L Gen V Fuel Pump Issue?

    this is a mechanical pump driven off the raw water pump? In video Belt driving it is not moving when engine turns
  20. Scott06

    Impeller service & gear position

    Bondo said when reinstalling you need to keep it from popping out of gear. If you dont keep counter clockwise pressure on the prop it will pop out of gear. You wont be able to mesh up shift mechanism or rotate the drive shaft to mesh with splines in coupler. to remove drive put shifter fully...
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