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    Attempting to measure fuel pressure on TBI...

    I'm trying to measure the fuel pressure on my 2001 Mercruiser 5.7L Throttle Body Injection. I have an adapter made for a GM TBI and I was planning to put here here: But when I got the fuel line off, both connection are the right size, but appear to be the wrong type. Does anyone know the...
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    Vapor lock - fuel line insulation question...

    Hi, I have a 2001 Mercruiser 5.7L TBI engine with a "cool fuel" adapter. After running hard and then sitting for an hour or so, it will not restart until cool again. I've seen Mercruisers service bulletin on vapor lock and am trying to minimize my heat soak and have a question: When...
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    Quick timing question

    Hi all, I have a 2001 Mercruiser 5.7L TBI. My boat presently does not have an issue (knock on wood) but I enjoy learning how to do things before I need them... Anyway, I have a couple of questions regarding checking your timing. I believe I found the timing mark and what appear to be marks in...
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    Volvo Service Manual for 5.0GL-E?

    Can anyone help me find a Volvo service manual for a 2005 5.0GL-E? It's in a 2005 Caravelle 207LS. Thanks!
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    Bug sprayer adapter for outdrive

    I like the bug sprayer idea that was mentioned in the other thread, http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=1887924&posted=1#post1887924 Can someone provide details?
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    Questions regarding pulling the Outdrive

    I have a 2001 Merc with an Alpha 1 Gen 2 outdrive that has ~130 hrs on it. (I've had it for 2 seasons) I pulled the outdrive for the first time as I was winterizing and had a few questions: 1) From reading the forum, it sound like it is common to pull your outdrive. Is it necessary to...
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    Raw water hose hotter on drivers side?

    I have a 2001 Mercruiser 5.7L with throttle body injection. I've noticed steam coming out the driver side thru hull exhaust but engine temp is fine. The same volume of water coming out both sides of the thru hull exhaust so I'm not to concerned... Anyway, when I felt the hoses coming off the...
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    Engine Compartment To Hot?

    Hi all, I have a 2001 5.7L Mercruiser (sn 0M080869) with throttle body injection. Yesterday, we had a boat full (4 adults & 4 teens) to go tubing. Ran great for about 45 min. We stopped to exchange tubers and would not run again. Initially it would crank and fire, but when I tried to give...
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    Starboard Cooling Obstrustion?

    It's time to summerize the boat, YEA! I started it on the muffs and noticed most of the water was coming out the port side, below the outdrive and the thru-hull exhaust. The starboard side below the outdrive was coming out, but not as much and there was none come out the starboard thru-hull...
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    Compression Test - Best way to gnd coil wire?

    When doing a compression test, what is the best way to ground the coil wire that goes to the distributor? Do people use a special post to ground it out or a clip lead? Thanks-
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    Why do I have two coolant temp sensors?

    I have a 2001 5.7L Mercruiser EFI with raw water cooling. I notice I have two temperature sensors on the thermostat housing. Service Manual 24 says they are the Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor and then Water Temperature Sender. Are these sensing the same temperature? Is one for the dash...
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    Is hitting the rev limiter ok?

    I have a 2001 5.7L Mercruiser EFI w/ Alpha I Gen II outdrive. The manual says the max RPM should be from 4400 - 4800 RPM. I was talking to Mercruiser technical support one time and he indicated that the rev limiter is set ~150 RPM above that or 4950. He indicated that he didn't mind going...
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