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  1. nola mike

    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    Find the leak first if possible. Pulling the drive isn't a big deal though, and if your bellows are leaking you'll have a greasy mess that will be obvious when you pull the drive. At a minimum, you should grease your u-joints and coupler and check your alignment. If you don't know when the water...
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    Gauges recommendation

    That's weird. Key on should have 12v there. That's right.
  3. nola mike

    Gauges recommendation

    To make sure that there isn't a short to power on the ground wire causing the high readings. Done on the positive side it's a voltage drop test. Picks up issues particularly under load that a resistance test will miss (small static resistance that becomes significant with high current passing...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    At least it's a pontoon so not sure how much water can get in there, but yeah, still wouldn't want to find out at least until you know where the leak is from
  5. nola mike

    1969 Glasspar outdrive swap out

    Did you check the alignment prior to install?
  6. nola mike

    4.3 lt Mercriser Cranks But will not start on idle and will not idle.

    You may not need need your choke at those temps, but maybe it would help.
  7. nola mike

    1998 Mercruiser 5.7 TBI Backfiring Under Load & Loss of Power

    Go to the junkyard and buy a head for $30. Slap it on, take your time with yours, enjoy the season.
  8. nola mike

    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    That's your issue. Are you talking pick up coils or ignition coils? Either way they can ohm out fine and still be bad. Idk what the wave form should look like, I'd think it should be sustained to give the capacitor time to charge (in my thread I mentioned getting an oscilloscope to test it). On...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Have you used a DVA? A typical dvm doesn't have the resolution to see what's going on in an AC CDI ignition. Phasemaker ignition seems electrically similar to a modern CDI, just with some mechanical parts as well. Haven't seen where you've replaced the pickup coils on the stator
  10. nola mike

    What is this reservoir for? Coolant? Where does the line run to?

    Looking at the reddit thread OP says it's been sitting exposed under a tree for 14 years. Gear lube is going to be the least of his worries
  11. nola mike

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    That's the part. The one that's difficult is the shift shaft seal beneath the water pump in the drive, that may be the one that you were looking at.
  12. nola mike

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Well hell, if you're in that far you might as well replace the shift shaft bushing as well with the newer style. That's an impressive run for a lower cable!
  13. nola mike

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Yeah, but very possible that it's already been done. That old style cable hasn't been around for a long time
  14. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0 no power to fuel pump when ignition ON

    Yeah all of this. I had a bugger of a time tracing down a partial failure of that 90a fuse. Ended up removing it for the same reasons given by bt. Near as I could tell that fuse only protects the alt from a high amp back feed. Starter circuit isn't fused but ignition is. First check is to make...
  15. nola mike

    2003 5.0 MPI stubborn overheat issue

    Not as familiar with your B3, but if you're still pulling your water through the drive you might be sucking air esp on plane. Might try a section of clear hose before the tstat and look for bubbles.
  16. nola mike

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Maybe. Run through Achris' adjustment video on youtube (is that the one you looked at before?) and pay special attention to checking play in the shifter cables.
  17. nola mike

    Gauges recommendation

    Hmm, looks like your gauge is reading 2v too high. Next step is to measure the voltage at the gauge. I'd probably check with the wiring on, and if the DVM is high I'd disconnect the leads from the voltmeter and remeasure. Lastly, I'd run a ground directly from the battery. Set the DVM to DC...
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    shifter adjustment

    Hey, Eric's back!
  19. nola mike

    Cool day on the river yesterday

    Hope everyone had a great weekend! Not only did the boat work all weekend, but while swimming off the boat a pod of at least 100 dolphins decided to join us. We escorted them back towards the Chesapeake for about an hour/6 miles before heading back. Really incredible sight and a pretty good way...
  20. nola mike

    shifter adjustment

    No it shouldn't.
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