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  1. nola mike

    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Then in all seriousness, what's the point of posting? Let your mechanic figure it out for you. Especially if you trust him to do everything, let him do it.
  2. nola mike

    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    I thought this sounded familiar. Fwiw, someone should pay me out for the 10:1 odds I was giving last year 🙄 https://forums.iboats.com/threads/wrong-new-prop-or-what.751645/page-3#post-5732185
  3. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3 will not start

    Agreed, gauges should be unpowered with ignition switch on if so
  4. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3 will not start

    Gauges work with ignition on?
  5. nola mike

    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    You sure about that?
  6. nola mike

    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Or find a hot rod shop in your area. Don't need to be a marine mechanic to rebuild a qjet.
  7. nola mike

    a carburetor shouldn't spill fuel like this, right?

    Same pump
  8. nola mike

    a carburetor shouldn't spill fuel like this, right?

    Yes...I think. That was running on the stand, and recurred even after I pulled the carb to recheck the float. So replaced pump. Didn't do it again, but replaced the pump after noticing low psi. Low psi on 3rd pump as well, but said screw it and gave it a shot. It happened again intermittently...
  9. nola mike

    120 HP mercruiser 153 ci 2.5 L issues

    1. Did you set the dwell, then set timing? 2. Did you check gas for water? If it's significant, the Seafoam and dry gas won't do anything. 3. Did you adjust the mixture on the carb?
  10. nola mike

    carburetor suspect problems

    Who knows? You still haven't told us what carb you're using. And afaik no mercs came with manual chokes.
  11. nola mike

    a carburetor shouldn't spill fuel like this, right?

    I'm on my 3rd Carter pump. First put out 8psi, 2nd and 3rd each at 2.5 psi. Which is I guess enough to pressure to fill the bowl. And apparently the pressure isn't related to the volume Shouldn't surprise you that that was me :)
  12. nola mike

    a carburetor shouldn't spill fuel like this, right?

    Duplicate
  13. nola mike

    a carburetor shouldn't spill fuel like this, right?

    Hopefully only for testing, and hopefully you can see why it's a bad idea to do that.
  14. nola mike

    Mercruiser 170 runs bad when hot - voltage regulator issue?

    Yes, failed regulator will cause an overcharge. I'm surprised you got it to start after replacing the points and not adjusting them.
  15. nola mike

    Water in Oil (Again) Head Scratcher

    Vortec or non? IIRC vortec doesn't have the exhaust crossover, right?
  16. nola mike

    a carburetor shouldn't spill fuel like this, right?

    Also, you're miswired somewhere. Your fuel pump shouldn't run with the engine off. This is exactly why...
  17. nola mike

    So I ended up sinking a bit.eek! 82 sea ray

    Fresh or salt water? Did anything else get submerged?
  18. nola mike

    Engine inspection tips for used 4.3L V6 or 305/350 V8 equipped mercruiser I/O setups.

    No reason you can't compression test. 30-60 min. I would also say that I'll buy the boat if a water test checks out...
  19. nola mike

    Any upstate NYers around?

    Wow, great suggestions! My wife is from Watertown, been a few times. Her family had an island up in Alexandria bay that they sold 10 years or so ago. Makes me sad. We actually did a road trip up there in the fall. I've done the boat museum before (obviously going to do that, right?) Crossed the...
  20. nola mike

    Out on the Lake Pictures

    Guess I need to post one
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