Search results

  1. nola mike

    Hey Newbies

    Yeah, I feel like iboats it's an outlier here. I still don't think I've read the rules 😃
  2. nola mike

    Cool weather app

    Windy is pretty good. You can choose from different forecast models. The forecasts are hit or miss in my neck of the woods though, we get pretty severe and frequent shifts. Overall nice app though, I always check it before going out
  3. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3 removing oil from bores?

    I mean, it really doesn't matter, does it? Change the oil, roll the dice, see what happens. Better odds with better storage, but no guarantees regardless.
  4. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3 removing oil from bores?

    No, you have another issue. Oil residue isn't enough to keep the engine from turning over. If it isn't turning over at all, I would check to make sure that your valves are moving in that low compression cylinder. Otherwise, start with cleaning your connections and load testing your battery
  5. nola mike

    Mercruiser 4.3 removing oil from bores?

    Spin it with the plugs out, any oil will be expelled through the plug holes. Although if it's turning over, any oil will go out the exhaust anyway. I'd run it for a while and recheck the compression.
  6. nola mike

    3.0L hard starting

    Poor connections are always a suspect as well
  7. nola mike

    3.0 mercrusier stalling

    Canister filter is still a very good idea. Pump filter won't stop water, and isn't nearly as good as the canisters otherwise either.
  8. nola mike

    3.0 mercrusier stalling

    A better time would have been before he started having problems 😄
  9. nola mike

    Need help rebuilding my alpha one gen II Sterndrive

    Being able to turn it, and having your pitted bearing surfaces hold up at 4k rpms while under load are 2 different things. I've had good luck with used units aside from having to replace seals, and I really like having a spare on hand so that I can repair a leak or u joints on my own time.
  10. nola mike

    3.0 mercrusier stalling

    This is a tks? If you found crap at the pump filter, then you need to see if there's crap elsewhere. Canister filter? Is there a filter at the carb?
  11. nola mike

    How do I change engine rotation direction?

    Confused here, are the piston pins offset from center on these?
  12. nola mike

    What is this sound on Mercruiser 4.3, Alpha One?

    Sounds like the exhaust flappers to me.
  13. nola mike

    1974 Mercruiser 140hp transom assembly replacement options

    The flywheel housing is different as well iirc, as is the flywheel and coupler from newer models (though not sure if that would have an impact)
  14. nola mike

    Hour Meter Wiring

    Never really understood the hour meter. 100 hours at idle isn't the same as 100 hours of watersports. Same thing with mileage in cars... I'll take 100k highway over 20k city (or my wife driving) any day.
  15. nola mike

    Engine coupler

    Not if the driveshaft wasn't turning ...I think it's gotta be the coupler, engine needs to be pulled to change
  16. nola mike

    Best Oil Extractor

    And the tool you need is invariably at the other house 🙄
  17. nola mike

    2004 5.7 Thunderbolt turns over but won't start

    1. What was in there? Clean gas or other? How old is the gas? 2. Did it cough/catch at all? 3. No
  18. nola mike

    2003 Ebbtide Mercruiser 3.0 engine rattle? Normal?

    What's your choke doing? Is it tks?
Top