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  1. nola mike

    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    Car in gear and running? What?
  2. nola mike

    spark plug question

    The longer plug is for the vortec engines...Your '96 PROBABLY is non-vortec, but that's right around the time Merc switched the heads... Dieseling isn't uncommon after running for a while and not letting the engine cool down for a full minute or so before shutting down.
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    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    That's what the garage floor is for.
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    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    Tbf, not sure what the point of a transmission dipstick is. If I'm down there I'm changing the fluid anyway.
  5. nola mike

    Family of 5, 19ft or 21ft?

    That's a good layout, similar to my 19'. I can fit 8 easily, 9 if you know your neighbor in the back seat well, 10 if you have 3 kids in the bow...
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    Looking for alignment tools

    Get the tool with the gimbal bearing driver for a few $$ more.
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    1981 Rinker with Mercruiser 120HP, In what order should I do these repairs??

    +1, rolling torque wasn't a thing until after the alpha was a few years out.
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    Specs for external "shop" tachometer

    I've got a bosch unit that has the same guts as the innova, it's great. The digital advance is so much better than a knob. Never had much luck with the cheapie induction models, too much interference. Also have an older dwell meter that works well, but only up to a certain rpms...
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    I still got 2 of them, @Scott Danforth
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    Normally it doesn't take much to probe my drains (I get scale not sediment). Reason to plug the other drains is you'd be able to tell whether or not air is flowing freely into the water passage (and direct more pressure to the potentially plugged drain). As an aside, I never got a chance to mess...
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    I wonder if you could blow compressed air through there. Maybe pinch the other hoses so you know the air is going to the correct drain.
  12. nola mike

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    That can also still be a rotten transom. Bolts holding y pipe can corrode on the bottom.
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    The issue is sediment blocks the drain and need to be physically probed with a wire at the block and manifold exits, like @Scott Danforth said above. You're in my neck of the woods, the water there doesn't get below freezing often, but it happens. We've already had block busting weather. Lots of...
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    That would *probably* have enough room to expand, but even I wouldn't try that experiment
  15. nola mike

    My block is drained, right?

    What are the directions below? Also, removing the plug at the front of the intake wouldn't help water collecting at the rear. From not removing that plug? I don't recall seeing one ever. Can you show me a merc source recommending its removal? No, @Lou C has it right. Gm redesigned the intake...
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    My block is drained, right?

    So, interesting about this... It isn't mentioned in the manual. @Lou C , do you have a link for the tsb (iirc it was a VP tsb, not merc)? I did this a few times, and never had water come out. I also don't see what's going to freeze in there. It's a huge space that appears like it should drain...
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    Fuel starvation conundrum

    @Scott06 likes to dump some out and see if it lights on fire easily. Never tried it but makes sense. I also just use the sniff test. I also use the shawshank method of using old fuel, mix it a gallon or 2 at a time with fresh stuff and throw it in the truck/lawnmower (the chainsaws and german...
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    My block is drained, right?

    Point being there shouldn't be any water in the block, I'd rather know that than gamble on AF getting to where it's needed at the proper ratio
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    My block is drained, right?

    Well... Who knows what the ratio will be at that point, given that I don't know what I'm adding it to. I'd like to know if there's actually a problem. Now I'm curious. I don't think I'll have time tomorrow (rainy today) but I may just refill and redrain the whole system in a couple of weeks. No...
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    Winterization difficulty

    You removed the engine but kept the drive on?
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