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  1. ericcarr2000

    Charging

    I have a 1990 7.4 motor. I've had the boat for just over a year now. One question I have is am I supposed to switch the battery selector switch to both batteries in order to charge them, or is it ok if I turn the switch to off while away from the boat? It seems that lately when we go up and...
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    carb question

    Ok I will be upgrading my carburetor to an aftermarket one in the near future. I have a 1990 7.4 Mercruiser with the quadra junk carb on it. Does anyone know what CFM rating off the top of their head it is rated at? Sorry I dont have the carb numbers at the moment. I also just noticed that the...
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    Carb replacement

    Ok guys. I have a pretty much stock 90 7.4 mercruiser motor and was thinking of replacing the outdated quadra junk carb with an aftermarket one like a Holley or a edelbrock. I guess the question I have is does anyone know what cfm carbs are on these motors and what someone recommends the...
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    Carb replacement

    I have a 1990 Sundancer 250 with a 7.4 motor and her. I was throwing around the matter of replacing my carburetor with an aftermarket one. Does anybody know of a good replacement for the Quadra jet carb?
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    Fiberglass repair

    Quick question here. I notice that on one of my engine compartment hatches there is a cracking noise that comes from it when stepped on. Can someone explain how I can apply some extra support underneath it? What all I would need???
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    Starting on shorepower

    Just a quick thought, I've been starting my sundancer up while connected to shorepower. Will that hurt anything?
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    Replacing headliner

    I have a 1990 sundancer that I would like to replace my sagging cabin headliner. Can someone assist me in where I can get some of the correct fabric to do this project?
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    Trailer wheel replacement

    I have a 1979 tandem axel trailer that I refinushed last year and now I want to replace the rims on it. The tires that are currently on it say that they are 8.75 x 16.5 tires. What size rims can I used??
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    Sea water question

    I have a question regarding my sea water inlet. While launching her this weekend for the season i noticed that when I opened up the sea water valve in the bilge area that there is s white cylindrical part that is just above the valve. I'm not sure if this is the filter or not but there must be...
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    Marine air systems installation.

    I recently purchased a used air conditioner and was wondering if anyone has any experience installing these and can tell me if theyre difficult at all, can I do one of them? Heres the link to the particular model I purchased. I got the condensor and evaporator...
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    Mechanical fuel pump removal

    I will be launching this weekend and I was wondering if there's anybody out there that has attempted this? I installed an electric fuel pump this past Spring and was wondering if I can remove the mechanical fuel pump with the boat in the water without removing the raw water pump? I know there is...
  12. ericcarr2000

    Alternate oil pressure port

    Ok as some of you know, I recently installed a "t" fitting to be able to accept the sending unit and my newly installed oil pressure switch for my electric fuel pump. My question is this, is there an alternate location that I can install my mechanical oil pressure gauge? I have a 1990 7.4 motor..
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    No oil pressure at gauge

    Ok, as some of you know I just got done installing an electric fuel pump on my 90 250 sundancer. My oil pressure gauge worked just fine before, however after I installed my t fitting where my oil pressure sensor goes and then hooked up my sensor again, now I don't get a reading on my gauge at...
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    how to use this

    I ordered this on ebay a few months back and I know it is used for an adjustment tool, but can anyone tell me how it is used?
  15. ericcarr2000

    7.4 electric fuel pump

    Ok, I have a 1990 7.4 motir in which I will be installing an electric fuel pump on. My question is before I start prodding around, can anyone point me in the right direction to where to splice into the wiring?
  16. ericcarr2000

    Trim pump oil

    Ok I recently installed my freshened up bravo one drive, trim Rams. While operating the trim pump and putting some more 30w oil in it I had noticed that the oil in the reservoir was actually looking like coffee with creamer in it. Now could this be from the Rams being off of the boat all...
  17. ericcarr2000

    1990 7.4 shifting bracket

    I just recently remounted my bravo one drive and noticed when I went to hook back up the shifting bracket that goes to the drive that there is a small crack in the plastic part of it. The reason I took the bracket off is I intend on replacing my flappers do in order to do so I had to remove my...
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    Bravo one trim rams

    I need to replace my trim Rams on my 1990 bravo one drive. My Rams have stamped on them 98703, 98704. I've noticed that there are part numbers out there like 98703a26.... Etc on them. Do I necessarily have to have 98703?
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    Bravo 1 installation

    I am in the process of installing my 1990 bravo one drive back on and was wondering if there's some sort of a trick to getting the shift cable to engage the drive? The cable itself only seems to be sticking out an inch so there's really no room for wiggle.
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    bravo 1 skeg

    I recently completed a refurbishing project on my 1990 bravo 1 drive. One question I have is when I installed the skeg guard on her, I noticed that on the rear portion of the guard that it extended out past the back of the drive a bit. Is this going to cause any type of a problem?
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