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    water pump?

    Getting my boat ready for the season and i had a drip coming from the front of the front of block, removed water pump but see no evidence of leak, something i should specifically look for? My look auto store has a GM reman pump for good price, is there any difference in pumps between marine and...
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    Draining gas?

    If i suspect my gas tank has water what would be the best way to clean it. How to remove possibly 40 gals of gas? use hose thru fill inlet? disconnect engine feed line? access some type of service cover on top of tank? I should be able to see water? will i be able to separate and reuse gas...
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    Merc 650 TNT

    I'm looking at a 68 Mercury 650 o/b, no power trim. Was power trim available as an option at the time? Can i retrofit tnt fairly easily? Is it just a matter of obtaining the parts and bolting them up? Thnaks
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    winterizing question?

    I put the muffs on and turned on the water then climbed up into boat, started it up and started to pour fog oil down carb until she stopped. I then climbed down and walked over to hose spigot and turned water off,(maybe 3 minutes) then drained block as per instruction. Now i'm starting to worry...
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    ykk zipper help

    Hi, I have an Avon inflatable , the front bow has a rubber compartment sealed with a large YKK zipper. The zipper tracks themselves are intact however the slider broke off, can I just get a replacemnet slider and crimp it on? Thanks
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    How to attach fuel chain?

    The little chain that holds the gas tank cap to the boat when refilling detached right where the screw attaches chain to little piece of metal about 4 inches inside throat of gas fill line. Anybody have a good solution to reattach? I suppose that the screw fell into tank, any great concern? Thanks
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    Attwood bilge switch

    I have an Attwood float switch in my bilge, it several years old, I can't tell the model number it doesn't seem to be present on unit. Anyway is the float level adjustable? with cover removed and manually lifting the float the pump turns on, though it seems like I have to lift it higher than it...
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    No run condition

    After tending to my boat after Hurricane Irene first thing I noticed was bilge did not pump out, i had to flip dashboard switch, there was a great deal of water and block may have been partially submerged and top of fuel tank may have been under water, I checked the oil and it looked great no...
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    Kawasaki driveline noise

    I don't know too much about this ski because it's my SIL but it's a Kawi, vintage around 2004, 3 cylinder 2 stroke with direct fuel injection and she asked me to help her. Several years ago she sucked a towline into her impeller and since then she has been havina knocking/clanking sound in her...
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    Kawi hard starting?

    MY BIL has a three cylinder carbed 1200 cc engine about 2003 vintage, the engine is just about impossible to start cold, we have to spray ether directly into cylinders, but once started runs fine and restarts good. Any ideas? I'm not that familiar with jetski's yet. I did open his gas tank cap...
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    gasket sealer

    I just broke apart the joint between my water intake manifold and exhaust manifold on a kawasaki. I see there is some type of agent on the threads and a gummy substance between mating surfaces of the manifolds, when replacing do i need to use the same stuff? what is it? can I reuse bolts? Thnaks
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    D cap

    LOOKING TO REPLACE CAP AND ROTOR, MY present cap says "805759" on it, is that the same as a 805759 T1 i keep sseing for sale?thanks
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    noise

    I have been hearing noise at the rear of my engine, iI thought it was some type of rattling/banging driveline noise. As I got closer to engine bay for inspection I put my hand on the port side exhaust(the large metal pipe after the rubber connectors heading down and out) and felt the noise and...
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    outdrive install problems.

    Have a alpha 1 outdrive and just reinstalled outdrive after the winter and having shifter problems. I can see the upper shifter rides on top of the lower shifter(where outdrive mates to gimbal unit) almost as if the lower shifter needs to be lifted and if i use my fingers in there the lower one...
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    Impeller shim availaility

    Im replacing my outdrive after inspection and can't find the shim for the water impeller, is that part available or do i need to buy the whole pump? tried to find it on schematic and didn't, or what I should say is the piece is listed in exploded drawing but the p/n below the drawing do not look...
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    corsa silent choice

    On a 350 v-8 mercruiser do you have to pull the engine to install the silent choice? right now it's all stock exhaust. Thanks
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    bilge pump questions

    I have 2 battery setup with a Perko battery switch and a on/off dashboard switch connected thru a float switch. If I turn my perko switch off the bilge will not turn on, if i turn the Perko on I would have to put my dash switch to on position and also have a red indicator light showing all the...
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    paint o/d

    Other than how it looks is there anything wrong with brush painting my outdrive black with rustoleum paint? It's 22 years old so not concerned about cosmetics.
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    oil o ring

    I separated my lower unit from upper for inspection on a alpha 1, I ssee there is a very small rubber gasket/o ring that connects the oil passageway from the bottom to top unit, does this get replaced for every inspection or reused? can it be bought alone? What is the name of that o ring? Thanks
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    Overheat questions

    I have a 1988 merc v-8 350 ci that has been overheating during idling and slow speed, finally removed the lower unit today for impeller inspection and the unit looks brand new, like it was just replaced. I have only had the boat this summer the previous owner told me his mechanic told him that...
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