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  1. Stinnett21

    5.0 MPI Fuel grade.

    Yep, I've ran mine on 87 for 1550 hours.
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Where did you get those trim sender gadgets from? Interesting. So would that enable you to replace them without having to tear into the drive?
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    Constant 'Two Beeps' from my Four Winns 4.3

    FWIW My 2002 5.0 MPI used to do this on occasion. I upgraded my battery to 1000 MCA instead those rated below 800. I learned to keep the IAC muffler clean, the flame arrestor clean and the hose leading to it and problem went away and hasn't reoccurred for several years now.
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    290 SS searay twin 383 strokers

    To confirm, this is occurring on both engines?
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    Is it possible to put the upper half of the sterndrive on first? Or do I need to put the whole drive on together?

    Since you won't have the prop to reposition the shaft you can bump the starter to reposition the coupler. But frankly that method is still a PITA. With my A1G2 it's best to remove and install the entire leg. Yes it's heavy so you have to position the boat on the trailer so that the leg sits...
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    Inherited new boat. Unsure what it is exactly

    Looks like it's been restored and maybe modified.
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    J1171 Marine Trim Pump issue

    Blue (think sky) up, green (think grass) down. Is it old enough to still have the separate trailer switch on the throttle control? If so does it work and the thumb switch not? Also try uplugging the pump and back in. This has fixed me a time or two over the years.
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    Wheel bearing grease "oozing"

    Agree.
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    Wheel bearing grease "oozing"

    Yes, take a flashlight and crawl under and look at the back of the hub. If grease is thrown everywhere then there's an obvious indicator. The problem with hubs/BBs etc. is that people say you gotta repack frequently even with the aid of a BB. The problem with this is that every time you...
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    Wheel bearing grease "oozing"

    Can't tell for certain but when I zoom in on the pic it almost looks like the BB is barely hanging on, i.e. not inserted all the way.
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    What Year is this thundercraft boat?

    Doesn't look familiar. Thinking must be from north of the border.
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    4.3 Mercruiser MPI Chugging/Surging and Beeping during turns/Waves

    Need more info. What did the 5 shops say and do? Surely someone scanned it. What were the codes?
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    3.0l Alpha 1 Gen 2 low speed overheat

    1000 rpms is idle speed through no wakes on my boat, maybe even 1200 if no one yells at me. If you say it's ok at 1000 maybe you can nurse it through. How much can you get by with at 1000 in your situation? How long do you have to idle at 800 to get to your slip? If you can get to the slip...
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    PDF Service manual for 4.5L

    You might just have to get the paper and have the sections important to you scanned to pdf. Looks like a clean find. Let us know how it does.
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    daily music fix

    Yes. Arnel Pineda has been the lead singer since 2007 and he is fantastic. Sounds exactly like Perry. Just saw them in concert with Toto a couple of months ago. Check out the album. I am very impressed how good it is.
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    daily music fix

    FWIW, Journey's new album Freedom is fantastic IMO
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    Diagnosing trim gauge issues

    Common failure point is the wires as they leave the sender. Turn your wheel hard over as in making a left hand turn to inspect the wires. I've been buying time with mine using liquid electrical tape.
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    Which Bayliner Runabout - 2000 1800 Capri BR (125hp) vs 2011 180 BR (90hp)?

    Definitely the 2011. It's not a powerhouse, however, so be prepared to swop props for different loads. The extra hp of the 2000 is not worth the age of the boat. Unless you're absolutely sure the 2000 was stored indoors and the structure is not rotten stay away.
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    Raising the motor can give more speed as long as it's not raised too far. Others are wondering if yours is raised too far and loosing bite as it nears the top end.
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    Can't tell from the pics of the prop if it's pressed hub but it is possible his prop is slipping above 5200?
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