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    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    I stopped counting the times I have had to clean off terminal green crap. I started spraying Fluid Film on them , which just slows it down.
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    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    I had a helm faulty ignition switch on a MC that didn't allow enough current for the starter/Bendix. It ended up destroying the flywheel ring gear's teeth. You may want to directly jump starter and examine the difference in performance. If it was my boat, I'd paint starter teeth again and...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 Oil pressure and water pressure switches (Alarm Circuit)

    Depending on your easy access to it, there should be an oil pressure or sender near the factory oil filter location that you may consider relocating. Some motors have been retrofitted with remote and easy access filters. However, if there is a switch or sender near the oil filter, and it...
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    High Performance Gear Lube Color - Bravo 3

    That's exactly what I would do!
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    High Performance Gear Lube Color - Bravo 3

    But the bearings are still coated with contaminated lube?????
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    High Performance Gear Lube Color - Bravo 3

    Perhaps you implied and I didn't catch it, but I would not let that contaminated lube stay on OD all winter. Just my 2 cents....
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    Am I screwed??? Alpha 1 G2 question (video)

    I am not 100% on Alphas, since mine all required grease fitting type hinge pins. But, my Bravos needed special performance hinge bushings, not requiring grease fittings. Is slop horizontal or vertical or both? R u the original boat owner? Is there a chance that you have a newer OD requiring...
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    Sounds like a plan!!!!!! External engine compartments are always in a fisherman's way, until the fisherman has to work on the motors. I have only owned one MC that had a box, and it was much easier to work on than the rest. Good luck!
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    Over the last 40 years, I must have installed or re-installed a dozen MCs. I have never been able to easily install a complete motor with exhausts and risers attached because of mount alignment issues (seeing) and at the same time getting the risers inside the riser/y-pipe bellows. The Y-pipe is...
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    If bias metal, I would have recommended at least painting, but it looks like you are doing fine!!!!!! Nice build!
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    Very Nice and clean!!! SS fuel tubing? Stat housing looks very similar or the same as mine. I removed my stat housing temporarily in order to fastened a HOMEMADE lug for the up and down adjustments required for the front motor mounts. Of course, my exhausts' manifolds were not installed on...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 added 4qts Still below ADD mark

    Read on Trailer or in water????
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    Gas vapor out the secondaries at WOT

    If accurate, time for a tear down! Sorry....
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    You may have to remove state housing and attach lug there. My motors are closed with heat exchangers too. We had to fabricate the stuff. If you have access to welders, you can build your own. I am sure MC sells the exact lugs required, but it may not be cost effective to buy new. Keep in mind...
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    achris photo is the best that I have seen but sometimes conversions, rebuilds, new engines don't come with the loading lugs. And, used 350 blocks to rob parts are getting scarce. You may be able to find new ones easier. My latest didn't have any in the front of the motors. I welded 2 angle iron...
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    Gas vapor out the secondaries at WOT

    I experienced compression tester failures due to a fitting malfunction. Air fitting was leaking badly. Try another compression tester or tighten its fittings. Trust me!!!
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    Twin 5.0 alphas,2 power steering pumps?

    Something I just learned! THX! I would have expected that the second pump was some sort of backup usage.
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    1999 bayliner vibration

    1999 and wood is good? Amazing and a keeper!!!! I can speak from personal experience, that is not usually the case for older boats, and if you removed motor you may have dislodged back motor mount or components, as I did, and you will never get motor to align. Make sure components are not laying...
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    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    I suspect new one allows for changes in pressures or for gravity to drain lube back to OD w/o suction ?
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    Flooding...

    4500 bucks?????? Good grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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