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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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    Flooding...

    I am really old. I didn't know that MCs now require Cats?????
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    mercruiser 3.0 leak. Hey guys I have a 2001Viva 184 do you know why do I have a leak and how to fix it?

    Check for water in oil!
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    Flooding...

    Indeed! Boaters in NW Florida are repowering with OB as well. Too much maintenance on I/Os, not to mention safety concerns. However, on my restoration, I remembered all my years of tragedies and added safety redundancies and alarms whenever possible. When fumes or water enter bilge, loud...
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    Flooding...

    and one 2000 g/ph bilge pump with a LOUD alarm. One "aw-sh..." will wipe out fifty "at-a-boys."
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    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    I am just getting old... His photo threw me off. Mine looks a bit different. I have two leads coming out for alarm and one lube hose. I can't figure why his has (what appears) three lube hoses, or photo's perspective is confusing me and what I assume are hoses are actually leads??? I cannot...
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    Flooding...

    Don't feel too bad. Many of us old timers have made similar mistakes. If fresh water, your are lucky. Back in the day and having friends and professionals working in a saltwater environment, if flooding occurred, they'd pull everything as best that they could and submerge in fresh water and then...
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    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    I assume aluminum reservoir? I have never seen one made of aluminum, only plastic/synthetic. I guess I am really old school?
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    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    My lube reservoir started leaking near hose connection. Hose was fatigued too and o-ring connection was not tightened. I guess vibration... Former owner didn't have sensor wires connected, but I have not discovered why. Try tighten or replacing o ring and check for fatigued hose.. Just a...
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    Tilt Not Working on MerCruiser Outdrive

    Having a saltwater MC boat that got very wet with sea spray, that always managed to drip down onto my trim "noids" and ruin them, I gambled by covering them with a piece of vinyl and never lost another one. A lesson for me...
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    Wrong New Prop Or What?

    I would expect carburetor needs to be adjusted for high altitude?
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    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    Quads are bad about leaking or dripping. Been there. I also had a plug leak one time and just pitched carb. But, that was back in days when they were a dime a dozen. If all else tests fails, boater may have to install an Elderbrock (sic).
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    Channel Lock Stuck In Distributor?

    You need to mark distributor and rotor positions best that you can and remove. I suspect a piece has broken off and may destroy distributor bearing surface.
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    engine stalls when shifting back on forth a lot

    and it is very important to make sure RPM idle is within specs, while OD is in water and under load.
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    Tilt Not Working on MerCruiser Outdrive

    Clean battery cables first. Then, manually jump just to be sure that throttle switch is not problem. If rams will not go down but only up, I suspect you will need piston rebuild. I had to rebuild both of mine but my boat is an 86 and heavily salt water used. Salt water and aluminum don't play well.
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