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I seem to be having some corrosion problems at the switch bank at my dashboard. Sometimes my bilge pump and blower work sometimes they don't. I have traced it all out and if I wiggle the connections at the switch or fuse block they will come on. Is there something I can put on the connections to...
For some reason my boat starts instantly when its cold. But when its warm it takes two to three times to start every time. Then if we are hanging out for a while and it cools down it starts instantly. I have a 99' Mercruiser 305 5.0 2-barrel.
Now I am having problems with the carb. Its a 1999 Mercruiser 5.0 305. It runs for 15-45 seconds than dies. I restart it with the same thing. I tried adjusting the fuel/air ratio and it ran real slow for a while. Then it died again. I could mess with the screw at the front and it would help a...
I have been told that I have hydro lock. From what I hear to fix this I take out the spark plugs and turn the engine over. If water comes out then thats the problem. Is this true and will that fix the problem completely?
I recently put a new starter on my boat and now its grinding the flywheel. Its a 1999 bayliner with a 5.0 mercruiser. Arco gave me a 30470 starter. When I look on mercury parts it says I need a 30433 starter. Is there a different bendix on these two starters that would make it not mesh right...
Hello I am having a big problem with my starter.
I have a 1999 bayliner 2050 capri. It has a Mercruiser 5.0 engine
I was having problems with it starting and I had to rebuild the distributor. Once I did that we had to mess with the timing for awhile then it started a couple times and then the...