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Good morning people. I went to the United State of America, about an hour from my Canadian home to retrieve my Corsa exhaust system yesterday. After watching Frisco's step by step installation, I felt I was ready to attempt this install. I was trying to fit the elbo and diverter in-between...

Hey guys; An update and a question, First I removed the engine to investigate an oil leak. Leak appeaered to be coming from the pan. Changed the pan gasket. Changed lower shift cable. Removed fuel tank, steam cleaned and preasure checked, all good. Lowered engine into the bottom-less pit (all...

Do I need to use bellows addheisive when installing the lower shift cable bellows? Alpha I, Gen II Thanks.... Ken

Hey Guys; I 've removed my fuuel tank to have it steam cleaned and pressure tested. Two of the tabs that hold the tank down were broken. Also I would like to replace the foam strips that go under and on the sides to isolate the tank. I'm mot sure where to get this stuff. Our local Sea Ray...

Hey Guys: I have been struggling with the main wiring harnes plug and it doesn't want to come appart.:mad: I don't want to break it as I don't know what it looks like under that boot. Any ideas? I'm going to look in the manual to see if I can find a diagram or a break-down of the plug...

Hey Guys: I'm in the process of removing my 5.7 Merc from my Sea Ray in my signature. I had the manuals for the enginge and the drive ( I believe they were 14 and 17). I dropped my external hard drive and found out the info cannot be retrieved with a large expense. I lost 2 years off pictures...

Hey guys; I will be taking my boat off my trailer and leaving my trailer out side. Then I will block the trailer and remove the tires and store them inside. My question is should I bag the hubs or just leave them. I have a 2010 Shorelander tandem with surge disc brakes. Thanks..... Ken

I had a long thread going about hydrolocking and was not getting any responses. To make a long story short: Hydro locked when cold, pulled sprark plugs, water in number 4 and a little in the pan. Oil level didn't rise but the oil is a little milky. Pulled manifold and elbow, visually looked...

Hi guys I've been having this problem the last couple of times out. I turn the key and the enging makes this clunk kind of sound and won't turn over. I wait a minute or two and it fires right up and then its fine for the rest of the day. Yesterday it did it again, but it did it two times with...

Hey Guys I have a slow leak of gear oil (about a table spoon a week while not being used) from the weep hole in the front of my drive at the shift shaft bushing. I relaced the bushing and it appears to be also be leaking at the output shaft on the gear case (upper). I'm wondering whats involve...

Hey Guys: I was trying to stop a timing cover seal leak by replacing the seal. I was not successful, and was informed I may need a speedi-sleeve. So I went and got one and installed as instructed to and this is how it ended. I'm not sure if its on far enough and if not what now? I measured...

Hi guys. I did a compleete tune up a few weeks ago on my 5.7 (serial # in signature) and it is running great. Having said that, I noticed a little pinging when I punch it. Im assuming this is most likely timing do to the tune-up. I would like to check the timing, but not sure which...

I have an oil leak behind the harmonic balancer. I believe it is the main seal. Does the engine have to come out to change this seal? I get a quarter cup of oil every time I go out. I think I will run it this summer and repair this winter unless I can fix it in the boat. I guess I need to drop...

Hi Guys; Well I splashed her here in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. Real windy and almost warm, 17*c (62*f). I found out the hard way how slippery my hull was on my brand new bunks on the new trailer. I undid the chain and the strap when my wheels were at the water and started to back up and...

Hi guys: Found the locking washers on the underside of the motor mounts. How do I deal with these. Just bend them back, make the adjustment and bend them back again? Thanks.... Ken.

Hi Guys; Getting ready to install drive bellows sleeve and i would like to clean the old adheisive off the bellows and gimbal housing ( aft end of bellows). It is still attached at the other end. What would remove the glue without damaging the rubber? While trying to pull the gimbal bearing...

Hi Guys: I finally got my tandem trailer. I had some questions about my single axle trailer that we discussed in an earlier thread which lead me to replacing it with this tandem. The trailer is a new 2010 model good for 4600lbs. I had to adjust the the bunks a little and am wondering if the...

Hi Guys; Just left the Mercruiser dealer with my can of liquid gold (perfect seal) for impeller gasket. It looks like the large hole gasket (bottom one) has a beed of some kind on the face that goes between the plate and the gasket. Am I supposed to put perfect seal between lower housing and...

Hi, Me again: When I sepaarated the upper from the lower, this plastic "filler wall" fell out. Is there a specific way this has to go into the slots and how would I get it to stay there? Thanks.... Ken

Hi Guys; I've just repainted my drive (AI,GII) and I am wondering how much contact with bare aluminum is required for the anodes to work. Under the front one, under the driveshaft, is completely painted and was before as well. Is contact through the bolts enugh or do I have to remove some...