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Clean the anti-siphon valve
Check the fuel pickup filter
Test fuel pressure with a pressure gauge (get the Mercruiser test fitting)
After 2 years any fuel turned to goo
After 13 years the goo would have dried to crusty bits
You added fresh fuel which now has those crusty bits plugging your...
The plastic washers at Ace are nylon. Nylon is hygroscopic (absorbs water)
Not sure the johnyrude crush washers are nylon (I don't know what they are made of)
You are looking for a marine distributor than meets SAE J1171 that has an integral coil?
There is only one company and that is DUI.
No one else wanted to pay the royalties for the patent.
No, not even close
the stringer mount is 4 points. the forward mount with or without electric trim and the aft trunion mounts
the transom on an OMC needs to only be thick enough to hold the screws for the boot.
the mercruiser mounts off the transom. the transom shield clamps to a transom...
until the last decade or two, boat manuals were only offered by less than a dozen boat manufacturers. Brunswick, Chaparral and a few more.
boat manuals 40 years ago were non-existent.
service your cooling system if you have overheating issues.
a properly maintained cooling system can run until you need to stop for fuel without ever coming off plane.
I would say you could run flat out, however not on a stock recreational motor.