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    Boat turns over but will not start

    All I really konw is that the head gasket was slightly turnaround one cylinder. My boat guy installed the new one and it ran fine for the rest of the season. I was baffled as to why is was damaged but I've had it happen on a car before too and once replaced I drove it for another 120,000 miles...
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    Boat turns over but will not start

    Also, I did check the dead man switch. Mine is a simple off/on toggle and the lanyard just knocks the switch off if pulled. It doesn't have to be on there for the boat to run as long as the switch is in the on position.
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    Boat turns over but will not start

    Sorry I haven’t replied sooner. Been busy with work and the boat. I went ahead and changed the carb and fuel pump since they appeared original and the motor is an 03. Haven’t tried turning it yet since I just got finished with the fuel pump at 11:00 last night. Any advice/prep before trying? I...
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    Boat turns over but will not start

    Also, didn't respond to your head gasket question. I have no idea as to why it failed but when my mechanic in NC pulled it, he showed me the gasket. It was barely torn on one edge but he said that's al it takes. It ran fine with the new gasket.
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    Boat turns over but will not start

    Thanks for helping. I've got a spark tester in my chainsaw case and will see if it fits tomorrow. Also will pull the carb ad drain the gas. The local mechanic told me the gas should be alright since it's non-ethanol and I had Stabil in it, but old gas is usually bad gas. Someone today also asked...
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    Boat turns over but will not start

    Thanks for the reply. I have been suspicious of the gas since the beginning but haven't had the time yet or figured out the proper disposal resources to dump it. It is not ethanol though. I have never run ethanol in the boat since I've owned it because I learned years ago with my small engines...
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    Boat turns over but will not start

    Hi all. New to the iBoats forums so I hope I'm posting properly. I have a 2003 Crownline 180BR with a Mercruiser 3.0 and Alpha I outdrive. It has been in storage for about 3 years (Due to dragged out divorce sad to say). It was last shut down in 2019 and at the time I followed my normal...
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