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    Merc 3.0l fuel filter bowl.

    The small fuel filter bowl on my 3.0l Mercruiser is rusty inside. It once had a coating (paint) but this has flaked off meaning that the fuel filter bowl is just bare metal inside which is rusting as theres always traces of water in the fuel. I asked at a Merc dealer and the bowl isnt available...
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    Renewing Anti Foul to prevent osmosis

    Hi, I have a 2000 Bayliner 175 which spends 7 months of the year in a freshwater lake and the other 5 months on blocks. I read recently that one of the best defences against osmosis in the fibreglass hull was to strip the antifoul right back to the gelcoat then renew the antifoul. Is this...
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    Filling Oil Alpha 1 Gen 2

    Having replaced the water pump in the outdrive I see the manual call s for filling the drive with oil from the bottom up. Is it OK just to pour it in the top instead and wait for it to find its way into the lower drive and for the air to come out?
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    Cooling after Winter Layover

    Had by 3.0l Merc out of the water for 5 months for the winter during which time the block and manifold were drained of water. Boat went back in the water today and initially, when idling round the marina it ran a bit warm on the temp gauge (185 deg F instead of the usual 175). when I reved the...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 harmonic balancer

    Hi I have obtained a puller to remove the harmonic balancer from the front of the crankshaft of my 2001 year Mercruised 3.0l engine. The bolts supplied with the puller are metric and so dont fit the threaded holes in the harmonic balancer which I assume are an inch based thread (AF, BSF or...
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