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    ignition question sea maxx 5.7

    I have a sea maxx 5.7 when I first got it we could go I thought it bad points in it As I got troubleshooting the no spark issue I came to the point that the coil was bad so I got a new coil and had to park for two cranks and then the coil was bad again I noticed in the wire harness there was...
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    Sea Maxx Question

    hello everyone So I bought a new boat project and I love the hull its a 84 spaceship. the motor looks like its practically new just been sitting for a while it was repowered some time ago with a sea maxx 5.7 I can tell by the model number it is newer than 1998 but how can I tell the actual...
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    Chrysler 318 help

    my 318 has been filled with issues this year and i need some help. sometimes if she sits for a couple days she does not want to start and it has been (eating spark plugs this year. sometimes ill goto the boat in the am and she wont start i will put new plugs in her and she will then start. new...
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    cummins conversion

    I have a 26 ft pacemaker cuddy 10.5 beam and she is a heavy girl I currently have a 318 in it and it is well under powered I want to convert to a Diesel and was wondering if I could get away with a 4bt or would I be better off going to the 5.9 I don't mind other manufatuer of engines ither
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    89 3.7 cooling questions

    I recently bought a 89 cobia with a 3.7 I/O with a closed cooling system. I have never dealt with a closed system so really do not understand it. the seller said the impellor needed to be changed is there still a impellor in the drive unit to keep the drive cool. also what are some routine...
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    Merc 85 problem

    I was having problems with my merc 850 and troubleshot it to a bad coil when running the engine the bun y ears got knocked off the motor and it burnt up the impeller and over heated now I can't get the motor started after that overheat I have fuel and I have spark I have used starter fluid and...
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    another problem wont start

    on my 76 850 it was running pretty good just a little rough and it needed a new impeller so i decided to by the impeller and some new plugs. after replacing both items i went to start it and had a hell of a time getting it going but it did get running but then died i was guessing because...
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    need help with prop

    so i put my old merc 850 4 cyl on my newer boat but had to change the prop. never have changed it before so i pulled the nut and no movement so i took a pic to see if im missing something or there is a trick. Was trying to take the fam out tommorow but need to r2 this prop
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    need help with merc 850

    so I recenctly picked up a wicked cheap project.. just because i needed the motor but when i bought the boat i was told it needed a fuel pump because it was cracked. now finding the outside housing is easer said than done (any ideas were to find would be great). i hooked up carbs directly to...
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    Ideling problem

    ok so ive started a couple of threads you guys are great so here goes another. 65Hp 1972 evinrude, orgnial problem was 2 cylenders were not working so i started with compression 120 on all 3. then puleed carbs all apart recent rebuild by the looks of things in there and shot everything with...
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    lost 2 cylinders. on 65273s 1972 65hp rude

    so there i was headed down the rive to the ocean to do some late season striper fishing. When my cousin relized we forgot the chum. made a quick left turn back to the dock when the motor just started chocking then got all power back. kept head back and again lost all power... came back and...
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    71 evinrude 50

    i have a 50173s im looking for a new foward control for it with a yellow plug any one know were i can find one of these
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    40 hp johnson help

    i just picked up a rk-24l the top end fires right up but the lower unit is all seized up is there anything i should do to try to get the lower unit moving or is there somewere anyone knows were to find this lower unit assy.
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    Evinrude 50173s

    hi everyone just want to start off saying i love this forum growing up i always went fishing with my uncle suddenly in 1996 he passed away when he did his old starcraft with a 50 evinrude sat in the backyard under a tarp it ran in 1996 i enlisted in the Air force and moved away Recently i got...
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    another problem with johnson 28 hp

    so i got the johnson running real good and smooth but i have another problem at low thorttle the chungs along like there nothing wrong at about half throttle a wake starts to form and you can feel the mortor pushing you but you hear the rpms rise a litle and when the do you loose the pushing of...
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    62 Johnson 28hp problem

    ok i have a RX-10 C 28 hp johnson 62 I think. Im afaird the engine may be overheating and i cant fid the water flow of this old motor i know about the screen by the exhai i dont know if its the intake or exit. there is also a oval shaped plate on the lower ppot side that im guessing has to do...
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    another stearing question

    so the helm on my 89 larsorson went out and i trouble shot the proplem down to the helm my question is i have a telefelx safe-t system but it is the old style were the cable threads on to the helm is my old helm was SH5023 is there a way to use the same cable but use on of the new style helm the...
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    stearing problem

    ok so my stearing cable gave out on my 1989 larson 17" with a 3.0 merc and alpha one i want to replace the whole system the cable and the stearing box behind the wheel it is a non-hyd sys the sys is easy to get to but i have no idea what to buy plz help you all have been a life saver for owning...
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    stearing problem

    ok so i was on the lake this week end the first time of the season and i would turn left with no problem but when i would goto turn right the steering wheel would just click and not turn so i moved the outdrive to the right manual and then the steering wheel would only turn right and when i got...
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    dumb question

    hey yall so i went to chang the oil on my mercruiser 3.0 its a 1989 and there is no dipstick my question is how many quarts does it hold and does anyone know were the service manual online for that engine is thanks alot yall you guys have been a life saver on getting into owning a boat
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