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    Need help 5.0 mercuries I/o problems

    Ok so I got a 2002 mercruiser 5.0 with the alpha drive. The problem is the engine backfires out of the carb like a lean misfire. Had the carb rebuilt and flow benched all works good. I have 6-7 pounds field pressure at carb inlet. The free flow from the pump was a cup of fuel in 4 seconds. Plugs...
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    1983 Johnson 25hp firing only one cyl

    I have a 1983 johnson 25 only firing one cylinder. I swapped the wire to the coil pack just to check for spark and I have spark. It is the bottom coil that is not firing. When I put the wires back to the original location the other one fires just fine also. I checked the stator according to cdis...
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    need help with 98 volvo dps drive making noise

    i have a volvo dps drive the funny part is that it has omc cobra stickers on it. its behind a 5.7 chev, i changed the seal in the shift mechanism and reinstalled all worked great for the hour that i ran it. went back out next weekend rand for a half hour and bang bang bang i think i processed a...
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    vp plug and trim sender help

    i have a 98 volvo penta 5.7gsi with a duo prop dps. the trouble that i am having is my trim sender wires are bad, cut and corroded, do i have to replace the sender or is it there just for the gauge? ive been using the boat like this for a while and just noticed the wires were no good. i have a...
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    4 winns 99 245 sundowner deck drain help

    i have a 245 sundowner and in the rear corners of the deck is a drain, one on each side, they look like sink or shower drains. i was told these are scupper drains. i have rubber plugs that i put in the thru hull when i go in the delta, they came with the boat and never knew why till now. when it...
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    is my boat sf bay capable?

    i have a 99 four winns 245 sundowner, im wondering if it will handle sf bay and the dumbarton bridge area. ive only taken this boat in lakes and the ca delta. the boat is a cuddy with scupper? drains in the rear floor corners. some specs are volvo dps 5.7 fuel injected, freshwater cooling loa...
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    servicing in water questions

    i have to change manifolds and risers on a 79 volvo 280 with a 5.7. if i do this in the water will water come rushing in and flood the boat? i have no trailer and the manifold is leaking. any help is appreciated. thanks
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    1999 volvo gsi steering

    i have a 99 volvo 5.7 gsi duoprop in a 245 sundowner by four winns. my question is there any upkeep to the steering system besides the fluid in the pump? thanks
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    duo prop help

    my boat 1999 four winns 245 sundowner has a volvo dps drive on it with a f6 stainless prop on it. id like to change to a alum prop since i will be in the delta and alum is a lot more forgiving that stainless. there is a lot of floating junk in the delta and im afraid that the stainless will...
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    four winns vdo cluster help

    i have a 99 four winns 245 sundowner with the infamous vdo cluster. my question is can i get rid of it and use single guages that will work correctly or am i stuck with the vdo cluster? thanks
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    volvo dps drive questions, help with knocking

    i have a 1999 Volvo dps drive behind a 5.7gsi engine in a 1999 245 fourwinns sundowner. i have a knocking when at full turn at low, near ide, speeds. it also has a vibration sometimes feels like a bad bent prop, but it goes away when i go to neutral and back into gear. i think the knocking is a...
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    need help id'ing what these are and use

    i have two plugs, i dont know what they are. they are located on the hull on the left and right of the drive. they look like white hockey pucks with a bolt through them. they are made by atwood and have some weird chalky cermaic feel. i dont know why they are there or what they are used for...
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    help with switch identify

    i have just bought a 1999 four winns 245 sundowner and for the life of me cannot find out what this switch does four winns call it 025-2039 PANEL ASSEMBLY, ESS CHERRY, IO
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    bottom paint questions

    i have a 1999 245 winns sundowner. i will be leaving it in the ca delta for a few months in the water then pull it out to trailer store it. sometimes take it out and put it in the sf bay and out of santa cruz for a day. the bay and santa cruz is salt water. when do i need to worry about painting...
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    help with new to me boat purchase

    need pros, cons and opinions about following boats. 2000 maxum 2300 scr with mercury outdrive 1999 four winns sun downer 245 with volvo duo prop thanks for the help
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    trailer help "is this right or will it hurt hull'?

    thinking of buying boat it was a repo but the trailer doesnt look right to me can i get opinions on if itll hurt the hull or be ok. the guy at the dealer said its a repo and that the trailer that came with it and that is how they are moved? help please and once again thanks for the help.here are...
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    broken skeg question

    i have a omc stringer on my malibu and broke the skeg off completley. there is about 1 inch of alum left under the bullet portion of the lower. can this be fixed, is there enough material to add a skegguard? i hit a tractor...yes a tractor, in the ca delta i guess there is a place where...
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    another dumb omc stringer ?

    i have a omc stringer 84 with a 305 chevy. the question that i have is the exhaust is not completly going through the hub on the prop. it is leaking at the point where the drive mates to the inter. housing when it is down. is that normal? some exhaust comes out the prop but not all. the reason...
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    need prop help and advise

    i dont knonw where to start but here is my set up thanks for any help 1. 1984 malibu sportster with a omc stringer and a chevy 5.0 2. 21 feet in length, 84 inches wide i have no decal for weight but maker says 2000lbs 2a. engine is rated at 220 hp 3. normally 5 people on boat total of 700-800#s...
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    omc stringer ?s about steering help

    i have a 84 omc stringer with the trucourse steering i installed a new cable and just my luck the cable is backwards. when i steer to the left it goes to the right and when i steer to the right it goes to the left. what are the ways to fix this? i know one way is to pull off the drum and redrill...
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