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    Mercarb 2bl rebuild...

    My "trusty" 3.7 (165 2bl) has a "dead-spot" just above idle. It will stall/hesitate whenever this RPM is reached, whether increasing or decreasing RPMs, full engine temp or not. I took the carb apart, and found some off-white colored "gunk" in the bottom of the carb. So......I am gonna rebuild...
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    Merc 3.7 riser gasket leaking coolant

    I found the coolant level on my 3.7 going down each time I ran her, and could smell "burning" coolant, and see some steam from the exhaust. I found coolant in the cylinders/exhaust ports due to a leaking riser gasket. This gasket was replaced by me when I first got the boat a couple months ago...
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    Alpha One gear lube issue

    When replacing the outdrive fluid, I had a hard time pumping in the new fluid. It took excessive pressure to get it to fill. What could cause this? (Yes, the top plug was removed...lol)
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    1987 Four Winns Sundowner. Repower ?

    Anyone know what engines were put in this boat from the factory besides the 3.7?
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    3.7 Mercarb question

    3.7 165 Merc, will start and idle fine, but have issues with the low speed circuit (I'm thinkin') . Have a surge/stalling at low engine speeds, and engine wants to stall when backing off from higher rpm. The engine will accelerate fine once past the low rpm bog. If I "pump" the throttle, the...
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    3.7 (470) head RE-torque ?

    The Merc service manual says to final torque the cylinder head to 130 lb/ft. The retorque after engine is brought to operating temperature (not exact words in the manual). My question is.... Do I let the engine cool down before re-torquing, or is it done with engine at operating temperature...
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    3.7/470 rear main cap seals

    Can someone give me the proper install tecnique for the two seals that fit into the grooves on the rear main bearing cap? I have two seals, and two steel pins that were togther in the gasket kit. Looks like the pins fit in the grooves on the seals. Are these for install purposes...
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