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    Water or oil in Cylinders

    Hello everyone, I recently rebuilt a Mercruiser 140 and have been running it for a short period. After about 20 minutes of running time, I inspected all cylinders and I have the impression that water may have entered the cylinders. I would really appreciate your feedback on whether this...
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    MerCruiser 140 (’68–’82) choke tube missing – alternative or electric choke conversion?

    Hi all, I have a MerCruiser 140 engine (1968–1982 range) that I have completely rebuilt. It is now running perfectly and overall in excellent condition. The only thing I still need to finish is the choke setup. For that, I’m missing the small tube that runs between the intake manifold and the...
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    I am in the process of restoring a boat, in the process of which I hung the boat engine in the other day. Then got the engine running but soon heard the sound of the exhaust leaking. Then on further inspection, I noticed that water had entered the engine and especially in the rear cylinder. Now...
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    Mercruiser 140 1976 Down trim limit.

    Hello people, Would love your help with adjusting my power trim limit. I have a boat with a pre alpha Mercruiser 140 sterndrive and then alpha one trim cylinder. Now I am in the process of adjusting it but I am unsure what distance to use for this. In the book for a pre alpha they indicate...
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    Browning monte carlo 17ft Full Restore

    I wanted to share with you my latest project. I myself am a graduated for yacht and interior construction. About two years ago in the corona period I was able to take over a boat for free. Knowing that it needed mega work but I went into the plan with good intentions. I had 0 knowledge of...
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    gimbal bearing alignment

    So I've been working on a restoration on a classic 17ft Browning monte carlo for months. So now I have arrived at replacing all the bellows and gaskets. When removing my sterndrive from the gimbal housing, my bearing stuck to the shaft. I found this strange as you see people everywhere using a...
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