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    5.7 Merc coolant check?

    Ok, I sort of feel like a dork, but upon reviewing service manual over and over again, I can't figure out if my v8 is open or closed and how to check cooling system with regards to maintenance in general. I don't have a heat exchanger or a degaussing/overflow tank. I am not overheating. But I...
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    Running 5.7 without choke on quadrajet?

    So in hot weather environment, can I run my 5.7 without choke?
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    Trim/tilt rams: delete?

    So I have been restoring a 1978 Beachliner. Merc 160....trim pump went out, Can't afford to have it fixed. Can I just remove rams, hold drive up with 3 or 4" piece of PVC and not use reverse?
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    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    Ok, jaming a long Friday and then will not start on Monday? So I disassemble carb, clean, reassemble and mount. Completely floods again? Anybody with any clue please let me know? Thank you in advance!
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