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    slow cranking

    hello all, I have Murray garden tractor with 18.5 HP Briggs and Stratton engine 42A707-2653. I was filling gas a day ago and accidentally spilled gas on the engine. A decided to let it dry. Now it doesn't start. It spins engine slowly for a rotation and then stops. I disconnected everything...
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    brown oil

    Hello all, I have OMC 1985 5.0L. I was changing an oil and it has dark brown color. I know that when water in the oil it will have milky color. In my case it was dark brown. I checked spark plugs and none of them are wet. I used my boat around 10 times this season and I always winterize it and...
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    Need help with propeller

    Hello all, I have OMC 800 1985 5.0L engine. I need to replace propeller but I can't find any information. When I got this boat 14 1/2 X 19 3 blade prop was installed and also one more smaller size was included. I came across of an add about 4 blade prop. They claim that it's better than 3...
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    Water or oil on spark plug

    Hello all, Last weekend I was winterizing my boat and found that oil was brown and on spark plug was wet. I?m not sure if water wet or oil ? may be mixed. What should I do and who do I check if there is a leak? One more interesting thing that I noticed before I changed oil I check the oil level...
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    Swivel Bearing

    Hello all, How much grease swivel bearing needs? My manual doesn't say anything about that. I was putting there a lot of grease but I never seen that excess come out of there. Do I need to pump grease until it will start to come out? Thanks Bayliner 1985 19' OMC stringer 800
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    tachometer question

    Hello all, I have Bayliner 1985. All the sudden my tachometer stopped working. I checked power=14 ground and signal=9.6. Should I start looking for new tach? There is not much information about tachometer in my owner manual and repair manual. It is Thomas G.Faria Co. Thanks Alex
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    Fiberglassing floor question

    Hello all, I'm going to fiberglass my new floor and just not sure how many layers of fiberglass cloth do I need? Can some one direct me what type of fabric do I need because I know there are many types. And is there any alternative to the carpet? I used to have carpet and I would rather put...
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    floor fix

    Hi all, I decided to replace soft floor in my Bayliner Capri 1985 19ft. I removed carpet, seat but cannot find how to remove seat pedestal. I?m not sure how it attached to the floor? Please help I attached picture and I hope it is visible to all. Thanks in advanced Alex
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    soft floor

    Hi guys I have couple of soft spots in my boat. Is there fix for this? Thanks Alex
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    Need some advice here

    Hello all, I have OMC stringer 800 1985 and I asked my dealer to perform pressure test. (Last summer I found milky oil in my lower unit) He told me that upper and lower units have to be resealed and also told me that gear cable is shot and has to be replaced also. What is reasonable amount of...
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    muffs question

    I’m new to the boats (own it for a year only) and have question about how to run on muffs properly. In order to get water pump going do I need to put into the drive(forward) mode or it is ok to run engine only without engaging the outdrive? Here is my boat info: Bayliner 1985 5L V8 Stringer 800...
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    oil type advice

    Hello all, I have OMC 1985 5L. My owner manual says to use OMC Hi-Vis Gearcase Lube however I don't have any OMC dealers close by. What oil can I use instead? Thanks Alex
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    Lower unit - milky oil

    Hello all, I got Bayliner 85 V8 5L OMC stringer 800. I discover milky oil in lower unit. Last weekend I noticed that after I returned I was low on oil lever in lower unit… Really low – I had to add around 10oz of oil. I decided to add oil up to the level and try to boat again. After I checked...
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    Loosing ground

    Hi all, Very odd problem happen to me. I can start engine just fine and it runs great however if I shut engine and will try to start it back - nothing happens - no click – nothing. However all gauges work - in couple of min if I will try again - it will start back like nothing happened. I am...
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    Stupid question

    Hi all, I am new with boats and probably ask stupid question. After around 1 hour boat trip and taking boat out I removed plug and usually water starts coming out. It is not much – and amount of water may vary from trip to trip. I also noticed same thing on other boats. Is it normal? In...
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    gimble bearing lubrication

    I wanted to lubricate gimble bearing l with grease gun, but I can't see a grease zert. Is there one? I checked manual and according to location there is a hole but no zert. OMC 1985 V8 5L Thanks
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    Tilt up or down

    Hello all, I am new here and probably my question will sound stupid. I recently got Bayliner 1985 v8 5liter. I know that there are many problems with these boats and I would like to avoid it if possible. I know that during winter I should tilt it down. How should I store it between weekends...
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    Fuel sender and speedometer

    Hello all, It seems that fuel sender does not work in my boat. Does any one know part number? What would be the replacement procedure? Is it straightforward? Also speedometer doesn't work. I didn't check for a voltage to the gage but if it is 0 where should I look for sensor? Boat Info...
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    Battery question

    Hi,<br /><br />What is the difference between auto battery and marine?<br />Can I use auto type?<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Alex
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    Starter question

    Hello all,<br /><br />I need to remove starter because it seems to be dead.<br />I can see one bolt on the front of the starter and another on the back.<br />Are there any other bolts that I need to remove to take out starter?<br /><br />I have Bayliner 85 with OMC 5 liter engine.<br /><br...
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