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    1992 Marine Power 454 Inboards Operating Temp

    Just ordered a temp gun il check it out sunday when I take It out to verify. I dont know what temp tstats it has never took them out might pop it apart just to check. The current water temp is 75f give or take.
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    1992 Marine Power 454 Inboards Operating Temp

    I have a luhrs boat with 2 1992 marine power 454s fresh water cooled Have only owned this boat for 2 yrs last season I had to keep it at a slow speed due to a bent shaft. The other day I was finally able to open it up 3300rpms I noticed one engine runs 195-200 other one 185..195 to me that...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Fired right up today first try! guess I got the timing close enough ahaha. Now I just gotta fix rest of the boat its such as basket case regretting my decision to buy another boat lol. Basically this thing is being put togeher with random ass parts I have had laying around from past...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    So i decided to use the one in the second picture looks in better condition 24 S. The motor is in boat going to wire it up tomorrow. Does anyone know what the timing should be set at? and long back I remember a boat i had to jump out a wire or something while setting timing?
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Ok thanks hopefully will be firing this thing up this weekend if put it off way to long ahhaha.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    So I got busy took a break from this wound up actually getting a diffrent boat LOL. But back to working on this I am about finish things up and throw the motor back into the boat. But I have a choice of 3 ignitions/Distributors boat came with nothing on it. I know one is for sure from a older...
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    Inboard Drive Shaft Issue I need Help!

    Packing is brand new I took it apart today noticed the flange transmission side was bent/had a ridge on the outer edge/face it couldnt not sit flat was about a inch long. No idea how it got there old owner maybe... Took the grinder to the flange made sure it was all flat. No more wobble maybe a...
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    Inboard Drive Shaft Issue I need Help!

    Ok thanks I will check it again hopefully its that simple.
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    Inboard Drive Shaft Issue I need Help!

    I have a 1992 luhrs motryacht with 2 marine power 454's and borg warner trans. This is my second season with the boat last season I noticed the port side shaft looked to be out of round. So over the winter I had a new shaft installed with new coupling I put the boat in today It is doing the same...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Ok thanks for the Input hopefully have this thing running shortly.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    I have the studs from the old motor Would i be ok with using whats in the pan? or would you use the one with studs i could cut the one out of the pan.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    as you can see the pan has some sort of tray built in what one should I use ? It has to be one or the other the one built into pan fits with my dip stick. The other one i would just have to cut a hole in it.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Im going to upload a pic of the pan I got tomorrow and of the other piece have to use one or the other doesnt fit with both.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Found a crank bolt that fits oil pump installed. Now the question is the oil pan I had to use is automotive It has a built in baffle already. Should it keep it or cut it off and use the one from old motor bolts to the end of the rod cap bolts.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Ran into a slight issue while putting it together today. The crank bolts from my old 350/305 dont fit this motor.. to small in diameter. What other size crank bolts did they use? motors technically a 1973 ish block number#3970014
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    I will look it up thanks.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Yep the dipstick wont work going to have to figure something else out.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    I have another pan off a older 350 that bolted up but I did not pay attention to the dip stick as I have not installed it yet hopefully it works.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Thanks for all the info been very helpful thus far will post a vid if this thing actually runs ahaha. All the new parts come in this week then will be slapping it all together .
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