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    engine flooding? when large advance of throttle....loss of power

    1988 wellcraft 200 remanufactured mercruiser chevy small block 5.7. 4bbl carb (rebuilt) new outdrive, fuel pump I just had the engine and carb rebuilt (carb was done by 2 diff mechanics within a 3 month time period). Neither one figured that my engine no power was from a fried outdrive!!!! So...
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    need help from ricardo

    86 welcraft 20 foot classic bowrider reman merc 350 5.0 (just rebuilt again) carb has been rebuilt alpha one outdrive (sei in 2009) Ricardo, just rebuilt engine and had carb rebuilt by marine shop. took it to the lake and was making a tapping noise "still thats why i rebuilt the engine and...
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    5 years and still no h20 enjoyment!

    many of you will remember me. well, I am back with a new post. merc 350 with alpha one drive rochester 4bbl carb thunderbolt iv ignition wellcraft 86 classic 200 block has been thoroughly cleaned and honed, piston cleaned, heads cleaned and lifters honed and reinstalled. a former rebuilt carb...
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    mercruiser gm 350 need diagram for alternator hookup

    87 wellcraft / 350 / IV breakerless ignition i have the shop book. but the wiring to the alternator is not totally clear to me. I have the orange in the right place. need to know where the purple/red and purple wires connect. a picture would be superb. also want to see a pic of starter...
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    mercruiser gm 350 cooked camshaft, need advice

    1986 wellcraft 20ft classic mercruiser engine sbc 350, vortec, 4bbl rochester, (merc reman engine installed 06) alpha 1 outdrive I'm back, this time with more bad news!!! engine sounds sweet at idle, ran on the lake and 2300 rpm starts backfiring out of carb (immed brought back to dock). I...
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    Impeller installation? 86 wellcraft 200, sbc 350, alpha one drive

    replacing my impeller. If I am looking at the metal ring that holds the impeller. which way should the fins go? Just want to be sure before I put it back together.
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    merc 350 5.7 Loss of power

    Loss of power about 2k rpm. Electrical items that have been replaced. ignition coil, ignition amplifier that connects to manifold. ignition module that fits inside of the distributor. mechanical fuel pump changed. engine is out of boat for trouble shooting. I have done a cold compression test...
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    remote start help on 5.7 chevy small block

    I have my motor out of the boat. I want to do a compression test. I purchased a remote momentary switch from harbor freight. I have one wire attached to the positive of the battery and the other to the positive of the coil. Now I need a wire from the yellow solenoid and connect to which...
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    merc 1988 5.7 350 no spark/ how to check ign module for replacement?

    5.7 350 merc iv thunderbolt ignition. 1988 I replaced ignition coil and I still have no spark. How would I trouble shoot the ingnition module (they are expensive). trouble is it worked fine the last time I fired it up. Also the rotor looks fine and i have replaced the sensor about a year ago...
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    steering play moves side to side by itself 1988 350

    88 wellcraft 20ft, 350 mercruiser, boat has this problem since i bought it. driving at low idle speed, steering wheel is centered, boat goes left and then right. If i hold it at center, it corrects itself left first then right and so on. At speed problem is not bad. So I replaced the gimbal...
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    merc 5.0 shift linkage help

    when you install the shift linkage. is the cutoff switch suppose to stay centered on the roller in both forward and reverse? thanks dan
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    merc 350 engine noise help

    Had a noise in my 350 mercruiser. i took the engine out and did what the manual described to fix. my camshaft is fine, lifter were fine, rods fine,piston rods fine. I took the block to a machine shop to polish (it originally got water in it from the exhaust manifold-replaced now). replace all of...
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    Another water in plugs blog and i need help to decide

    "I winterized my boat with ant "I winterized my boat with antifreeze and drained all the plugs. Yesterday, I brought home and tried to start and it was vapor locked. I took the plugs out and low and behold had water coming out of #3 and #6. Turned the motor over and water came out of the plugs...
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