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    5.0 fuel smell in exhaust and slightly hard to restart when warm.

    94 5.0, carbed, SN OF157289 Starts pretty good cold, a couple pumps of the throttle and it usually fires right up. Once warm the exhaust smells of gas and it takes several (3-4) seconds of cranking to fire up and, even then, I have to listen closely to hear it catch. If I give it some throttle...
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    Prop question.

    I looked but didn't see a prop specific section. Going from a 14.5/19p aluminium to a 14.5/21 SS prop what kind of decrease in wot can I expect? I know rpm drops 200 per inch of increased pitch but what effect does changing prop material have? My cars memory wants me to believe that an Al to SS...
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    Speedometer not working after replacement of sterndrive.

    History; Water in out drive ruined gears. Shop located a used drive and installed it. Also had the bellows and water lines replaced while the drive was off. Speedo worked before repairs made and was even reasonably accurate when compared to GPS. On my test run everything seems to be working well...
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    5.0 cracked exhaust manifolds

    New member long time boat owner.Boat is a '94 Monterey, 21' , 5.0, Alpha1/gen1, raw water cooled and never in salt water. Ok, I did something stupid, I know it and now I'm paying for it. I did not winterize last fall. The past winter was a cold one and I now have two cracked exhaust manifolds...
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