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    5.0L Target RPM at WOT?

    Boat is a '91 SeaRay 220DA I smoked my upper 1.67R drive last year and replaced the whole outdrive with a used (craigslist) 1.50R drive. The 1.67 drive had a 21" prop and the 1.50 drive came with a 17" prop. At WOT I'm at 3800 RPMs with the 17" prop. What is my target RPMs and what would...
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    4.3 Re-man No oil pressure

    Installed a Remanufactured engine from Rapido Marine in FL. Primed the oil pump with a drill and got 60 PSI on a mechanical gauge. Started motor and get 0 PSI ???
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    74 Mercruiser Outdrive

    My Dad had the marina pull his My Dad had the marina pull his outdrive off his Wellcraft Martinique 2600 last fall so he could paint it. They can't get to mounting it anytime soon so I am wondering about installing it ourselves. He said we need a tool to stretch the bellows. Any advice about...
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    43 2pc Rear main seal

    "I posted back in the fall bec "I posted back in the fall because I had a bad Knock in my engine. I stripped it down to the block and the only suspect was a flattened bearing toward the front of my block. a couple years before my dad had given me this boat, he put an engine in it out of a...
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    43 Short Block

    Was coming home from the firew Was coming home from the fireworks last weekend and the engine started knocking. I pulled the valve covers and didn't find any loose/broken push rods so It's got to be deep. Looks like I'm looking for a re-manufactured Block. I notice they make a 4.3 with a 2...
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    91 70 HP Evinrude Alarm Buzzer

    "last year my alarm buzzer sho "last year my alarm buzzer shorted out. The person I bought the boat from had a bunch of accesory leads bolted together and one shorted out against a ground and melted the insulation on the wire. I cleaned out the unnecesarry wiring (some leads weren't even...
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