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  1. bondo

    OMC throughtransom steering cable

    Ayuh,..... I believe that's an NLA component,,.....
  2. bondo

    Fallout Radiation type noise coming from 5.7 Mercruiser

    Ayuh,.... Sounds like the belt, rub a bar of Lava hand soap against the inside of the belt, 'n see if it goes away,.....
  3. bondo

    Alpha 1 Gen 1

    Ayuh,..... Not very well, as you'll need a much smaller prop to make up the difference,...
  4. bondo

    Exhaust pipes retrofit

    Ayuh,.... As far as possible, several inches,.... Squirt some Quicksilver Power Tune into the rubber couplers to lube 'em, so they'll slip together,....
  5. bondo

    5.0 hi swap

    Ayuh,.... Easy with another '96, or newer 305, or a 350,....
  6. bondo

    Mercruiser 3.7L (470) inboard help

    Ayuh,.... Probably easier to reverse the transmission, than to fix that motor,....
  7. bondo

    Engine info year or starter ingo

    Ayuh,...... Chevy has only used 2 starter bolt patterns, straight across, for the 12" flywheel 'n staggered pattern for the 14" flywheel,.... Feel the bottom of yer starter to see which one you need,..... I suggest you opt for one of the newer permanent magnet motor starter, which is...
  8. bondo

    Looking for suggestions on outdrives. First time owning boat.

    Ayuh,.... You could, but it'll be the wrong gear ratio,...... Where's the original drive,..?? it can be repaired,...... Otherwise, you need a drive that matches the old drive, or another option is SEI sells a conversion kit to mount an Alpha 1 Merc drive,....
  9. bondo

    Mercruiser 8.2 lack of power

    Ayuh,.... Is this a docked boat,..?? How long has it been since the bottom was cleaned,..??
  10. bondo

    Gear oil for 290sp

    Ayuh,..... Why change what's worked for 30 odd years,..??..??
  11. bondo

    Engine starter

    Ayuh,..... What the 'ell is a Gen. 5,..??..?? What motor are we talking about,..??..??
  12. bondo

    help with engine swap

    Ayuh,..... Which coupler do you have off the take-out motor,..??
  13. bondo

    OMC 230 Horsepower Question

    Ayuh,..... Distributor aft is a Chevy, Fords are forward,....
  14. bondo

    Unsustainable WOT

    Ayuh,..... Sounds like it was running lean quite awhile,.... Yer mechanic is probably right,..... A long block, 'n carb rebuild outa get it headed in the right direction,..... Btw,.... Wot should be 'round 4800 rpms,..... 4000 is lugging the motor,.....
  15. bondo

    less than 200 Hour Volvo Penta lower unit corrosion issue

    Ayuh,.... So yer gonna do a 1/2 azzed job,....... You can't inspect, nor service the gimbel or u-joints without pulling the drive,....
  16. bondo

    MerCruiser 5.0 will not start/run in idle mode (Carb Engine)

    Ayuh,.... The idle problem sounds like crud in the carb's idle circuit, so rebuild the carb,.... The dipstick tube builds condensation, so drain the oil, then decide whether the block / head need pressure testing,.... 'n No, sealers don't work, tear it apart, 'n properly repair it is the...
  17. bondo

    Mercruiser 3.0 MPI Alpha one - Is this the engine block? Is that rust bad?

    Ayuh,.... That is rust, but no, not to bad,..... yes, the exhaust manifold is in the portside of the motor,.....
  18. bondo

    Water backing up into Chevy 350 small block propelling my houseboat.

    Ayuh,..... Shutters are to stop back-wash, but will only work if you have at least 13" of fall, from where the exhaust goes from upwards to downwards,.... If the motor is mounted to low, they won't help at all,....
  19. bondo

    4.3LX & Weber Carb Service

    Ayuh,..... I've been using the same kit to tune webers for decades too,..... 'n when I have a question, I go to the edelbrock website, 'n look up the answer in their AFB Bible in the resources section,....
  20. bondo

    4.3LX & Weber Carb Service

    Ayuh,.... That's what I want to know too,..... I've been servicing Merc/ Weber carbs with edlebrock parts for well over 20 years, without any issues,.... My experience says they're exact carbon copies of each other,....
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