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    2008 Mercruiser 350 Mag Ser# 1A310737 Fuel Module

    The leading cause of failure of the CF III is a buildup of sand in the CF unit causing hot fuel to the engine from people who do not drain the system for winterizing correctly.. Remove the blue drain plug,remove the hoses , and rod the cavity with a solid control core or similar hardwire...
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    2008 Mercruiser 350 Mag Ser# 1A310737 Fuel Module

    is this a cool fuel III unit?
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    1999 Mercury 150 hp winterizing

    In most cases I run a winter mix thru the engines fuel system first
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    aq170a fuel pump

    If the automotive one has a vent hole for the diaphram and you use it then leave your next of kin info where somebody will find it,.There may not be much of you leftt o identify after the explosion
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    Engine noise identification

    I agree, rocker arm sounding , If motor performance is still good suspect a rocker arm loose,stud pulled etc. If performance is down suspect a stuck exaust valve,
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    Re-assemble Alpha One lower unit...

    with the control box in full fwd, the lower splined shaft turned fully CLOCKWISE for fwd gear.then lower the upper unit while turning the brass shoe clockwise and stopping when at a straight line.upper should drop down. Now the tricky part, slightly raise the upper start the 2 side nuts and...
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    2006 Tahoe Q4 4.3

    Another option is to use a 1 inch hole saw , drill down about an inch to start. Remove the wood around the lags and vise grip out the rest of the remains Option 2 is to drill the length of the lag,remove the wood and lag remains,obtain some oak railing /oak dowels.etc shape to size, insert with...
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    Copper water pipe used for

    a carb`d intake uses a crossover passage to warm the intake manifold. a TBI or MPI uses a tube from the stbd exaust manifold to do the same thing .It does not heat any water or have water flowing thru n it.
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    Apha 1 gen 1 can’t get reverse

    dont think the gen 1 shows the amount of swing in degrees.Anyway way you measure it the shoe must not go past 12:00 position
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    Apha 1 gen 1 can’t get reverse

    the bowed intermediate might be the start of the issue IF the lower was forced on incorrectly and bent the lower shift arm in the lower unit. If you split the drive did you check for/install/reinstall the SS washer that goes on the lower splined shaft first? With the drive off rotate the shoe...
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    Water inside the engine compartment

    land sinkings are more common than you want to believe, NEVER leave a transom plug in ,on land. batteries and pumps do malfunction
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    Water inside the engine compartment

    if I/O most definitely got into the bellow if inboard most likely got to the trans
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    2015 6.2

    more likely both of the manifolds lower section are clogged drain the manifolds and drill a 3/16 hole thru the coreplug,use a flat screwdriver to flip sideways and a awl or small phillips and remove the coreplug Almost sure it will be plugged up new plugs come 6 toa pack for about $12.00...
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    Mecruiser 4.3 MPI Carbon Issue

    Once identified they can be sent out for cleaning , and if you have "cool fuel III" remove the water drain occasionally to prevent it from clogging and causing run ability issues with the MPI fuel injection
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    4.3L Thunderbolt V Ignition

    must not be in a hurry .pm` saying I have a 5.7 Alpha ecm
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