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    big block overheated

    i have the exhaust off down to the y-pipe, and all looks well except the shutter valves are gone. i plan to replace these, all gaskets it took to get down here, and the impeller in the bravo 3 outdrive. it has only overheated once (the last time i was in the lake), and i came back with water...
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    bravo 3 big block not cranking

    i have a 1996 larson, 7.4 liter bravo three. i have removed the elbows, manifolds and intermediate exhaust pipe. i think i should be able to see the flapper valves, but there isn't any thing there. a grabber tool has produced the same kind and amount of parts from each side,but not enough i'm...
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    bravo 3 big block crank

    same thread as bravo 3 big block won't crank. i have removed elbows, manifolds and intermediate exhaust pipes, to the point where i think i should see the shutter valves. and then the problem starts, there aren't any. a grabber tool has produced the same stuff from each side. i have what...
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    won't crank again

    here i am almost answering my own post with more questions, pertaining to bravo 3 big block won't crank. a good friend of mine thinks it is significant that all the cylinders on the starboard side were full of water. he doesn't think that a cracked head, block, or gasket would fill all the...
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    big block won't crank

    i got a lot of good answers yesterday from chiefalen, boat_tech, woodieman and bulit7, thanks. i pulled the plugs last night (snowstorm and all) and sure enough they were full of water. i cranked it until the water quit squirting out of the plug holes, added spray lube, and cranked it a little...
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    bravo 3 big block won't crank

    went to the lake, started, idled for a minute, and backed off trailer. when i do this i keep the engine compartment open just as a precaution (water or fuel leaks, etc.) when i got my head out of the engine compartment i noticed some blue/gray smoke coming from under the swim platform. i...
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