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"My eyes grow weary in this ho

"My eyes grow weary in this hour of the dart contest. Might ye call an end to it and whomever declares himself the winner first please jump overboard to collect your winnings; Davey Jones holds your prize.
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hi

I am in Australia

I j

hi

I am in Australia

I just bought an old secondhand Mercruiser 470
serial no. 5786369...4 cylinder.

My question is....How many hp is the engine??

I have looked high and low to determine this but with no success
 
"I do not post here often but

"I do not post here often but read often as I have worked on Merc Alpha 1 for 25 years. This is the first time I have laughed reading this forum. I would like to mention that when kghost speaks, people should listen cause he is sharp and his advice is right on. He even impresses me."
 
"Barry, I guess because I'

"Barry, I guess because I'm knew here I'm automatically wrong in all aspects. So I guess it's OK for another to run a campaign to discredit me, as PugetS. has done! I have done no such thing as you claim, so its obvious, you've not read everything or you read and believed what you wanted. I just can't believe, that it is so hard to except the hours I have on a boat, that was 14 yrs. old last weekend! My family skies, we pull tubes, and take long rides on the lake! The boat is constantly being run when we are there! Plain and simple! We will be on the lake Saturday morning until Monday evening, this weekend as well, adding at least another 15 hrs. or more on it! You believe what you want! Have a nice weekend."
 
"It`s ok Michael, I am also 63

"It`s ok Michael, I am also 63 and sometimes being a bit cranky and wanting to get in the last word comes with the territory.
By the way, my boat is a 1974 and has 1836 hours on it.
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"this thread reminds me of my

"this thread reminds me of my marriage 10 years ago and why i am divorced!!
i am curious to hear what warranty work was done
on the new boat , any news?"
 
Last I heard from them was the

Last I heard from them was the powersteering housing was cracked!!!! It doesn't make any sense to me.....the growling was consistent at 2900 rpms and I dont think a crack housing would have the same consistency. I honestly think they forgot to grease the bearing when they gave it to me and when i took it in they realized it and pumped a bunch of grease into it to stop it from growling. I strongly believe I will get the boat back with the same problem it went in with.
 
"power steering housing is und

"power steering housing is under warranty, i would let them do their thing since they have it and have them water test it , if problem remains , change shops, however, i bet the ps fix will do it!
don't give up!WEAR THAT WARRANTY OUT! thats what it is for"
 
"This is very unsual for all

"This is very unsual for all I have read and know of the people on this forum. First Don't take anything personal, Everyone has an opinion!!! You don't have to agree with it but I must admit this was blown all to hell. These guys devote thier time to this forum so we the unknowing can fix our boats and engine problems.
They all have helped us from time to time. Pride is sometimes a humbling thing, as I have been humbled severl thousand times, If you have a disagreement ask a question and someone will reply with the answer, Just my 2cents."
 
"you running the boat with the

"you running the boat with the drive all the way up?

Question for original poster.

You taking the boat back to the same guys who you bought it from?

Don't have to any dealership merc certified will do warranty work on your boat.

Now this is what i think, if there was no grease in the gimble bearing and it went, then they will have to pull off the drive.

If they pull off the drive they MUST use a alignment bar to make sure the motor and drive is in proper alignment. The alignment could have been off from the start and causing you the problem you have now.

Thats why i say bring it to a different dealer.

Maybe you can post where in the world you are and maybe someone here can recommend a good dealership for you."
 
Justin if possible hunt around

Justin if possible hunt around for a merc dealer other than the one you bought the boat from and one who can water test your boat imo i would demand my money or a new boat because it sounds like this one was built on fri at quiting time.wichever route you go i wish you the best of luck and also contact your bank if you financed it and let them know that you have a problem with the boat and they will put a hold on the money as they never pay for 30 days because of the naitionwide lemon law
 
"has been a while since I have

"has been a while since I have been on this forum,
what a thread. to the regulars thanks for taking the time to share your expertise.

Justin, just my 2 cents, but new boats have problems sometimes and you make what is called a punch list that you take back to the dealer when you get your 20 hr. service and its taken care of.
just keep good written records and receipts of everything done to the boat or complaints you wanted fixed and were not.

I am no boat mechanic but I know if you put to much grease in the gimble bearing it just goes into the bellows etc. like said,and have even removed an outdrive and seen it.

I have greased many an electric motor from single phase to big 3 phase and most that have a grease fitting on top have a plug on the bottom that you remove when doing a PM, when you see the grease coming out of the bottom plug you know its enough, put the plug back in and away you go.

also just my rule of thumb,
never piss off boat mechanics and tow truck drivers."
 
"I would love to know the out

"I would love to know the out come of this one
Me also a sparky and knowing bearings the gimble would through it out and it would hang around the bellow not a problem, some thing out of balance like the leg alignment?
please let us know what happens here justin
and good luck
im on your side
Mick"
 
"Richy, please let the grease

"Richy, please let the grease or lube or whatever it was go to sleep. This was a long senerio and hope everybody that read it got as much fun out of it as I did.. But we all have opinions!!!!"
 
"what happens if i pump my gim

"what happens if i pump my gimbal bearing 41 times? ----just kidding
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That's funny stuff!!
Reminds me of when I was haveing trouble aligning my gimbal bearing and engine. I spent most of the afternoon putting grease on my alignment rod and sticking it into the rear end of my boat. I told my wife I hoped none of the neighbors were watching---they may not understand what I was doing!!
Hope this lightens the mood.
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Chris"
 
"Thanks, Hy Stat you guys are

"Thanks, Hy Stat you guys are good mechanics, I can tell from your responsis that you have been there and done that, Thanks you are a goos man.!!!"
 
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