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    Water seepage at upper and lower split

    Just had the impeller replaced, now when hooked to earmuffs i'm getting water seepage at the split where the upper and lower units meet. Any idea what could be causing this and how serious this issue could be? I am also getting some seepage where the top cover assy bolts to the upper unit but...
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    Quadrajet loading up at idle

    I am having issues with my quadrajet wanting to load up and die at idle speed. It it doesn't always do it. One minute it will idle perfectly and then after cruising around for a bit then hit a no wake zone it will slowly lose RPMs and die when i kick it down to idle speed. I have not touched the...
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    Q-jet air/fuel mixture screw adjustment

    Carb seems to be loading up a bit at an idle and wants to die so I'm going to adjust the mixture screws. Should this be done with the boat in water or could i get the same results when adjusting with ear muffs hooked up?
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    5.7 Mercruiser Unhooked wire near choke

    Just recently purchased first boat. A 1992 Rinker Captiva 206. The boat runs strong 99.9% of the time but seems to have an issue after the first initial start up. The boat will fire up pretty easily and will idle smoothly for 30 to 60 seconds. Once 30-60 seconds go by it wants to die and will...
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