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    need an expert...5.7L EFI rich running

    I have two questions. First, i am having rich/black smoke issues at idle and fouling plugs. I have a 2000 5.7L EFI mercruiser. #1. I am trying to check timing. I have a marine code reader and have set the engine in base timing mode. I have aimed the timing light at the proper spot and have...
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    5.7L EFI Battery sizing

    I have a 2000 rinker with a mercruiser 5.7L EFI that i bought from a first owner last summer. I had starting problems recently and have been doing a ton of troubleshooting. One of the posts here stated that the EFI controller is very sensitive to lack of charge. The previous owner had...
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    gps pedestal mount

    I am getting ready to install my new Garmin gpsmap430 with a pedestal mount. I have no room for a flush mount but I looked at the dash while sitting at the cockpit and the pedestal mount may take up a little visibility in the front right next to the compass. I have a 2000 Rinker Fiesta vee...
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    GPS trim tab indicator display?

    I have a Garmin GPS 430 and i recently read that Bennett sells a NMEA compatible trim tab indicator that will show on the GPS display? Does anyone know if my Garmin is compatible? I currently have trim tabs and NO indicator. Do i need the indicator as well as the NEMA devices? Are there...
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    2002 Rinker fiesta 242 has no hour meter?

    I went to look at this boat (2002 Rinker fiesta 242 mercruiser 5.7) and the owner told me he was the second owner and the engine had no hour meter....is this a scam? Wouldn't that be standard on ANY cruiser that size and year? This guy said he was handy and did a lot of work on it himself, why...
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    cabin cruiser or open bow

    We are looking into the advantages or disadvantages of both types of boat. Can anyone input the plusses and minuses of these two types? We are in Buffalo area so weather changes quickly and high 80's temps are the most we have. I am leaning to a cabin cruiser as we have young kids, and...
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    toyota tacoma 4 cylinder

    I have a 2005 toyota tacoma with a towing package that says it is rated for 8500 pounds towing weight. I am looking into getting a 24 foot chaparral that would be about 6500 pounds dry weight. The problem I have is that it is a 4 cylinder manual tranny with 4x4. Will this truck pull that...
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