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    Out drive will not trim up

    I have a 70's model 165HP mercruiser outdrive coupled to a GM 250CID 6L that will not trim up. It has the 3 button control configuration with an "Up", "up/Out", "in" buttons. The outdrive goes down fine and when the "up" and "up/out" buttons are pushed it goes up fine. It just doesn't "trim"...
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    Auto ignition coil -vs- marine coil output?

    Does anyone know if there is a difference in the output to the distributor of an automotive coil and a marine coil at WOT? I recently purchased a boat with a 250L CID and noticed it had a new "Napa" coil installed. The boat runs well up to ~3500 RPM but at WOT ~4300 RPM it sounds like there's...
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    250L6 overheating over 3500 RPM

    I just purchased a 1970 Sea Ray SRV190 with a 250 CID 165 HP. The previous owner complained of overheating "under load", he said it would cool down while idling. He said he had his mechanic replace the impellar in the outdrive. I ran the boat after buing it and yes, it overheats. My local...
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