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    Wont start without pouring gas

    Hi, My friend has 1994 PCM 5.7 v8 in a supra ski boat, it won't start in the morning without spraying gas down the carb from a spray bottle, once its started it runs fine and you can turn it off and on ok, but if you leave it for 20 mins it won't start again without more spray bottle action...
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    Draining Block Ford Indmar 351W Direct Drive

    Hi All, Quick question , I need to drain the block on my 1991 Ford Indmar 351W Direct Drive, is all I have to do: 1) Pull the hoses off raw water Impellar. 2) Take out hex drain plugs on manafolds. 3) Take out drain plugs on each side of engine. cheers ross
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    Ford Indmar 351W Tune Up

    Hi All, I have a Ford Indmar 351W Direct drive and as I'm in the UK i can't find a manual for it, I am looking at doing its yearly service soon and am going to do the following: Change: Dist Cap (Tan one) Rotor Points + Cond Spark Plugs Plug Leads Impellor + Gasket Oil Filter Oil Oil in Trans...
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    Rough Idle on ski boat

    Hi All, My mate has a PCM 5.7L 1990 - 94 ish direct drive inboard with a holley carb in his ski boat. At idle it is very rough but once you get to 1800 rpm it smooths out and runs great, it still has low down power and can pull a skier ok. it idles at about 700 rpm and will all day but is very...
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    Idle going higher - Ford Indmar 351

    Hi, I have a Ford Indmar 351w 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) raw water cooled.<br /><br />When running yesterday the idle rpm was 1400 when it is normally about 950rpm. It started fine the first time, but when I turned the motor off and tried to restart it, it turned over very slow like a flat...
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    Ford 351w Starter New and Old

    Hi all,<br /><br />I currently have a Ford Indmar 351 Permanent Magnet reduched gear starter in my ford 351: Like this one.<br /><br /> http://www.skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RK122014 <br /><br />It has a built in relay/solinoid switch on the back, but this starter is now dead (soliniod is...
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    Velvet Drive Transmission Noise

    Hi All,<br /><br />I have a Ford Indmar 351W v8 with a Velvet Drive Transmission (direct drive), ever since the boat shop did a service which included changing the tranny oil the engine has made a kind of rattle noise when out of gear? It used to be very quite!!<br />It seems to be comming from...
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    Little tube under ford indmar

    Hi, On My Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive there is a little tube (2 feet long) with a stopper on it coming from under the engine, the old owner said it is for changing the oil easyer, can i just put this tube through the drain hole when boat is on the trailer and catch the oil in a bucket...
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    Servicing a Ford Indmar 5.8

    Hi All,<br />Being a recent convert to inboards from outboards, what do i need to service on my Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) raw water cooled each year.<br /><br />So far, I am going to do:<br />Raw water Impelar<br />T-stat<br />Plugs<br />oil filter + oil<br />Has no fuel filter...
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    Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) t-stat

    Hi,<br /><br />I have a Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) raw water cooled, the temp gauge only rises a very small amount while running at high speed and drops back to bottom when at idle. It used to go about half way up and stay there all the time, somebody said that it may be the...
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    Indmar 351 5.7 RPM

    Hi All,<br /><br />I have an Indmar 351 5.7l v8 direct drive (1991) does anybody know what the max rpm would be?<br /><br />Cheers<br />Ross
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    Crazy gauges?? Indmar 351

    I have an Indmar 351 5.7l v8 direct drive (1991), while driving on sunday after about 2 hours my rev counter started to bounce up and down at all speeds, my batt volt meter also was bouncing up and down and all lights on dash were flickering? the boat was running fine just all the gauges seemed...
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    Indmar 351 5.7l v8 , Grinding

    I have and Indmar 351 5.7l v8 direct drive (1991), while crusing at 25 mph I heard a bang then about 2 seconds of a loud griding noise! I made it back to dock at tickover but there is a vibration in the boat that was not there before and a griding noise coming from the engine bay, The water was...
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    What those pullys for? Inmar 5.7 v8

    Hi All,<br /><br />I have an inmar 5.7 v8 direct drive (1991 no power steering). Can anybody tell me what the pullys on the front of the engine are for, the one on the left middle looks like the altinator, but not sure what the others are for? <br />The reason I ask is that a friend of mine...
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    Water spraying from block inmar 5.7 v8

    There is Water spraying from the block (inmar 5.7 v8) just below the spark plug by the altanator, it increases with revs, its not coming from the spark plug hole but from the join just below it. Looks like its where the block meets the head, there is no water in the oil and the engine is running...
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    Jumping Solenoid

    On my 1991 Inmar 5.7 v8 direct drive, the starter solenoid has 2 big nuts and 2 small nuts, if I want to jump the solenoid when doing some fault finding on the starter/solenoid which nuts to I jump between to bypass the solenoid.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Ross
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    Inmar 5.7 v8 Starting Problem

    Hi All,<br /><br />A couple of weeks ago the engine started to turn over very slow when starter button pressed from cold (like a bad battery), but after leaving it for 2 mins between tries, it will start after 3-5 goes, on the go it starts the starter motor turns over the engine like it used to...
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    Grease nipples on the power tilt and trim

    Hi, <br /><br />I have a 1996 mariner 60hp bigfoot outboard 2 stroke, there are 2 grease nipples on the power tilt and trim, should I put my grease gun on there every so often and top them up, or are they for something else like special t+t fluid? what do you recommend? <br /><br />Cheers <br />Ross
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    running out of fuel on a 2 stroke

    I am just starting to think about winterizing my mariner 1996 60hp 2/s (3 carbs) oil injected.<br /><br />Some people say to remove the fuel line when the engine is running and let it stall, other say you should never do this on a 2 stroke, but if it is oil injected would it still be getting oil...
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    prop spinning in neutral

    Hi,<br />My 1996 mariner 60hp bigfoot 2/s, has always spun the prop when in neutral on the muffs(not spinning fast,just 1 rev per 2 seconds), it is now not spinning the prop anymore but does seem to make a small ticking sound, which goes away when put in gear.<br /><br />Should the prop spin...
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