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    Mercruiser 140 strange noise

    Mercruiser 3.0l 140 1986 with Alpha one aligned, greased with new gimbal bearing and fluids. Project boat. Engine was torn down; carb rebuilt, fresh fuel and filters, plugs changed, points cleaned, dwell adjusted, timing and rockers adjusted and rechecked. Running without flame arrest. VID...
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    Where to purchase odd Carburator replacement parts?

    I have a 140, 3.0L 1986 Mercruiser engine. Wiring up the throttle cables after an engine pull and transom restore accidentally pushed the lever the wrong direction and it jumped its fitting inside the carb. I have not opened it up yet but would like to source that parts. My 25. Accelerator Pump...
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    Transome rot

    Re: 86 18ft Benito, Open bow Rebuild UPDATE Re: 86 18ft Benito, Open bow Rebuild UPDATE Nrasnake looks like they are! The boat has moved along quite a bit since i last posted, I got caught up with the first weeks of school and designation I'm doing. Here's a picture of the transom in, as you...
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    Transome rot

    Re: 86 18ft Benito, Open bow Rebuild UPDATE Re: 86 18ft Benito, Open bow Rebuild UPDATE Update #2 Here is a picture of the stripped transom. The last few days I made the new transom (2x 3/4 British Columbia Fur Select sheets, when with this instead of the Marine) When dry fitting, we...
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    Transome rot

    86 18ft Benito, Open bow Rebuild UPDATE 86 18ft Benito, Open bow Rebuild UPDATE Update! So I have spent the last two weeks, weather permitting on the boat. I was adopted by our yacht club's shipwright, who gives me some awesome tips along the way. I was lucky enough to borrow his diamond bit...
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    Transome rot

    Re: Transome rot Here are the pics i took minutes ago. This may well be the kiss of death The wood from top to bottom across the whole transom is rotten not as dark and wet to the port side. the wood had pretty much the texture of sawdust... What would be the cost of a DIY transom replacement...
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    Transome rot

    I have been reading the forum religiously for the past few weeks. I am blow away by the work, information, projects and community on Iboats. I find myself nearing the end of my own boat project with my buddy, thought the summer with our university classes. We purchased a 1986 Benito open bow...
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    Merc 3.0l water leak gimbal housing. 88 17' benito open bow

    Finally got the "project" boat in the water after the 100 other problems. While the boat is in the water sitting I'm getting a trickle from the bottom of the gimbal housing, not bellow it (rotten transom), its just above it like if my hand goes from the transom over the gimbal edge to this lip...
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    Engine alignment refining touches. merc 3.0 86

    Hello all, I have gone over the forums threads. I'm using a actual drive shaft from my old foot. The engine was removed as well as the flywheel. I got it to slide in and out very easily, all the way, with spline markings on all sides of the drive. The previous setting on the engines front...
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    Bonito 1986 Summer Rebuild the work in progress.

    This fall, A buddy and I purchased a Benito 1986, 18ft open deck, Mercruiser 140 and Trailor. As two university students on a budget and somewhat mechanically inclined (History and Finance majors), this is our new project. We payed very little for this boat, planned to get it up and running...
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    Access to Frost Plug 140

    Hello everyone, I'm new to posting but have been reading for some time now. I bought a Benito 18'' open deck with a merc 140 i/o sterndrive from 1986 last fall. (what we would call a "project") When I winterized the boat, pouring anti-freeze into the cooling tubes attached to the thermostat...
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