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    2002 Crownline 262 CR 5.7 B3 Hydrolocked broken valve trashed cylinder

    Some history, I bought the boat in the fall as a project, it had freeze cracked on the PO and he tried to replace it with and old SBC 350 non vortec so I yanked it and installed a junkyard 1998 truck block I put brass freeze plugs into. Been having an awesome summer towing it around the...
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    2002 Crownline 262 CR cabin cruiser shore power short

    2002 Crownline 262 CR cabin cruiser with Mercruiser 350 B3 2 batteries, no galvanic isolator, do have Mermaid Air, hot water heater, stove, microwave, battery charger. I noticed and posted a while back that my magneisum anodes were wearing fast on a 2 night stay in a salt marina, but I usually...
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    Do I have a grounding issue?

    I have a 2002 Crownline 262CR 5.7l with B3 drive and all my daisy chain cables appear to be connected, but I kept my boat in a marina in Hilton Head SC for 2 nights and my magnesium (I normally boat in freshwater) anodes were EATEN! Probably 10% gone in 2 DAYS. Is this normal for magnesium in...
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    2003 5.7 Bravo 3 with a Quadrajet but no choke yet

    1998 block 5.7 Bravo 3 built to spec of # 4312025PS (the # Crownline gave me from the hull #) 4bbl intake has a flat spot I could drill and tap to hold the choke coil, but some guy said this: "The problem is that there is no heated air going through the Vortec manifold and head (the port in the...
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    2002 5.7 Bravo 3 steam in exhaust at high RPMs

    1998 block 5.7 Bravo 3 built to spec of # 4312025PS (the # Crownline gave me from the hull #) The P.O. replaced a cracked 2003 engine with a 1984 long block and sold it to me. I yanked the 84 and installed a 1998 long block, 4 bbl marine intake, marine quadrajet, and the box of correct model...
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    Stuck to boat Mercruiser Bravo 3 Can not pull drive off transom

    Hi there, have just been amassing parts for the swap back to vortec 5.7 (PO tried to replace freeze cracked engine with 1984 SBC engine and gave up) and waiting out the cold snaps and I am all ready to go. I built a huge hoist frame from 4x6s and CAN NOT get my drive off! 2002 Crownline 262 CR...
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    Fitting a serpentine alternator on a Mercruiser SBC 350

    Hello All, I bought a 2002 Crownline 262 CR that must've had a 5.7l Mercruiser that freeze cracked, the P.O. bought the boat, decided to stick a 350 SBC in it that I have found out is a 1984, hung all the parts on it from the 2002 on the block, and sold it to me cheap to sort out the rest. I...
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    Volvo Penta SX Steering Ram Actuator Rebuild Question

    Hello, I have removed my actuator and cleaned and prepped everything, but don't know where the "backup" goes From the super awesome post about replacing seals: They used Piston Seal --- Poly-Pack --- U12-0.62-SQB and Hercules Urethane Backup --- 575-208. I have learned the seal cup shape ]...
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