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  1. Bullrider

    Merc 3.0 does not start easy when warm

    Re: Merc 3.0 does not start easy when warm So I took her out on the Salish Sea in the Puget sound yesterday. The bay was like glass! The rebuilt carb and ethanol free gas made a good difference. With three adults and a boy and a lot of weight with kicker, food.drinks the little 3.0 launched up...
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    Merc 3.0 does not start easy when warm

    Re: Merc 3.0 does not start easy when warm I have finished rebuilding my carb. I replaced the solid pin in the needle valve with the optional spring and pin. This is said to reduce the flooding issue. After reassembly I noticed the throttle lever that actuates the accelerator pump is...
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    Merc 3.0 does not start easy when warm

    1995 mercruiser 3.0 New coil,new plugs,new cap n rotor. This engine starts like a champ when cold and purs well. When it gets warm it gets harder to start.I have to start it as if it were flooded when hot. It diesels like mad when I shut it off hot as if my idle is set too high. My real...
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    Scored on a nice Teak wood table top for the boat

    I found on Craigslist a company that has a huge stock pile of Teak wood table tops. 15" dia. are $15 and 36" dia. are $50. The company was a supplier for another company that went bankrupt so they are trying to liquidate these tops. I do not know these people nor am I receiving any benefits...
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    Throttle lever is not moving smooth

    I have a 1995 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha1. The throttle has a slight grind like rough metal on metal when I rotate it forward and back. I can hear it too. I have taken this assembly out and looked at it but have not totally disassembled it yet. I was wondering if a blast of graphite powder, a soaking...
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    Oso land slide tragedy

    I travel the highway weekly that has wiped out a comunity of around thirty homes. My wife knows many who have been buried alive. She has seen flags around the field of mud marking the bodies that cannot be recovered yet. Through this sad time I am seeing MANY good things happen. I believe we can...
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    Acetone in my fuel?

    I have often used a mixture of ETHANOL FREE gasoline in my car,truck,motorcycle,and deisel tractor with 1-3oz. of acetone per ten gallons of fuel. This increases fuel burn by reducing the surface tension of the liquid and cutting emissions by up to 60% because of better fuel atomization. I have...
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    Cutting a hole for storage in cuddy cabin structure

    I have a 1995 Sterling 19` cuddy cabin. Down below the structure appears to be like most cuddy cabins of that era with a sealed triangular fiberglass box. I am looking into the idea of cutting access holes to increase storage in this “box” that the cushions rest on then reinforcing the hole if...
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    Question about my tachometer

    I have noticed my tach is idling around 1200rpm but the 3.0 engine is purring what sounds to me like around 600 to 800. Then I notice the needle jumps to 2100, holds for a few seconds then drops to 1200 only to oscilate back up then down as it happily hums. I am thinking this is an oxidation...
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    Another prop question

    Re: Another prop question I am the type that will do that kind of maintenance. Since I have recently bought this boat I have been pulling apart many things and polishing and checking and painting and... The prop is one that is causing me to tap in on your experience. And I am totally grateful...
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    Another prop question

    I have read a lot throughout this forum to figure how to remove my stuck prop. So far I am being patient with PB Blaster,tension from a puller, vibration from a rivet gun,and heat. Has any one used alkaline to etch the aluminum clean? I dont want to cut this prop off so I will keep soaking and...
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    Newbie with my first question

    I looked but did not find on this forum so Im asking the PROs. Is there a standard bond reading to reach when testing my anodes? What Ohm reading would I expect? I took off my zincs and cleaned them up but I would feel better knowing if it was enough for maximum current path. Could I use...
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    Hello, new to forum

    Hello, I have been around boats most of my life. I just bought my first one for myself. It is a 1995 Sterling cuddy cabin 19' with a 3.0 merc Alpha1. I took it out for a run and did a compression test. I got 155 on three cylinders and 163 on one. That seems ok to me. I replaced the lower...
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