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    Is there oil pressure problem?

    Changed oil then got oil pressure low warning light. Hooked up pneumatic mechanical gauge and found i have about 10psi when at idle at 1k rpms, goes up to 25psi when cruising at 3k or more rpms. Will not go higher than 25psi and is a little lower when warm. Oil is SAE 30 and i changed to...
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    Next steps, low oil pressure

    1982 mercruiser 181, 4 cyl. My low oil light is staying on. I changed the oil pressure sender, so it is npt the sensor. 3 wk wait at boatshop, so i was hoping i could take next steps to verify oil is pumping correctly/diagnose if a problem but dont knpw what to do next. This problem began not...
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    New starter goes click, click too now

    30yr old starter was locking up, going "click click" also even biggest hammer wouldnt help (after it went swimming when bilge pump didnt work) . Just replaced with new sierra starter (new solenoid built in too) . Worked fine 5 cranks or more within 24 hrs. Then it started singing "click, click"...
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    Try next? High RPM Overheat

    1982 Stingray 17 ft, stored only on trailer. Very few trips to salt water, nearly always freshwater lakes. 1982 Mercruiser 140hp 4 cylinder sn: 6004033 MC-1 sterndrive sn: 5984192 Housing sn: 6001305 First, to all who post to these forums, THANK YOU, very, very much! I have read...
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