carrera205
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1990 Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen 1 5.7 350
Brand new to the forums! I recently went through a boat I just got after it had sat for probably 5-6 years. First time owning my own boat but I'm mechanically inclined so I did all the work myself with the aid of the manual and a ton of research. I did the following.
New distributor cap, rotor, gasket
New plugs, wires, coil wire
All new cooling hoses
new belts, refurbished pulley surfaces
Thermostat housing strip and rebuild with new 160deg thermostat, gasket, seals
Carb rebuild (4brl Rochester) including float, needle, total carb dip, filter
new fuel lines, fuel/water filer, oil filter
new impeller, new gaskets and seals
all new bellows (glued and clamped)
all new gaskets in the upper gear unit
Now the million dollar question... now that i've done all this work to get her nice and new what's the proper steps to getting her turned over and purring?
Thanks,
Brad
Brand new to the forums! I recently went through a boat I just got after it had sat for probably 5-6 years. First time owning my own boat but I'm mechanically inclined so I did all the work myself with the aid of the manual and a ton of research. I did the following.
New distributor cap, rotor, gasket
New plugs, wires, coil wire
All new cooling hoses
new belts, refurbished pulley surfaces
Thermostat housing strip and rebuild with new 160deg thermostat, gasket, seals
Carb rebuild (4brl Rochester) including float, needle, total carb dip, filter
new fuel lines, fuel/water filer, oil filter
new impeller, new gaskets and seals
all new bellows (glued and clamped)
all new gaskets in the upper gear unit
Now the million dollar question... now that i've done all this work to get her nice and new what's the proper steps to getting her turned over and purring?
Thanks,
Brad