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    5.7 vortec motor starts ,then bogs and dies

    Ayuh,..... How did you check the interrupt switch,..?? How is it wired up,..?? Yer boat appears to be a mismash of whatever somebody had layin' around,.... With an Alpha 1, gen.1, the interrupter should kill the ignition dead when manually actuating it,....
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    Volvo Penta SX-M Trim drifting down.

    Ayuh,..... There are valves in the trim pump, or the cylinders could be by-passing internally,..... Is the trim pump full of oil,..?? is it clean,..??
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    Fuel

    Ayuh,..... Exactly,....
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    This is one reason you lower the out drive...

    Ayuh,..... That depends on how badly all the bits, 'n pieces got mangled,..... Got any pictures,..??
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    Coil

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... As like with so many things when wrenching on boats,..... By Braille,.... A mirror, or camera may help you get an idea of exactly where the bolts are,....
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    Penn downrigger power supply cables

    Ayuh,..... I sold my houses in Chaumont,.... Got sick of the boot on my throat in NYS,...... The ijc changing the lake's water plan, flooded me out three years running was the final straw,.... I moved back to my home town in Maine right at the start of the covid bs in 2020,.....
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    Penn downrigger power supply cables

    Ayuh,.... Right Here,....
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    Single side patch in aluminum hull question

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Hard to answer yer questions without pictures,..... Usually, when tinboats get that bad, it's time for the scrap heap,..... If you want to try it, use patches of the same thickness as the base material,....
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    Fuel tank repair

    Ayuh,.... That gas tank is Junk, scrap it,...... I've found these guys to have an outstanding selection of marine gas tanks,...... I've bought several from them,.....
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    5.7 vortec motor starts ,then bogs and dies

    Ayuh,..... You have a wiring problem,..... You should see battery voltage when cranking on the starter, 'n 'bout 13.6 when the motor is running,....
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    Exhaust getting hot

    Ayuh,..... That's where the hottest points are, as that's where there's no water jacket, just cast iron,.....
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    1997 Doral 300 SC twin 5.7 mercruiser

    Ayuh,..... Confirm this, then do a leak-down test to see where the compression is being lost,..... That can give you an idea of whether it's burnt valves, or worse,....
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    Bad hesitation at 1200 rpm

    Ayuh,..... It shouldn't matter,...... It's the idle speed screw that you set "in the water, at idle, in-gear, to set the idle speed,.... Most want 650 / 700 rpms,.....
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    Replacing lift cyl power trim hose,how much heat to use?

    Nope, it's 3/8",....
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    Replacing lift cyl power trim hose,how much heat to use?

    Ayuh,....... It's held on with 2, 1/4" bolts, up from the bottom,..... I'd be concerned by excess heat in the transom housing, as a mapp torch isn't really a concentrated flame,..... If holding the manifold with a crescent wrench don't work for ya, screw the bolts back in, after you do the...
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