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    Stuck oil filter

    From the picture, it looks like you have so much of the filter removed, you could just insert the allen key up the middle hole and take the entire thing off, no? Or am I missing something?
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    Quicksilver 44357Q2 Through Gear Case Flushing Kit

    Free if you already have regular muffs and you can still use them like normal muffs without the rod too. Works flawlessly.
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    Quicksilver 44357Q2 Through Gear Case Flushing Kit

    Yes it is worth it. $75 though? Ouch! I just stick a welding filler rod through my regular $10 muffs. Drill a little hole in the center of the rubber part of the muffs opposite of the hose connection. Make sure the hole (drill bit) is much smaller than the rod. Put the muffs on, then stick the...
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    2005 Mercruiser 5.0L MPI (bravo 3) suddenly started overheating

    I am not sure on the transom flush port question. 170F for a normal operating temperature of a raw water cooled engine seems high to me. That is why is assumed it was fresh water cooled. Beings that it has been roughly 4 years and your engine is raw water cooled in SALTWATER, my guess is that...
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    2005 Mercruiser 5.0L MPI (bravo 3) suddenly started overheating

    Just because it does not overheat on the hose, does not mean it won't overheat in the water. Only one way to test it though (put it in the water). There are many other questions that can be asked though. How does your impeller look? When is the last time you changed your impeller? I am assuming...
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    Does This Sound Right? Bravo Install

    Okay, I had to chase down a couple other issues I had come up first. My O2 sensor went bad, so I replaced that and it works now. My risers were leaking also and got those fixed. The studs had loosened so I replaced the gaskets (and O2 spacers) and all is well again. Now to the noise. I casted...
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    Does This Sound Right? Bravo Install

    I did replace the U-joints and gimbal bearing. I also popped the top cap off of the drive. Everything looked fine, but it was hard to see everything in there. I will run it with the drive off once I can, but I just noticed a leaky riser so I have to address that first now :poop:
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    Does This Sound Right? Bravo Install

    I replaced my old MC-1 drive with a used Bravo drive assembly. I installed a new gimbal bearing, U-joints, and drive oil in the new drive assembly. Did the alignment, which maybe that could have been better, but I could pull the bar out with 2 fingers (barely?) and spin the bar without any...
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    Ujoint bellow

    Between the bellow and the bell housing? Yes.
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    Broken Forward Gear? Cause?

    Okay I watched a video on how to take the lower apart to find out what caused it to grenade. Nooooo thanks. I'm not about to buy 7 or however many special tools for this thing to still be hard to take apart. What generation used Bravo drives should I be looking for? Should I avoid the first...
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    Broken Forward Gear? Cause?

    Yes my dad bought it new in 1979 and ran it till 1985. It then sat under tarps for 32 years till 2017 when I put it in the water. I took the top cap off the upper unit and I do see a little rusting in the top bearing and in the valleys of the upper gear. The little bearing on top spins freely...
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    Broken Forward Gear? Cause?

    In the video, I go from neutral to forward, to neutral, to forward, to neutral and then rev it in neutral. Mercruiser 228 drive (1.5:1) with a drive shower installed and custom built 383 stroker at roughly 420 HP. A couple of questions: 1. Does this sound like a broken tooth in the FWD drive...
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    Screeching Noise from Frankenstein 383

    It was an Edelbrock 1409. With multiple people in the back of the boat, the boat would sit too low in the stern when trying to get up on plane. A slant wedge spacer for the carb would have probably solved that or I heard you can put some sort of plates in the bowls to keep them from spilling over.
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    Screeching Noise from Frankenstein 383

    Mine has held up okay, but it is far from perfect. Like I said, I would not recommend it to just anyone. If the carb is working for someone, I would say stick with their carb. The Sniper is Coast Guard rated, but with that said, they didn't take the necessary steps for making it boat ready. The...
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    Engine mount nut sizes

    My 5.0L from 1985 was a 1-1/16" if that helps. The newer'ish 383 MAGs use the same size.
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