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    Kohler Generator Not Charging its Battery.

    Not sure if this is the right forum for this....sorry. After a night on the hook with gas generator on, the generator battery was dead! Battery checked good at the local battery shop. Today, I put put a volt meter on the generator battery with genny off: 12.6v. With generator on: it dropped...
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    Bilge Pump Upgrade

    I'm upgrading my 2 bilge pumps located in the engine bay. They are 800GPH Rule. Each with a float switch. One has a switch at the helm. I'm upgrading to 2 2000GPH Rule Pumps. I upgraded the discharge Thru-hulls. That was the easy part. I'm having trouble figure out what is normally done to...
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    Above Water Line Thru Hulls Leaking

    There are 2 plastic thru hulls beneath the integrated swim platform and above water line (crappy design) that drains water from the deck that are leaking sea water from outside into the bilge. There are 2 bilge discharge thru hulls that are also leaking into the bilge. I plan to re-bed the...
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    Leaking at Rubrail

    My rub rail is leaking water into the bilge at the transom. It's a 2 piece setup. An aluminum track, with a black insert. Underneath the black insert are RIVETS!! CRAP. I was hoping for screws, does this mean I'm SCREWED! I wan't to remove the the aluminum track to seal the top and...
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    Drive trim leak on transom engine side.

    It's been awhile this leak has been driving be nuts. Finally figured out that it's in the transom on the engine side of the transom. HOW THE HELL do I get to it, to fix it. It may just need some tightening. I'd HATE to pull the engine just to get to the hoses that connect to the transom on...
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    Remote control

    I have the remote control pictured on the following thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=336801 What's the model number with trim? My main question is, is the 4500 series merc side mount remote control with trim a direct replacement for the one pictured in the thread above? Thanks?
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    Shift shaft seal

    I'm in the middle of replacing the shift cable and noticed the shift shaft seal was dry rotted. The bushing that the seal sits in seams to be part of the bell housing. the part I got seems to indicate that it all comes out. Do I have the wrong parts? Can I just replace the seal only? If it's...
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    Restarting Problems

    I have a Holly carb Merc 5.7 that the previous owner put in. 1- Before I start t he engine, I the throttle 2 pumps and the engine starts right up. It starts but a a very low idle to the point I have to set the throttle to 900-1000 rpm in neutral to keep it running untill its warm. Is this...
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    Help with 3 Maintenance Items

    1- Last year I noticed I was loosing power trim fluid. The rams were leaking....so I rebuilt no more leak. I'm still loosing oil though. I can hear the oil squriting from the inside where the hose goes toward the transome. I can't actually see the hose connection to verify since the :mad...
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    4200 and bottom paint

    when installing a transducer on the transom with bottom paint, will the 4200 work on the bottom paint or do I need to remove the bottom paint where the transducer is to let the 4200 work. The reason I ask is because I noticed the 4200 pulled off the bottom paint. So I need to reseal the...
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    Any West Palm, FL Humminbird Side Image Users

    Hey, I have the Humminbird 798 Side Imaging unit thats about 8 months old now. After using it from June '09 till about Nov I thought the unit was great. When I use it this season for the first time this week, the left side is BLANK!!! What the HELL!! Does the unit not like being idle? Or...
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    Choke

    When should I see the choke closed? I have never seen it closed. Not when the engine is started cold or warmed up. With engine cold, I pump the throttle 4 times, and it starts right up. I'm obviously not a carb guy... Again, never seen the choke closed. How do I check this? thanks!!!
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    Intake Manifold Thermostat Deformed.

    After removing the thermostat housing I found this after cleaning a bit... There was a VERY small drip (never a puddle) near the dip there. How the heck did the hole bend like that? Is this fixable or do I need a new intake manifold? Will JB Weld work here? thanks!
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    Thermostat replacement

    Looking up the T-STAT parts for my 2000 5.7 carb. Are sierra parts just as good as the Mercruiser parts? Or go MERCRUiser ONLY? 27-530451 Gasket 27-806871 O-Ring 23-806922 Sleev (Mine was bent along the edges from PO causing a trickle leak around the T-stat housing. 807252T2 160* Thanks!
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    Open Cooling flow

    I noticed 2 different cooling flows. Manual 15 pg 6A-53 and Manual 24 pg 6a-26 Manual 24 has my setup with same t-stat where there are no hoses to the risors, only to the manifolds. Manual 15 has hoses to risors AND manifolds. Why the difference? Wondering if maybe this is why my...
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