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I picked up my boat from the certified Mercruiser Mechanics today with a little information, some assurance that I have something to work with and a list of recommendations. I will only include the first with this post.
First after my overheat, a compression test yielded readings 160, 165, 160...
Ok here it is, last night I bought a very nice looking 88 regal 210 with a 5.7 mercruiser. The boat sat 2 years with almost no use. Today I checked the fluids and tinkered with the boat before putting it in the water.
I mistaked the engine exausting into the water for water pump movement. I...