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Guy's when I bought my boat, the motor which I since replaced had the wrong dip stick. I have the old stick in my reman. engine. It's too short. Since people use truck blocks for marine engines, will a Chevy truck w/350 dip stick work with my 350 merc. motor? Boat is a 1982 but the reman block...
New remanufactured Mercruiser v8 260 now (300hp. allegedly) because of hopped up cam. 2 hrs. run time. Rochester quadrajet carburater. I cannot get it to idle down to 600 rpm. Will not idle down from about 900-1000. Would it matter what cam you have or should it idle down no matter what type...
I bought this motor from Rapido last October. When I ordered he asked if I wanted 300h.p. for an extra $185. I thought great. Now, I am sorry I did. I put about 2 hrs. on it before I put it away for the winter. My mechanic couldn't get it to idle below 900rpm. without stalling out. I fired it up...
