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I have a 94 Merc 75 hp 3 cylinder.
during a rebuild process of a blown piston I encountered a new problem.
where the crankshaft sits in the motor head, there are three alignment pins for the crankshaft race bearings. I am figuring damage occurred during the process of removing and laying...
Okay, in the past ive had to thank many..capt Ron etc....my mind is blown on this
Trouble timing out the engine...
All 3 marks on the engine set to spec marks
no 1 on compression stroke
rotor set and pointing at the number 1 spot
checked timing with all marks set to 0----wont start--checked...
First the scenario...boat ran awesome last year, I have an 86 Bayliner Capri with an AQ131A volvo penta motor.
Had some cold start issues in the spring then was fine. In july an underwater pylon was hit and messed up the prop, after docking that night and swapping props, the motor wouldnt...
