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    Port Sizes on Racor 500 FE

    I am replacing the old Racor 500FE filter on my boat with a new Racor 500MA. On the 500MA, the fuel ports are #8 O-Ring Boss (3/4 - 16 thread). However, I cannot find out what size ports the old Racor 500FE filter had. It almost looks like they are either #4 or #6 ORB, but I am not completely...
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    Momentary Engine Speed Increase on Perkins 6354

    Hi, I would consider myself to be a diesel engine expert, but this one really has me completely baffled and I am wondering if anyone has ever heard of this happening. Over the weekend my family and I had our 34' Mainship trawler out. She has a 6354 Perkins 200 Hp diesel with a BW...
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    Fuel Curve for 6354T Perkins

    Does anyone out there know where I can find a fuel curve for a 6354T Perkins Marine engine? The engine is 200 Hp. I am just looking to find what the best speed is to run the engine at to get the best fuel economy. I have heard that the boat itself (1981 Mainship) operates with the best fuel...
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    Looking for a Cetrek Autopilot Compass

    I am looking for a Cetrek Autopilot Compass (that still works) that has part number 930670. The problem is that they are no longer in business and I cannot find information anywhere except for stupid ads for things that are not what I am looking for. I know what people are going to say (Get a...
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    Conversion Kit for 165 to Alpha One

    Does anyone know if there is a conversion kit to take a 165 Mercruiser and adapt it to an Alpha One setup? I currently have a 4.3, but have a perfectly good and very strong 165. The bell housing is completely different, but big deal, they are both GM engines and will mate up. Same goes for...
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    A Diesel Guy Dealing with a STUPID GAS ENGINE!

    Okay... So I left a thread on here about a week ago where I was out on the lake and my new (reman) 4.3L Mercruiser engine up and died on me. I figured that I fouled the plugs up, and they were pretty dirty with carbon as I had spent a while idling. I went ahead and cleaned them. However it...
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    4.3L Mercruiser... Does This Make Sense?

    Last weekend my son and I went out on Lake Superior with my 28' fishing boat. Everything was going just fine and we were having a great time. At any rate, I had been using the main (and only) engine to troll. Suddenly the engine just died out. It didn't bang, pop, or anything, just slowly...
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    Switch To Distributor

    Hi, I am working on putting a 4.3L Mercruiser setup together. The engine is a 1990 (pre-balance shaft / non-vortek) arrangement. There is a terminal block on the shift mechanism that ties into the white/green wire and the black ground wire. The white/green wire of course goes to the...
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