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    Water leak into bilge

    get some mirrors and look. You may a y pipe seal gone. Look for rust! Pray it is not a rotten transom.
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    Water in u joint bellows

    Is your boat a wet deck boat? Water may drip onto drive shaft from hatch and enter via a worn seal. Trust me!
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    454 vibrating and breaking starter bolts

    MC have very strong motor mounts that do not allow vibrations to be seen unless something is very bad. I suggest pulling plug wire and listening to drop in RPMs. Just an idea...
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    Alarm Sounds when batteries switched on and no key in ignition

    Somewhere + is getting to alarm. Back track!!!!!!
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    Need ideas on problem with 5.7L Mercruiser shutting down

    while friend at helm and in the dark with muffs on or at dock, start wiggling wires. I suspect coil wire grounding out.
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    Pumping out oil from dipstick

    Real pain. Consider purchasing a kit that replaced oil drain plug that has long hose and brass end cap. Mine works great.
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    Alarm Sounds when batteries switched on and no key in ignition

    Take sensors out of the loop one at a time. I disconnected my reservoir due to crud. I cleaned out crude and reconnected.
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    I am surprised that old of a boat didn't have transom rot.
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    Click No Start

    I'd bet that you have some green corrosion somewhere. Jump starter directly and see what happens.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    If you can find a used one on EBAY, buy it! New MC parts will cost a fortune.
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    New (2020) Alpha One Gen 2 wont come off

    and deck water spray dripping on shaft and traveling towards bearing. Trust me!
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    New (2020) Alpha One Gen 2 wont come off

    There is a seal behind gimbal bearing that people seldom replace. If drive is off, I'd pull bearing and replace seal. You probably need to realign shaft, anyway.
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    What to look for before reinstalling a 4.3 engine

    98??? Check for rot!!!!!!!!! If you find rot in transom or stringer and you want the boat, expect a lot of work removing all metal and repairing. Trust me!!!!
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    Fix hatch window on older boat. Options?

    Another option: If your friend can live with it, cover hatch with fiberglass and Gelcoat.
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    FULL POWER TILT PUMP

    Keep looking for SMALL cap/hole. Buy a plastic mustard/catchup squeeze bottle. The long snout helped me get oil into reservoir hole. You may have to fill and refill if pump was very dry, since oil has to also go to rams. Have rags under reservoir, since it will get messy.
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    Trying to diagnose fuel supply issue after running out of gas

    I don't know why builders put these small screens into pickup tubes. They are headaches. I suspect fuel pumps suction collapsed filter.
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    Intermittent fuel supply issues

    Most marine manual fuel pumps leak back into carburetor, when defective. Is your FP marine or automotive. It may be leaking too much into carb.??? Most FTs have a screen inside of their pickup tubes. Remove screens and pitch them into the trash. Mine were partially clogged.
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    Tachometer bouncing

    Go buy an inexpensive tack, attach at motor, and test to be sure that your tack is bad or good. The wires may have a break somewhere from old tack to helm. A new tack installed will help diagnose where problem is. You will need the tack again. Trust me!!!
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    Stainless riser fitment help.. with numbers

    However, the bolts bind them together. I have used SS bolts all over my MC saltwater used boats for years and never had any problems, that I could identify. However, since there is not a lot of SS risers being sold, the water passing through them may produce exceedingly more corrosion. I always...
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    Stainless riser fitment help.. with numbers

    Mine motors are anti-freeze cooled except sea water going through heat exchanger and risers. To me the Cast Iron risers are the weakest link. I was going to replace my CI risers with stainless steel but now I am not sure. I don't see a lot advertised and when I do they average about 2x as much...
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