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  1. CLi87

    Mercruiser 3.0 RPM Drop Every Few Seconds?

    I was actually just thinking the vent line too, I filled up fully today and afterwards it took me awhile to get it started, normally it starts on the first crank.
  2. CLi87

    Mercruiser 3.0 RPM Drop Every Few Seconds?

    I forgot to mention new spark plugs, new wires, new distributor cap and rotor. The dash RPM gauge does drop and I feel the boat pull back just slightly, it's not a very abrupt drop, more like a smooth rpm pullback then it just goes right back up to where it was and cruises just fine.
  3. CLi87

    Mercruiser 3.0 RPM Drop Every Few Seconds?

    I have a 2007 Sea Ray 175 with the Merc 3.0 w/ Alpha one, just rebuilt the carb and fresh gas, it idles fine and runs great more or less, it'll get up and go and plane easily, but while I'm cruising every maybe 15 sec or so the RPM's will just suddenly drop briefly and then go right back up to...
  4. CLi87

    Bravo vs Bravo Diesel Transom Assembly?

    Does anyone know the differences between a Bravo vs Bravo Diesel transom assembly? I know the diesel version has an extra hole for something that's currently plugged and the exhaust bellows looks different. I bought a bellows kit for a regular Bravo transom assembly, will it work for the Bravo...
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    Is it safe to use oxyacetylene torch on transom bolts?

    I tried an air chisel and lots of penetrating spray but didn't have any luck, the whole area around the bolts were too corroded, I ended up putting 2 nuts on back to back on the bolt to lock them up and then just un-screwed the entire bolt from the transom assembly.
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    Is it safe to use oxyacetylene torch on transom bolts?

    I'm trying to remove the transom assembly on a 93 Sea Ray Sundancer that's very badly corroded, I have all 8 nuts removed and it'll barely budge, I may have knocked the top bolts back a mm if even that and the rest of the bolts are super corroded, can't even get the inner plate off. I was...
  7. CLi87

    What kind of control box is this?

    Thank you!!! Yea the 2nd diagram #7 is definitely it, mine has a stem and looks like the same nut that I took off to replace the trim controls.
  8. CLi87

    What kind of control box is this?

    Does anyone know what kind of control box this is? It's from a 2007 Sea Ray 175 and the neutral button popped out, I'm trying to get a replacement but can't for the life of me figure out what kind of box this is.
  9. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    Yea I'm gonna pull it again and replace with a timesert, but for the time being I was trying to see if the starter would turn the engine over correctly, how do the clearances look to you? Does the flywheel seem off or is it normal to have a gap that size between the flywheel and the block?
  10. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    Well the helicoil kinda worked, put a new one in and it was tightening...until it wasn't, I felt it break loose slightly but it's tight enough where there's no play on the starter. I tried turning the starter over with a power probe but it just thunks from the Bendix trying to engage but the...
  11. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    Update...finally got time to pull the motor and found the problem, starter was not fully seated because apparently someone before me had stripped out one of the starter bolt holes and put in a helicoil repair that had failed causing the starter to not be stabilized and grind against the ring...
  12. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    Thanks! I used the ball peen hammer to knock back the raised edges and they just keep falling off, I'm assuming that's correct and should be fine? The surface is smooth now though
  13. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    Are you referring to the bit of metal that's sticking up around most of the bolt holes? What's the best way to get rid of them? My first thought would be grinder but I don't want to mess up the black coating either.
  14. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    Sounds good, I'll use a block of wood to bang it back, what is the pan rail you're referring to? Are you talking about making sure the oil pan surface is flat?
  15. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    I ended up using a sawzall to cut the tube and finally got the oil pan off and dipstick tube out after some heavy hammering. Do you guys think it would be ok to re-use the oil pan? I sprayed the dipstick hole with penetrating fluid and I'm going to use a wire brush to clean it out, seems to be...
  16. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    and I can't push it in because this particular tube has a lip that rests against the oil pan, I tried like hell to push it out but it won't budge. Btw, where can I get a new oil pan for $80 at? I looked on ebay but the cheapest new one was $170
  17. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    I tried prying but no luck, bent the hell out of the pickup tube tray but it's not budging, I even tried to get a Dremel in there to cut the tube but it's barely cutting.
  18. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    I have the engine pulled and the oil pan dropped already, it's about an inch or so off the block and I can move it around but I stuck a camera in the crack and the dipstick tube is getting stuck on some metal part, I'll try to get a pic and post it.
  19. CLi87

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    I'm working on a Mercruiser 7.4 Gen V and needed to replace the oil pan gasket, well when I went to pull the dipstick tube out of the pan, it was pretty rusted and it just broke on me. Now the other end is stuck inside the oil pan and I can't remove the oil pan because the tube gets stuck. I've...
  20. CLi87

    Evinrude 115 VRO RPM gauge / Warning lights not working?

    None of the system check lights work, nothing comes on at all, I even took the gauge out and used a power probe to send power to the red wire to see if it would do anything. Guess I'm looking at $250 for a new gauge -.-
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