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  1. wildways1976

    78 Mercruiser 228 "gm 305" swap

    I recently picked up a 78 22' Starcraft Cuddy... The engine I have found has water in 2 cylinders and is seized.... Im swapping out the 305 for a 93 350... My question would be " will the cam from the 305 work in the 350 ?" Id like to get as much hp out of the 350 without spending a couple of...
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    Lost 1000 RPM's Merc. 160

    Im not quite sure why or how but I have concluded I cannot find the issue.... I have a 1968 Mercruiser 160 and rebuilt the motor last year..... I had it out one day at 4500 rpm for WOT and the next day I got 3500 WOT.... I have checked and replaced all fuel related items, checked compression...
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    How do I install a tach on a 1973 70HP Chrysler?

    Picked up a couple of 70 hp chryslers for a fair price... Converted one to Battery Ignition and it runs awsome.... I would like to install a tach... Can anyone help...:confused:
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    Still taking on water...

    Well we put the boat in the water today, it ran real good ecxept the hub in the prop was bad... We were probably out for an hour. When we has figured the prop was shot we decided to take it out of the water. When we pulled the plugs there was an insane amount of water coming out of the hull...
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    1968 Mercruiser questions????

    I purchased a 1968 Glastron V-204 with a 160 Mercruiser(GM 250) When I purchased this boat it needed alot of work... I have it near water ready.... What I have done is: Replaced the floor Rebuilt the engine with a new block. Used the truck cam (lol) Rewired 75% of the electronics between boat...
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    HOW??? Do I convert to battery ignition on a 73 Chrysler 70hp?

    My friend and I picked up 2 Chrysler 70hp motors.(really clean) for a less then fair price. (Old man didn't care) Problem is we are not getting any spark anywhere... We have checked the cap, rotor, plug wires, points gap, and so on...Our conclusion is the coil or control box is bad... We have...
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