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    Thermostat cork gasket

    yeah will do only had the boat a year just done spark plugs and fuel filter. Only reason i changed the thermostat is because the temp gauge stopped working and had the wrong gasket installed by the previous owner. What's strange is there was no top cork oring on the top of the thermostat at...
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    Thermostat cork gasket

    There was no cork or gasket at the top of the thermostat so confused whether my motor needs one. I replaced the thermostat because the previous owner did not install the gasket with the metal prongs so my temp sender was not grounding. It works now
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    Thermostat cork gasket

    Hi guys, I replaced my thermostat on my 5.0 tks, housing was heavily corroded Had to soak it in penetrine and use some decent force to get the sleeve and thermostat out. When I used the cork gasket he sleeve would not sit flush , I tried a fair bit even put it in a vice and used a block of...
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    Spark plugs for 5.0TKS Mercruiser

    Thanks mate , appreciate the help.
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    Spark plugs for 5.0TKS Mercruiser

    Actually i just noticed mine are bpr6efs-13 so i need to gap them from 0.050 to 0.045 ?
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    Spark plugs for 5.0TKS Mercruiser

    The ones i bought are NGK BPR6EFS
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    Spark plugs for 5.0TKS Mercruiser

    Hi Guys, I have a 1998 5.0 Tks mercruiser. Serial number : 0l023213 if that helps Just checking if i have bought the right spark plugs and if they need to be gapped to 0.042 there 0.032 standard. Thanks
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    Temp Gauge Not Working

    Yeah thats why I'm confused when I turn the ignition to on it flicks up a little, but when I ground the sender wire to the block it drops down like it loses all power. Everyone says it should go up and its not the gauge cause it does it on both.
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    Temp Gauge Not Working

    Yeah when I turn the ignition on the gauge flicks up a little , when I ground the sender wire to the block it drops down even lower. Everything says it should go up... hence I'm confused so I replaced it with a new mercruiser sender and New quiksilver gauge same thing.
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    Temp Gauge Not Working

    Hi, Thanks for the reply yeah definitely the sender the alarms on the right side with two wires which I have ordered as well cause the last owner has broken the clip and it's loose. The one I have replaced from memory is 86490t mercruiser temp sender. I have triple checked the diagrams and...
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    Temp Gauge Not Working

    Hi Guys, Having an issue after 3 weeks of sitting started up my mercruiser 5.0 tks bayliner capri cuddy.. temp gauge not moving everything else is and engine seems to get up to temp fine. I have since replaced the temp sensor and installed a new quiksilver gauge to match the mercruiser sender...
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