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  1. Grub54891

    Humor me with your whine theories, V8-380-CD

    Sounds like a vacuum leak.
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    1993 Stingray 556 Leak in Bilge

    Had myself a leak similar. I had already replaced the bellows and gimbal bearing. Still had a leak. What I found was that the block on the gimbal ring, where the trim lines are attached, that gasket there was cracked/leaking. Easy fix once I found it.
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    Can the base of engine work? Two to bolts under engine are rusted and can

    Glad you got the thing figured out. Hopefully others chime in and get yo running better.
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    Can the base of engine work? Two to bolts under engine are rusted and can

    Hope it stays dry. I have to ask again if the o-ring was in place or what you did to fix the issue.
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    Can the base of engine work? Two to bolts under engine are rusted and can

    Do you have the big square o-ring in the housing? All I see is grease and water.
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    Boating 101

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    Water in Oil

    Good point on running at the dock or easy putting around. my 140 mercruiser will get a bit cloudy when putting. My small lake at 140 acres doesn’t get a lot of room for a good run. Yes I can open it up and make abut five loops and it gets plenty warmed up to burn off the moisture. It runs the...
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    Outdrive initially jammed when turned by hand

    Do you have the tooling for setting gear lash and rolling torque?
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    To shallow?

    If you don’t care about damaging the hull, no. But I suppose this boater don’t care about it.
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    Strengthening the transom?

    Never saw that brand of motor before. Have a model/serial number? Where are you from?
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    opinions....

    Caulking around an out drive means it had/has a leak from a transom rotting away.
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    Pinstripe removal tool

    They don't Northern Wi here, -40* at times.
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    The End

    I will be pulling out the boats next week. Wife gets a knee replacement Wednesday this week, I get colon surgery mid October. Ugh…..
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    Should I redo the pink RV antifreeze that I already used last week to winterize Merc 5.0?

    Yes, drain the power steering cooler. The pink will get you by, but I'd drain it out myself. If you got enough in to displace any residual water it should be fine. Remember, air don't freeze. be sure the exhaust and block are done. As I said, air don't freeze, I drain mine and leave it sit, but...
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    Stuck Transom Wood

    Yes. It will tear you up in the worst way. Keep the guard on and firm grip. Not recommend for a rookie. Heck, I’ve done a lot of things but that one was as scary as it gets.
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    Pictures.

    Smokstak.com is having issues also. They have it fixed now but they had to go with a different server.
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    Lights?

    They should come off somehow. Try linking a picture from a host site, the pictures aren’t currently working on this site. Mods are trying to fix it.
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    Stuck Transom Wood

    I’ve used the chainsaw attachment on the angle grinder. Dangerous as all get out, be very very careful if you go that route! Also a good respirator and Tyvex suit to protect yourself. I actually didn’t like using that attachment but there was no way to remove the cap on that particular boat. It...
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    winterizing question

    I use -100 for mine. Drain all water, hook up muffs, at times I use a pump for running it through as some boats have the motor mounted water pump and those don't prime well on just a hose. On my little 3.0 I simply drain as it's easy to get all the water out. I leave the -100 in as it's fine in...
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    Barefoot skiers?

    I pulled a barefoot skier once on a modified boat that was used for ski shows. He could pull 8-10 skiers for the show. He instructed me to nail the throttle, when the boat was dang near straight up in the holeshot to slam the throttle down, then right back up when nthe bow came down. then at 50...
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