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    Mercruiser Sterndrive Gear Oil Leaking by Prop

    yes, that is the shift shaft seal I mentioned. They make a tool for that also, common place to have a leak. You can pressure check it by holding your finger over the quad ring hole and pressurizing it, 15 lbs is all you need for testing. good to have a helper but I do it regularly by myself...
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    Mercruiser Sterndrive Gear Oil Leaking by Prop

    With the oil drained, pressure check the drive first. spritz of soapy water will show you where it’s leaking. Shift shaft is rather common on those, easy fix if that’s all it is.
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    14 foot jon boat with 8 hp motor almost plane.

    i have an 8 hp on my 10 footer. It’s rated for 10. Always wanted to put a ten on it but the 8 makes it move along quickly with just me in the boat. I’ve had this boat in Canada and many lakes in the states, with two onboard it’s not too bad either. Never a fan of fishtails on the motor myself...
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    Engine Alignment tool goes in about 1/4 of the way, question.

    Let's see your bar. post a pic.
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    Single point drain leaks. Serious? Eliminate it?

    Could be two would be a leak.
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    Engine Alignment tool goes in about 1/4 of the way, question.

    Once you get the bar in the coupler completely, what I did was make a paint mark on the shaft with red paint. Next time you are checking it, if the bar goes in completely and easily, you are good to go.
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    Do you guys think this prop and rudder have been in salt water ? From a moomba 2007 LSV

    Check inside the boat around the engine area, look at wiring connections and thru-hull fittings, look good at them. Any saltwater boats I've seen have green corroded parts inside the boat as well.
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    Engine Alignment tool goes in about 1/4 of the way, question.

    Misinterpretation? He said if it bottoms out in the gimble bearing. I think he meant the coupler. Going in one inch isn't aligned. I've seen a few that were at different shops that were serviced and claimed things were fine, but they were not.
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    Single point drain leaks. Serious? Eliminate it?

    Those blue plugs don't have a washer. It's an O-ring. it needs to be the proper size to seat properly.
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    Engine Alignment tool goes in about 1/4 of the way, question.

    The bolt holes on the coupler may have gotten hammered also, along with the original bolts. which would make it not set in place properly.
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    Well it happened. Water in oil

    I did not check the manifold yet. It’s getting up to temp better than before as I did change the thermostat this spring, 140* . I’ll change the oil, but when I do it I add sea foam to the mix and it helps the cleaning out a lot. When we get those at the marina that sank or such the sea foam...
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    i see lots of rebuilds?

    Elecrricity is invisible, till it's not. You will see it if there is an issue when you see the magic smoke. Finding a wiring diagram for a particular boat is like finding the lamp with a genie inside.
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    Happy Birthday Bondo !!!

    Happy Birthday!
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    Well it happened. Water in oil

    Well, i checked compression, cold and had 120 on all 4. Not the best but at least even across the board. Pressure checked the raw water side of the block and it held at 15 lbs for 10 minutes. I'll be checking the riser/exhaust side next. Also I ordered the exhaust flapper as it could be...
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    Water flow

    Probbaly not this season. If you haven't ever done it Do it when putting away in the fall.
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    AC Not Working Properly After Winter

    usually, it's a pretty good steam coming out. I've seen people put tape over water pickups to keep critters out while in storage. Yup, haul out and remove tape. In your case it could be debris in the fitting or before the pump. You can remove the intake hose while in the water, it should have a...
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    Well it happened. Water in oil

    yeah, old motor. Haven't seen one with the rust you mention Kenny but We will see what I come up with hopefully this weekend. It's still at the cabin in the water.
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    Water flow

    The best test is to dunk it ion a lake. You will know if the impeller is working along with everything else. In my case I usually use the hose at home. This time I used the hose at the cabin which surely did not have enough flow.
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    Well it happened. Water in oil

    My old beater boat finally went a bit south. I've always winterized it and serviced it properly. It's a 1983 Chapparral, and is my beater for the kids to run hard and pt away wet,lol. Mercruiser 120. I'm betting on headgasket issue myself. I need to pressure test the cooling system yet, and...
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    BOATING FROM DULUTH MN TO MADELINE ISLAND WI

    Take at least two weeks and explore the islands, camp either on an island where it's allowed or on the boat. Watch nthe weather well, you can go to an opposite side of an island if a storm is brewing, or go to the mainland harbor. You won't be dissapointed.
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