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  1. nola mike

    saltwater 5.0 weak points

    Nothing that will bolt to a Merc I/O I assume...I haven't ever seen anyone doing a conversion on here though.
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    Ethanol free gas for Mercruiser

    I always get a kick out of anti ethanolers that act like E0 can sit indefinitely and not turn to apple juice. (I know that isn't what you're saying here).
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    Speedometer

    Pitot. Gen 1's have don't have a speedo in the drive. Should have a stand alone pitot on the transom. They're pretty fragile. Google an image.
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    '04 Merc 25hp dead(ish) cylinder

    NOS Quicksilver. Be strange if both failed in exactly the same manner, intermittently on the same cylinder. Yesterday finally got out there after dark so that I could use a proper spark plug tester. Even when the timing light showed firing, the spark was noticeably weaker esp at low idle (only...
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    saltwater 5.0 weak points

    I didn't think an LS or LT was straight forward? What about exhaust/intake?
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    '04 Merc 25hp dead(ish) cylinder

    No, it's got a (capacitor) switchbox that controls both cylinders and 1 separate coil per cylinder. Just ohm'd out the ignition stator and trigger, and both were within spec. But IDK if that's a good enough test. And again, I don't know if a bad trigger/stator could cause a dropped spark on only...
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    '04 Merc 25hp dead(ish) cylinder

    Thanks for the reply. As mentioned, the #2 cylinder is the one that drops when using a timing light. The switch box has been replaced. The pickup (=charge coil?), trigger, and flywheel are the only things left, but I can't see how any of those would affect only 1 cylinder? Which tests would you...
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    '04 Merc 25hp dead(ish) cylinder

    Wow, I'm totally lost at this point. Confirmed that I'm intermittently dropping spark (via timing light, difficult to see the light on an inline tester). Switch box, coils, plugs, wires changed with no change. If the charge coils/stator were bad it should affect both cylinders. Only thing I can...
  9. nola mike

    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    I will neither confirm not deny that a night trip can have its advantages
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    Anyone tried a wireless transom trim switch?

    "Voltage: 30 amps" 🤔 Pretty cool though. Been looking for a way to control my lift, but I'm terrified of it running accidentally
  11. nola mike

    Boat age vs financing.

    Oof. Putting your home at risk to buy a project boat is a terrible idea imo. I've never financed any vehicle. If you can't pay cash, you can't afford it.
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    Engine hours

    If you want to take hours off, just run it in reverse a la Ferris bueller
  13. nola mike

    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    Ha, good one! Apparently around here the middle of the channels have the most crabs. Also, the tubing is way better.
  14. nola mike

    Mercruiser Alpha 1 Shift Interrupt

    No, no lube on the cable. If it's binding it needs to be replaced
  15. nola mike

    Mercruiser Alpha 1 Shift Interrupt

    This is typically the symptoms of a worn lower shift cable, though you shouldn't have any issues on a 2023. First step is to disconnect the lower cable and try shifting it manually--there should be practically no resistance.
  16. nola mike

    Stupid me, no oil

    Why is that?
  17. nola mike

    Lake Ontario

    It seems as if you are familiar boating in your area. Awesome. I can assure you that in my area storms are unpredictable. There is a microclimate. Yeah, the wind changes earlier. Yeah, certain patterns mean that a storm is more likely. The wind forecast around here is off (as in, wind direction...
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    Lake Ontario

    We get storms out of nowhere every day.
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    Stupid me, no oil

    Doesn't look like any of those. I can see oil at the rear base of the engine, that's it. Well, I can see oil already. Everything forward was cleaned off, and there's nothing leaking above the head that I can see. So how would the light help? I don't think there's anything I'm missing that...
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    5.7 EFI stalls when warm and shifting into gear

    Does the Rinda allow you to see real time injector PWM? As the RPMs drop, ECM should be calling for more fuel as well as more air.
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