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    Shutdown overheat

    My boat has run at 170 on the temp guage for the 2 years I've owned it...but I noticed this weekend that when I shut the engine off to get someone out of the boat to ski or tube, that when I restart the engine the temp is up to 200+...It also has steam coming out of the exhaust. It doesn't...
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    96 XP misses....help

    The sled starts great...idles great but at 1/4 throttle it sounds like it misses. Then at 1/2 throttle it sounds like it is missing something terrible and it won't increase rpms from half throttle. At first I thought it was fuel related and here's what's been done: <br /><br />carbs cleaned<br...
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    opinions anyone?

    Well I've got my engine rebuilt and now I'm about to put it back in the boat...but I'll hold off on those questions for now..ha. What I'm needing to know now is: 1. I need to know your opinion on the best full boat cover. The boat will be under a canopy on the dock but will be out in the...
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    opinions anyone?

    Well I've got my engine rebuilt and now I'm about to put it back in the boat...but I'll hold off on those questions for now..ha. What I'm needing to know now is: 1. I need to know your opinion on the best full boat cover. The boat will be under a canopy on the dock but will be out in the...
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    Prelubing rebuilt 350

    I'm in the process of rebuilding my Mercruiser 260/V8. I'm to the point of prelubing the engine. Usually I just soak the lifters and go on but for this engine I have an oil pump primer tool, but I'm having a little trouble. I connected the primer tool to the oil pump via the distributor hole and...
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    Pulling engine

    I got a free 86 23' cuddy cabin boat....with a hydrolocked engine...locked and rusted. I'm going to pull the engine 260/V8 mercruiser and have it rebuilt. Fresh water its whole life. New starter/distributer/coil/plug wires already were on it. So two questions...How to pull it (just remove the...
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    locked up

    Ok..I'm looking at buying an 86 IMP 230SC. FWC. Merc 260/v8 I/O. It's engine is locked up. don't know why yet. It has been sitting for a couple yrs. I can buy it for $1200. I'm wondering if I should try to rebuild this engine or buy a new short/long block...looking for some educated advice..thanks
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