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    Water dripped into intake manifold

    Hi I Have a Mercruiser 5.0 2bbl carbureted, I took off the carb to have it rebuilt 2 weeks ago, I thought I had covered the intake manifold quite well, however my cover moved, and rain water dripped into the manifold. I got what I could get out of it siphoning it out with an eighth inch...
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    mercruiser 3.7 470 turns over has fuel wont start

    Thank you for looking this site has been so helpful in the past I have an 88 regal with a 3.7 that I can not get to start. It will turn over and is getting fuel. Im pretty sure it is not getting spark but I can not tell without someone to crank the engine for me. My dad is coming to help me...
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    96 kawasaki 1100 runs full speed only sometimes

    I got a new problem i need some help with, thank you all in advance for reading and for any input you may have. I have a 96 1100 zxi that i have been working on all summer, just had it running good for a few weeks now it is cutting out on high speeds, and then sometimes kicking back in with the...
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    2001 mercury 5.0 runs for 30 seconds then cuts out

    Hi let me first say thanks again to all of you using this site and offering your great advice. I have another problem with one of my newer money pits, I just bought a 2001 Maxum 2300 SR equipped with a 5.0 mercury marine engine and alpha 1 outdrive. Im not sure what is going on, if Im having a...
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    engine swap; putting a 750 into a 900 zxi kawas

    Hi Im trying very hard to get some info on what I will need to do this engine swap, I have a very nice kawasaki 900 zxi hull (with a completely blown motor), and I have a 93 kawasaki ss xi 750 that has a strong engine, and a completely cracked hull. So I would like to put the 750 into the 900...
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    kawasaki 1100 zxi bendix change and removal

    hi i just had my zxi carbs rebuilt, put her in the water hit the starter and just heard starter motor spinning no engine turn over. we tested the starter, and it is fine. the bendix or whatever gear is behind the fly wheel needs to come out and be replaced. my big question is if i use a used...
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    96 kawasaki 1100 zxi cutting out @ top speeds

    Hi i just purchased 2 more holes to throw money into. I just picked up a matching set of kawasaki 1100 zxi's. One runs great and has no problems, the other one however will ride fine but once you hit about 40 it cuts out and will stall unless you pull the choke out, any thoughts? The only...
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    Boat Leaking???

    Hi I have been in the process of rebuilding a 1988 regal medallion 185 with a 3.7 merc alpha 1. somehow water is getting into the boat but I cant figure out how. It is only noticeable if I leave the boat docked for a few days, it does not have an auto bilge pump and after about 3 days the...
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    Mercruiser 470 fuel clog or something

    Hi I am a newby to this site, and to boating in general. I purchased a 88 regal medallion bowrider at the beginning of the summer, it has the famous 470 merc in it. I got it running in less than a week and have been running it ever since (@ least 20 hours) the boats gas gauge didnt work so I...
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