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    No Spark – 1998 MerCruiser 5.7L Thunderbolt V Ignition

    Hey Everyone, I’ve been restoring my 1994 Bayliner 2452 for the last two years (new transom, new stringers, new fuel tank etc) and my mechanic finished his part this week. He rebuilt the Alpha One Gen 2 outdrive and swapped my old 1994 5.0 MerCruiser (1,800HRS on it) for a 1998 5.7 MerCruiser...
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    Can I replace my 1994 Mercruiser 5.0 2BBL (305) with a 1998 5.7 2BBL (350) ?

    I have a 1994 Bayliner 2452 with a 5L mercruiser/alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive which went on me (likely head gasket) and I am wondering if can swap it out with a 1998 5.7L while keeping the same outdrive. I had the boat for 2 years and it always felt under powered (a lot of people with the same...
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    1994 Mercruiser 5.0 carb'd/thunderbolt ignition, popping and banging after a while

    Hello everyone, New to the forum here. Purchased a 1994 Bayliner 2452 which has a mercruiser 5.0/alpha1 last October. The boat sat for about 3 years before that. I changed the engine oil (Mercury 25W40), oil filter, fuel filter & spark plugs and it ran fine on the first couple outings. Last...
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    1994 mercruiser 5.0 carb’d started ticking

    Hello everyone! I bought a 1994 Bayliner 2452 with a carb’d 5.0 mercruiser a few months ago and just used it for the first time a couple of days ago. The boat sat for about 3 years before I bought it but it fired up and ran pretty good. On my first day I replaced the leg oil and fuel water...
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