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    2.3l omc 87 bayliner wont start: time to get rid of it.

    i have been cranking on this thing for a while and it will not start. I have fuel, spark, and air, but it doesnt want to fire up. I adjusted the timing as in previous posts form others, but i have had no luck. i have one day till i deploy to get this thing running. what could i be forgetting...
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    hole on top of water pump?

    87 bayliner/2.3l ford. <br /><br />should the water pump have a small hole about 3-4 inches from where the pulley hooks up? i can see down it & see the shaft spinning. it is definitley machined, i just cant remember seeing it before i started taking this thing apart. also i "found" a small...
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    head bolt

    well, i broke a head bolt the other day, but i managed to get it out without damaging anything else. does anyone sell just one head bolt? I have called all the local auto stores and boat shops, and I know the set is only 40 bucks or so, but im already pouring money into this project and looking...
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    milk and rocker arm....

    well, the fun with this boat never ends (87 bayliner 2.3l cobra outdrive). today i got out for a little test after cleaning out the exhaust manifold (which was full of rust). wouldnt start up, so i pulled the #1 plug to see if it was sparking and wham, water comes spewing out when i crank it...
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    Different shift problem? 87 bayliner

    Real quick thanks to everyone who has replied with help in the past, this site is great. <br /><br />I have an 87 as well, but with the little 2.3liter. it is hard to shift, but my main problem is I cannot get the shift adjusted to the point where i can both shift forward and reverse. I can...
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    clicking prop

    well today i got the boat out for a little test run and it went very smooth. until i tried to get back on the trailer and got pushed sideways by the current. as i tried to reverse out, i clipped some rocks and took a nice quarter size chunk out of the prop (it was low tide here). i got the...
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    new gel coat, faded boat

    just had a repair done on my hull that has left a rectangle, maybe 10X4 inches, of nice new gelcoat. the hull is slightly faded, polish wont get the rest up to the same color, but is their a way to maybe fade that new section a little faster?
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    wont start!

    ok so i guess my last post was erased before i could see any replies, so here goes again. I have an 87 bayliner, hard starting. Replaced the starting solenoid after i tightened it too hard and broke it. next replaced the badly rusted starter. THe battery cables were getting real hot when i...
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