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    fiberglass mishap...whats next?

    Been making a new engine doghouse. Its my first time working with fiberglass and things have been going well till now. I was mixing the last of the resin I had with some glass bubbles to finish fairing. I had the resin and the bubbles almost completely mixed and hadn't put the catalyst in yet...
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    rebuilt 470 starting issues

    just rebuilt my 470, new bearings, rings, had the head done, gaskets ect. First time rebuilding anything so I was very cautious double and triple checking every step. I spun the crank by hand throughout the build and everything was fine. I have it in the boat now and it won't spin any longer...
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    Machine shop questions

    I have low compression and am gonna pull the engine in the next day or two. Wet compression test says its the rings so I'm taking it to a machine shop to have them check it out and see if I can get away with new rings and a hone instead of a bore, check the head and other odds and ends. The...
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    knocking, bent pushrod, now what?

    Just put a new riser, a new to me exhaust manifold and all new gaskets (including head gasket) on my 470. She started right up so I retorqued the head bolts after it warmed up and let'er run in my driveway for another 20 min or so and all was well. All the work was done because of a corroded...
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    Vacuum check outdrive

    Bought a used pre alpha outdrive to replace the one on my boat. Pressure checked it and it held 15lbs for a half hour or so but when I went to measure vacuum it keeps bleeding down to about 4 and holding. I don't know a lot about what I'm doin, just what I've read on here. I read somewhere that...
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    Overheat and a thump 470

    Took the boat out to the bay yesterday, ran for about an hour doing 25 at about 3000 rpm then the engine lost power and died. I pulled the engine cover to find the coolant boiling over but the temp only said 180 (usually about 160). Figured I just overheated because its a Mercruiser 470 with...
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    volvo help

    Hi, sorry about the long post, I'm new to the boating world and recently bought a 17ft open bow with an aq131a engine. Took it out a few times, was VERY hard to start and started sputterin a little bit last time I was out. Read that a Pertronix kit would help with the starts so I put that on...
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