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  1. salty3rd

    Oil in bellows

    Gents, Pulled my Bravo 3 off last week and found some fluid in the gimbal housing bellows. My first thought was that it was gear lube from the drive. This fluids consistency and smell does not seem like the Mercruiser gear lube that’s in the drive, and I never had to add any lube to the...
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    6.2 L Rebuild Noise

    Gents, We finally got this rebuilt 6.2 running today, but I’m worried about the knocking sound, can anyone identify what it is? Thanks in advance
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    Mercruiser 383 no spark/no fuel

    Gents, just installed a rebuilt 6.2, will not start. No spark off coil, changed Crankshaft position sensor with a known good one from other engine, but still no luck.changed relays and other engine runs.. Doesn’t seem like fuel pressure either. Any ideas on why a good crankshaft position sensor...
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    Mercruiser part; what is it?

    Gents, Helping a friend put a 6.2 back in his boat and came across this part, I suspect it has something to do with one of the rear ground connections but not sure. Any help would be appreciated... Thank Bill
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    Bravo 3 bearing carrier

    Gents, Decided to get a head start on Spring outdrive work. I pulled the props off and found some corrosion on the bearing carrier. Question is how do I prevent this corrosion? How difficult is it to change the bearing carrier? Is it absolutely necessary to change it out as it is now? I did...
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    Bravo 3 drive oil fitting replacement

    Gents, just a quick update.. I changed both gimbal rings using the JR Marine system, worked great. When rebuilding the gimbal housing I snapped the dreaded drive oil fitting. So after a few four letter words, I watched the JR marine video and driiled the old one out using a 1/2” drill bit, took...
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    5.0 MPI skipping

    Gents, 2002 5.0 MPI is missing a cylinder(s). Noticed a gas smell out of exhaust and lower power than STbd engine, also needs a lot more throttle to maintain same RPMs as Stbd and only Max's out at 4200 rpm. I used some insulated spark plug pliers and pulled each wire individually at the...
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    Mercruiser 5.0 Mpi electrical issue

    Gentlemen, I recently purchased a Sea Ray with twin 2002 5.0 Mpi bravo 3's. The steering pins on both transom assemblies needed replacing. Instead of cutting into the transom assembly, I removed both engines and transom assembles to make the repair. After reinstalling and hooking the port engine...
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    Checking out 2002 5.0 Efi

    So after 12 years of keeping 2 470's running I've decided to move on. I'm looking at a boat with twin EFI 5.0's with Bravo 3's. The boat is currently winterized.So being unfamiliar with these engines, I was just looking for some feedback for things to check before I pull the trigger. I know the...
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    Mercruiser 470 overheating at idle

    470 overheated the end of last season due to loss of coolant from a hose that broke. I fixed the hose and ran the boat. It was fine for a 20 min run. It cooled a couple hours and when I ran it to go home it started overheating again, I shut it down and did some troubleshooting and couldn't find...
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    Mercruiser 470 distributor gear teeth ground

    I bought a remanned 470 everything was new except for wiring harness, intake manifold, distributor and Carb. I took it out and ran it with no real issues. About an hour or so the engine started backfiring and stalling to the point that it wouldn't start again. After diagnossing I found the gear...
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