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    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    it appears to be squashing the rubber on the bellows a little much for my liking , in an area like that it is critical to have thick rubber making contact with the metal surfaces , a squashed surface reduces the thickness of the rubber .this can also make the clamp act as a knife as the bellow...
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    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    ""You suggest checking for a leak after tightening the hose clamp onto the shield (If that is what it is called) How can you check for a leak except by removing the OD ??""" my comment was in general on the tightening ( yes i know you cant see in there ) , as posted " it was probably not what...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L won't start

    +1 have the battery checked oe swap it out for a known full power one , these motors take a a lot of cca to fire them up . on that note the starter could have an internal short causing slow crank and taking power from the ignition.
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    Car Hood Boats

    kids today will never understand the challenge of not being killed by their best mates . we once used a Holden EH bonnet tied behind a YZ 465 Yamaha full speed through/ across a wheat field. no one killed that day "" surprisingly "
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    Old motors DEMAND to be retired when they are 65 years old..

    2001 + stuff ,cars boats , motors whatever , its usually the electronics or wiring is what sends them to scrap piles to come back as kias or these days teaslers!.
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    Car Hood Boats

    ahhhh the memory's of using car bonnets for stuff other than closing engine compartment's , dirt roads and paddock bombs brings back memory's of some scuffed elbows and shoulders. OP sorry for off track , the boat bonnet seems like it would kick on now days whack a big assed motor on and go ...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L won't start

    is the lanyard key in place , is the shift in neutral " sometimes you have to click them about a bit if the boat has sat "". start off going over the simple stuff first before swapping stuff out . you say "" i bought this boat "" ? had it ran in your possession before this no start occurred
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    Alpha Gen 2 Sterndrive Issue

    + 1 on the chunks of rust , pull the manifolds and rises for inspection , looks like you may have saved yourself from a future engine problem from a rusted exhaust.
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    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    gotta love the way people tighten worm clamps . tip and lesson : tighten the clamp till it makes a consistent contact with hose or whatever > tighten 1/2 a turn after that , check for leakage , no leak leave it be , if it leaks tighten a tad more till no more leak . there is absolutely no need...
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    Help! 2000 Johnson 90hp V4 overheating on one side only...

    maybe the mechanic stuffed up when setting the water tube in position OR broke / cracked it.
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    4.3 Wet to Dry-Joint Conversion.

    if i had to take a guess ! , start looking for a crack in the component's. sometimes these can be hard to see but there are tests available that will show the smallest crack in steel.
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    Need a CDI for a 1979 to 1983 120HP mercury outboard

    why not get a new AM one , yea bit pricy , but done once , used cdis never a good move.
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    Steering problems: boat won’t turn left (port)

    dont let everyone in the boat sit on the same side :.
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    Electrical Fire - 2005 Merc 60hp 4 stroke - help in diagnosing please

    check grounds , regs in these motors don't take kindly to bad grounds, yea defiantly reg had a melt down , due to an over load possibly caused from a bad ground or too much component draw , the stator/ alternator could have been the root cause , saying that, when a reg shorts and burns up its...
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    Mystery bilge find

    may be oil drain hose , no pics just spit balling,
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    one rule i have riding at night "" i only go as fast as i am willing to hit something , i too enjoy riding at night when its moonlight, docking and loading "well thats another story :).
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    Whoo Hoo! I have a hole in my boat...

    hit it with a heat gun before proceeding , , make sure no water is leaching out of the area you are repairing , if it has been wet a long time chances are it will not get a solid bond . i would jusgt get some fiber fill and fill the outside jus to stop the leak , later in the off season you can...
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    2001 Mercruiser 5.7 EFI poor power

    check the leads are on the correct cylinders , ,they could have got mixed up when working on the motor. TPS out of range or broken. plug up to soft ware and check perimeters of everything before you ruin the engine running it like it is.
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    Are these old D!ck Pope Water Skis any good?

    i got my "fred wiliams' wood ski in a package deal with a almost brand new kidder , a couple of wake boards ,3 knee boards , some inflatables. ropes and bridals and other odds and ends $200 for the lot . gave away the wake boards , kept the kidder thinking i would still be able to water ski ""...
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    Are these old D!ck Pope Water Skis any good?

    most people just send them old wood skis off to land fill , however , i have a pair that i have saved / restored for my man cave wall. restoration is a big job and in retrospect not worth the effort monetary wise , but the do look great on the wall.:).
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