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    squeaking V6

    just a quick one for my mercruiser 4.3L v6 i have just replace the V belt that goes round the alternator water pump and the balancer and it is still squeaking like mad its not loose and its not the water pump because i spray a bit of wd40 on the alternator wheel and it goes till that dries...
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    timing or carb???

    1999 3L mercruiser serial # 0L631559 from another post i was dealing with starter motors that keep breaking because engine kept kicking back i figured out that the mechanic had put the timing to 10 degrees BTDC on reading the manual it is meant to be 2 degrees ATDC, so i set the timing to the...
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    starter motors keep breaking

    3 litre 1999 140hp mercruiser as we know i have just had a reconditioned engine installed which runs beautiful and purrs nice BUT i am now buying my 3rd starter motor in as many weeks,what happens is the starter turns the engine but now and again there is a big bang kind of noise like the...
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    shift interuptor switch

    hi guys my last question before i can launch her (1999 3.0 l mercruiser) i have just had the new shift interuptor switch installed and everytime it is plugged in it blows a fuse in the main box not the red switch one.is this a bad switch or dodgy wiring somewhere else
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    alpha 1 gen 2

    can a 2006 alpha 1 gen 2 be run the old conventional way of fill the leg with oil to the vent screw and not have the monitor bottle attatched????
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    do i or dont i

    guys i have searched the forums and not got a posotive answer i have just put a 1999 recon 3.0L mercruiser in my boat which has always been trailored im picking her up next week and she is being birthed on a marina,which i have never done before,my question is do i winterize it???? bearing in...
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    hinge pin thread size

    hi guys i have a mercruiser 1 s/n 5599854 and i have managed to get hinge pin out but i need to re-thread the bell housing and all marine shops over here are more interested in selling than actually helping so my question is Q: what size tap do i get to re-thread????
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    darn hinge pin

    ok so heres the story so far mercruiser 1 sn/5599854 i have managed to remove starboard hinge pin and then went to remove port hinge pin ,no good its stuck solid so i went down the route of drilling it out,well i drilled it a couple of mm less than what it was and the bolt just snapped letting...
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    omg help

    well i have replaced impellor and water pump and all seals and also decided to rub down sterndrive and prime and paint BUT in doing this i turned the prop and now its out of gear so obviously i dont assemble whilst out of gear(or do i) so can you tell me how to put her back into gear please
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    preventitive measures

    hi guys just a few questions 1:my manual keeps calling my sterndrive an I drive,im totally lost now on buying parts i always thought it was a pre alpha 2: the impellor looks fine but seems kinda flimsy should i change it seen as im there anyway 3: is there meant to be a gasket where the lower...
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    not starting (should be an easy one)

    i have a mercruiser 120hp 3ltr unknown age at the moment when i turn the key to start her she will just click but if i stick a screwdriver on the solenoid (not built onto starter) she turns the starter motor properely, also when the engine has warmed up she starts from the key no problem now my...
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    fuel not going to fuel pump

    1982 mercruiser 120hp pre alpha leg my problem is when i first got the boat (21ft morebas 7200) it had no water fuel seperator it only had a fuel bulb so i added a water fuel seperator after the fuel bulb but before the fuel pump thing is the bulb will not pump fuel anymore (it used to before...
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    mercruiser with alpha 1

    hi everyone.i have just bought myself a 21ft morebas 7200 to be used for fishing (and hiding from the wife) it is a 1981 model and the engine is original to the boat but i cant find what engine it is. its a mercruiser and has 120hp and i would say 1979-1982 what i need to know is it a 2L or 3L...
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    rush of air from spark plug

    hi guys i took out number 1 spark plug from my 1972 aq130a volvo today and a rush of air came out (engine off) when i say a rush of air it was an explosion of air is this normal??????
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    fuel filter

    i have put an extra fuel filter on after fuel pump but before carbs(aq130a) should this filter be full of fuel or just a trickle of fuel less than half an inch????
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    aq130a timing

    would someone please clarify the timing for me on a aq130a as there is so much conflict between manual and threads on here and also in laymans terms i.e is 3 degrees before tdc 3 degrees of the full turn(please no jokes about the singers)
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    core plug popped out

    AQ130A 1972 just put new seals on raw water pump (because it started to drip out of the weep hole) and when i started the engine one of the core plugs popped out is this normal???? i used a rubber mallet to put it back in again was this the right thing to do???? took her out on the ocean and the...
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    carbs set up now starts harder

    hi guys hope all is well with you i have just balanced and got the mixture done on my 2 stromberg carbs, the good news is she now runs like a dream the bad news is it takes longer to start where as before when the carb was way not tuned properly she started first click. is this normal for it to...
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    adjuster screw

    could someone tell me what the adjuster screw item number 39 actually adjusts as i have just cleaned all my carbs out thinking it was a drain screw(lol) engine runs fine at idle and wot so just curious what it is for and where its meant to be set i cant get the pic any bigger so its the brass...
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    aq151c

    i have been offered an aq151c for very small money my question is i have a aq130a at the moment with a 270 sterndrive what will i have to do to make this engine fit???? the guy who owns the engine says it has no bell housing is my bellhousing the same???? and i take it a 151 is 150hp thanks in...
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