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it is so hard to diagnose any motor trouble without complete knowledge and experience of that motor.let alone someone else description.butt!!!! there is always an answer and reason. hope you get it resolved in a favorable manner. good luck. dont give up the ship.
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03-20-2011, 10:49 AM
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Hell Ya
Got her done! Well after 5 months of constant work and delays from parts weather and schedules I picked my boat up and she runs and sounds great. I started with a bad cooling system which led to an overheat problem and ended with Used/New 4" heat exchanger exhaust manifold risers bellows outdrive reaseal, new battery's, terminals, ignition, plugs oil changed, fuel filter... I took her our yesterday for a cruise here in Santa Barbara. Sounds big and powerful. Now I can move onto next project. New Gauges upgrade bilge pumps and start researching and shopping for an enclosure. I'm so happy the motor wasn't terminal. Love this website it kept me pointed in right direction and researching all the threads taught me so much about this motor. I hope she is good for awhile cas I'm outta money! To compare to rest of your areas costs were 2400 labor and about 1000 parts Which I hustled finding and ordering, with gaskets and everything. HOA rules and lid schedules prevent me from doing job in my driveway. So I am my mechanics new best friend. Keep the 470's goin!
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03-23-2011, 09:17 PM
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Good ta hear you got her back right. Buy yourself a Clymer Mercruiser stern drive shop manual, look on ebay. If your handy you can do most repairs yourself and save a ton of money! Keep that Mercruiser 4banger strong!!
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 77 V20 cuddy with 170 I/O Mercruiser 72 16ft. Carolina w/a 25hp Evinrude
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03-24-2011, 05:40 AM
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Note to self...don't move into neighborhood w/a HOA...LOL!!...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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03-28-2011, 09:31 AM
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Thanks boys, I have a Seloc manual and it does help me understand the systems and what the engine is supposed to be doing , but those 1970 smudgy black white pics don't really show you what's really going on in the motor although I now understand that, " if the motor is run without cooling water for 5 seconds ...." and as for living in my complex under HOA rules well the costs of a regular house here makes my mechanics bill small change, and I got a pool! But still sucks.
Good news I scored a hardtop off a "radoncraft 18" for 300 bucks. Need a little stainless reconfigured and it will be sweet addition. I'll figure out pics and post them up when I get everything together.
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