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    I have a boat 84 Mercruiser, 5.7L 260 sterndrive alpha one gen one

    84 Mercruiser 5.7L, 260 sterndrive, alpha one gen one. Last time out was beginning of March with no issues, ran fine. Expecting the grandkids in a few weeks so I filled up a large tote with water today, lowered the out-drive and went to start it to be sure it was still running fine. The starter...
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    Gas spraying out plug holes during compression test. Normal?

    I replaced the carburetor on my Mercruiser 5.7L 350 engine solely because the throttle linkage was getting still and it stuck a few times. It ran fine, just a bit sticky. In hindsight that was a pretty trivial thing to complain about. So I purchased this new, re-built, beautiful Rochester...
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    Troubled by results of vacuum readings, effect of air/fuel mixture adjustment...

    The engine is a GM 1984 5.7L V-8 with a Rochester quadra-jet carburetor. The vehicle is actually a 21' cabin cruiser but I believe the information I'm looking for would be the same regardless of the vehicle type. I replaced the original salt water damaged carburetor with a rebuild. They were...
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