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Default 260 mercruiser350 wont start

It ran fine all weekend and then took on water from a puts on a jet ski
and know it wont start.
where should I start p.s something is drawing a **** ton of volts wont
go past the starter stage will try to start but after a a few cranks it
kills the battery.Also it started to shift hard someone had told be
about a shift switch also saw a small puff of white by or under the dis
cap if anyone can help thanks

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Default 260 mercruiser350 wont start

I'd help, but don't have credentials in remedial education.
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slickcraft wrote:
It ran fine all weekend and then took on water from a puts on a jet ski
and know it wont start.
where should I start p.s something is drawing a **** ton of volts wont
go past the starter stage will try to start but after a a few cranks it
kills the battery.Also it started to shift hard someone had told be
about a shift switch also saw a small puff of white by or under the dis
cap if anyone can help thanks


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slickcraft wrote:
It ran fine all weekend and then took on water from a puts on a jet ski
and know it wont start.
where should I start p.s something is drawing a **** ton of volts wont
go past the starter stage will try to start but after a a few cranks it
kills the battery.Also it started to shift hard someone had told be
about a shift switch also saw a small puff of white by or under the dis
cap if anyone can help thanks



Try pulling the distributer cap and check for water.

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It ran fine all weekend and then took on water from a puts on a jet ski
and know it wont start.
where should I start p.s something is drawing a **** ton of volts wont
go past the starter stage will try to start but after a a few cranks it
kills the battery.Also it started to shift hard someone had told be
about a shift switch also saw a small puff of white by or under the dis
cap if anyone can help thanks


If you are killing the battery after only a couple cranks and somehow took
on water, in the manifolds, I would say Hydrolock is your problem.


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