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  1. Went to replace the starter on my omc 3,0 L and the inside starter hole had been previously drilled out and badly done! There was never a bolt in this hole for the 3 years I've had the boat, it was shimmed up on the outside with a washer. How it worked this long is beyond me. They drilled the hole out and inserted a helicoil. I removed the helicoil and tried tapping the hole out correctly but no go! I would guess the angle is approx 20 degrees. Other than pulling the motor out I'm not sure what to do next. And, if I pull this motor out I want to get rid of this under powered 4 cyl and go to a 4.3. Does anybody have any ideas on fixing the bolt hole problem or going bigger? It's a 1988 bayliner trophy 2160 hardtop, I'm pretty sure the 4.3 and 5.0 were options. Thanks in advance.

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