I am of the opinion that the more info you can provide in your question, the better the responses will be, the more accurate and helpful they will be, and great alternatives will be offered as well. This also likely corresponds to better searches that result in more solutions or answers.
The other part to the equation is realizing that you, as the questioner, bear some responsibility to help us help you, with as much - specific - info for your issue, so we can help. Something that I see overlooked on both ends is not processing the difference in years of the boat, either by the asker or the responder.
@Scottintexas has recently provided some great answers that took me a second to realize that it was a better answer than I had, because it related to his era of boat, and he's been through a lot of this.
@zipper has a wealth of knowledge outside of even these boats, and the helpful posts of many come from basic troubleshooting steps, that many don't even grasp that they've passed over.
Troubleshooting is following a process, it's not specific to our boats, your car, house, etc... If I can offer help, I try, but breaking down the time all of the admins spends - unpaid - to keep this place as "pure" as it is, as well as everyone who helps others, that don't get closure from the help offered (to pass it forward to the next person), means I'm not going to lay out a lengthy response to help if someone isn't reciprocal. It's how we keep helping the next person.
Each side bears some responsibility, but realize that we're all human, and you may have caught someone at the wrong time. If someone is truly shitting on someone here (see ANY other internet forum for great examples), and you really don't find them to bring any value here, put them on ignore.
More pics. More info. Less guessing about what people are saying. Better results all around. Questions to refine what is being asked. Conversation is becoming a lost art, let's try to improve for the betterment of all.