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    5 cylinder the whole season!!!!

    Today I did winterize my boat and it is sad to put it aside for another half year. It is a Mercruiser 4.3L TKS two barrels engine. As usual I change engine oil, filters, and run it to put fogging oil. After engine was shut off, I also remove the spark plugs to spray fogging oil for double...
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    Is it possible that water comes in through bilge pump water outlet hole?

    So we just had a great weekend at Harrison lake,BC. We did first time tubing. Lots of fun and most of the time when I pull the tub, the bow was up and made big wake behind for the tubing fun, and I believe the hole was under the water. And we stop in the middle of the water to swim for quit a...
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    Manifold drain plugs leaking...

    Re: Manifold drain plugs leaking... Is it a blue plug? that must be the O-ring problem. Just get another bigger edge but same size O-ring. I had the same issue before, one of my manifold plug is leaking water, and couldn't be seen ( small amount water down alone the engine mount support). So...
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    Need help on shifting reverse problem

    I was preparing the boat for its first run next week after 6 months resting on my drive way. So starting engine perfectly, I tried push forward and looks like the propel engage very smooth, I can only hear a light click, and it was engaged. Then I pug the gear in neutral, and backward to...
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    Is it good idea to take away lower unit of stern drive for winterization?

    Since my boat and trailer is parking in the drive way and the drive leg is almost touching the ground. During the heavy snow days, it may be buried by snow. So this year I am thinking pull off the lower unit and stored it with battery inside the house, but that opens the drive unit, is this...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L - - Location of Engine Drain Plugs

    Re: Mercruiser 4.3L - - Location of Engine Drain Plugs There are total 5 drain plugs for this engine. You can see one obviously in the front of engine on left bottom near the water pump fly wheel, (Blue plastic drain plug) One on each side near engine mount, they are manifold drain plugs...
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    How do I know if it is a dry joint exhaust manifold or not?

    Hi Guys, I am looking to purchase a Full Closed Water Cooling system for my boat engine. So my engine S/N is: OW629061, which is 4.3L Mercruiser on a 2006 Maxum 18' bow rider. So from this website I can put in my S/N and search engine parts: Mercruiser Parts Lookup and Serial Number Search...
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    Is engine cold start hissing sound normal?

    Hi guys, Maybe this is a stupid question, buy I want to know why. When my engine cold start, it runs with some kind of hissing sound, when temperature reach 175, then the engine will become much quieter. This is more obvious if I open the engine compartment hood. The engine runs perfect and no...
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    yellowish color under water line back to bright white

    My fiber glass Maxum boat is bright white, after couple of times out on salt water, I suddenly notice the boat paint under water line looks little different against above area, showing light yellow. And it is hard to scrub off. So I searched this wonderful forum and found some good...
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    Is this an overheat problem? (Dieseling problem solved)

    Hi Guys, I have been reading iBoats forum for quit a while and getting lot of useful information. Thanks to all your contribution and I love this forum. Now I am having some problem on my engine. My boat is 2006 Maxum, I/O, and it has an MCM 4.3L 262cid Engine with Alpha One stern drive. I...
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