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    Even though it's currently 46 in Dallas...

    ...call me paranoid, but I don't trust the weather service. It snowed 5 hours to the North of here yesterday. It's close enough that if it were to drop I wouldn't feel comfortable with water in the system still. I pulled the plugs on both sides of the block on my 4.3L, pulled the lower plugs on...
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    Two barrel carb issue

    Good morning, I just finished a resealing on my motor thanks to a lot of your advice on from a previous post. I have a 4.3L Alpha 1 Gen 1, and I just swapped in vortec heads (the motor originally was pre-vortec), intake, and all marine seals to fix several issues. The boat itself is a 1986 4...
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    Intake manifold installation question / 4.3L vortec

    Good morning. I am in the final stages of putting my motor back together. I am at the point where I need to install the manifold. I have the new marine gaskets ready to go. I do have a few questions. The manual says 35lbs of torque, but I had read somewhere that a bulletin was released that it...
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    Water entering motor - 4.3L Mercruiser

    Hello, at the end of the season I completely winterized my motor, drained everything, block, risers, water pump, etc... Right before I put it away, I determine that water was somehow entering the motor. I was running like crap. Earlier in the season, we had to replace the block with a fresh...
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    Exhaust shutter question

    Good afternoon, I have a question about a new (86' 4Winn's) boat that I just came into. I am fairly familiar with the 4.3L Mercruiser motor and alpha one outdrive. This has the Gen I Alpha One. Before I drop it into the water I decided to do a full maintenance on the boat and inspect as much as...
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    9ELRT 9.9 HP Yamaha Outboard motor

    Hello, this thing has been hanging off the back of my Grady for years. It suppose it was supposed to be used as a trolling motor or emergency motor. It really was just dead weight. We never used it and it's been on there for about 15 years. It looks like it is only supposed to work with a...
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    1983 JS550 Stand up Jetski

    Hello, I scooped up a JS550 a few months back. Long story short, it is clean, clean, clean for it's ago. Great compression on both cylinders. Spark is strong on both. However, it won't fire up... I call fuel problem. I started tearing down the carb. Please forgive me ignorance as I've never done...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L 4bbl Weber Carb Questions

    Hey, just wanted to thank everyone on this thread (and some of other threads I've posted) who gave me all the info needed to get my 4.3L Mercruiser powered Wellcraft back on the water. The previous owner treated this thing like a rented donkey, but you guys on this forum gave me all the info...
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    Crownline with Volvo Penta TBI 350 motor

    Good morning, I have a friend that we're trying to sort some stuff out on his boat. A few years ago the ECU went bad, and the previous owner decided to rip that and the TBI out. All the harnesses are still there. They stuck a carb on the boat. The boat now runs like absolute garbage. We want to...
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    4.3L stuck oil filter

    Try as I may... I can't get this thing to budge. I tried the strap wrench with a bar for leverage, and the regular drive socket. The strap wrench literally bent the filter. Do any of you have a tip or suggestion? My motor flooded so bad, and I just rebuilt the carb, but the crank case was full...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L 4bbl Weber Carb Questions

    Good afternoon, I hope you are all well. I have been slowly getting my Welcraft together over this winter after it had been sitting for a few years from the previous owner. I've straightened several things out to hopefully get it to the point where its reliable, all of which was from the support...
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    Wiring question at the motor -- 94' Merc 4.3 - disconnected wires

    Yeah I was trying my level best to get that off without breaking the gasket, it was just on there really good, I had let it soak in some penetrating oil for a while but it still broke. Hopefully I can find that gasket for under $100. The speedo tube connector was broken in there already...
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    Wiring question at the motor -- 94' Merc 4.3 - disconnected wires

    Hello, I recently picked up a Wellcraft 196S in non-running condition. Long story short, I got it started today but it starts hard and won't stay running. It's been sitting for over a year, so I think the fuel may be a problem. Upon further inspection, I found some disconnected wires. I am...
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    4.3 Broken Starter Mount

    I have this IDENTICAL problem on my 4.3. From what I have read this appears to be a common problem. Out of curiosity, is your fix still working to this day?
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    1967 Mercury Thunderbolt 50HP Motor and Control Question

    Hello, I picked up this old school motor to compliment my small Thompson wood boat to putt around in. A few questions... I have two sets of controls. I have a white one and a black one, both appear to have the connecter that matches the motor. Will any Mercury controller with the correct...
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