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    89 Cris Craft 4.3 GM tune up

    Hey guys, just had a few queations. Looking to do a tune up on our 17' bow rider. It has a GM 4.3L V6. Where can I find parts for it? Looking to do the basics, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, oil change. What do you recommend for oil, plugs, etc? Thanks in advance for any help!
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    Carb and manifold upgrade?

    Hey guys, my boat has a GM 4.3l V6, with the cast iron intake and rochester 2 barrel carb. I was thinking about upgrading to a edlebrock manifold with a 4 barrel carb. Anyone done this before? Could I possibly see any gains? Or would it be a waste of money?
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    4.3l GM V6 random hard starting

    Hey guys, trying to narrow down a weird starting issue. So here is how our boat starts. In and out of the water, start on first 1/2 crank. Other times in water, have to crank it for at least 1 minute, several times. Sometimes on the water it will fire right up. It's all very random. It's more of...
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    89 Chris Craft, leaking fluid at ram... help!

    Hey guys, looks like our boat is leaking fluid at the steering ram. Our "new to us boat" was having trouble steering today on the lake and was making steering noise, after checking the level I found it bone dry. After filling with lucas power steering treatment, it shook the whole outdrive bad...
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    Running, but smell gas

    Got her running and first trip out was good... only we smell gas! Gone over all lines, not leaking, but carb and exhaust smell bad of fuel. Any ideas on what I can check?
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    OMC Questions new to boating

    Hey everyone. New member, new to boating. My wife and I just purchased a new to us boat, and I have a few questions. First off, we think it's a 1986 Cris Craft. We know the motor is a 4.3 V6, and it has a cobra outdrive. I was under the boat tonight measuring the drain hole (since PO lost the...
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