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    Soft spots / rotting repair

    Well I got my outdrive off today and started poking around in the holes there where the bolts go through the transom, and I noticed that in the plywood that is sandwiched between the outter hull and the inner layer of fiberglass, that there is quite a bit of rot in the areas immediately around...
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    Recommeded Oil

    Hey, I am building a 4.3 to go back in my boat, my experience is in building automotive engines, and I have my preferred oil brand a weight I use for that. Well with this being a marine engine, and a freshly rebuilt one, what do people usually run, straight weight or multi. Additionally, I live...
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    Soft Spots/Rotting

    Well I got my outdrive off today and started poking around in the holes there where the bolts go through the transom, and I noticed that in the plywood that is sandwiched between the outter hull and the inner layer of fiberglass, that there is quite a bit of rot in the areas immediately around...
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    What Drive do I have

    Hey I am gathering parts for my overhaul of the engine and I have noted that the outdrive needs some work too. This is a 1990 Sea Ray with a 4.3. What are the things I need to look for on this drive to tell me if it is R MR Alpha GenI etc.... There are no serial #'s left on the stickers...
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    Which prop is "standard"

    I have a 1990 SeaRay 21 ft Bowrider and its equipped with a 4.3 merc and Alpha1 drive. I aquired the boat minus the prop, someone had stolen it (imagine that). So now I need to know what basic kind of prop I should be looking for both in diameter and pitch. I am not going to race the boat, I...
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    Need Driveshaft 4.3 merc. 1990 model

    well i am giving up on getting the rusty shaft out of the coupler and I am about to take a saw to it cause I am ready to get the motor out. Does anybody have or know where I can get a driveshaft to replace the one I am about to cut in half. Need to know what kind of $$$ I am looking at for this...
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    One more question??

    Sorry I forgot to ask something in my other two posts. I am pulling out this 4.3 because the geniue previous owner took the heads off to "check things out" and then let it get rained in. Needless to say i have a 6 cylinder rusty paperweight now! So I have ready access to a half dozen GM...
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    Online Tech info.

    Any of you guys know of any sites or people that have diagrams (engine & drive train) or shop manuals available to look at online. I found a nice one that a guy has, its a complete Merc shop manual scanned into PDF and available for download on this guys site, only problem is its for a 1982...
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    What am I Forgetting

    I am removing my 4.3 V6 to be replaced with a fresh engine and I have everything unhooked, but for some reason, the engine will not disconnect from the shaft. The shaft is stuck in the coupler, is there a snap ring or something up in there? I can wiggle and jiggle and lift and shake the motor...
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