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  1. hangdogger512

    Immediate voltage loss on hook-up

    Hey all, So, I am just finishing a full restoration on a 92 GW Invader with mercruiser 4.3lx (4bbl). Anyway, I was finally ready to put the battery's in today and test the electrical... and problem. Once I hooked up the battery, it immediately discharged completely. There clearly must be a...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Lower Seals

    I am finishing up a full restoration on my 94 GW Invader Rivera, and am now working on replacing seals, water pump, etc in the drive unit (Alpha 1 Gen 2, standard rot). I have finished the upper housing work, now am moving to the lower gear housing. I had planned on pulling the drive...
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    Water from exhaust ports

    So, I'm fairly new to outboards, and just picked up a 1994 Grumman with a Johnson 20hp motor on it. The previous owners couldn't get it running, but looked like poor maintenance to me, so got a deal. I changed plugs, cleaned the fuel tank and got a new fuel line, and reset the carbs to factory...
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    Replacing rear engine mounts...

    So, I have my 92 4.3LX GenII motor out while doing a full resto on my boat... And need to replace the rear engine mounts (the rubber inserts that mount into the coupler that mount onto the internal gimbal plate). One of them tore when removing the engine, so I bought replacements. BUT, I can't...
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    Updating Control Box and Cables

    I'm sure this has been asked a bunch, but I can't seem to track down the answer in searching the forum. I am looking to replace the control box and cables for a 1992 Mercruiser 4.3LX with Alpha I Gen II drive. I am thinking of upgrading to a Quicksilver 8M0011213 control box, or the...
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    Water Shutters for a 4.3LX?

    I have my motor pulled while rebuilding deck/stringers/transom, and noticed when I pulled the exhaust elbows and Y-Pipe, that there were no shutters in place. This is on a 1992 Mercruiser 4.3LX (4bbl) with Alpha 1 Gen II outdrive. So, I did some digging and the assembly diagram shows shutters...
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    Proactive maintenence while motor is out?

    I am working on a full deck and stringer resto on my 93 GW Invader right now and so have the motor and drive pulled and sitting on stands. (The motor is a 4.3LX and the drive is the Alpha1 Gen2.) While everything out, I plan on giving them solid 'tune-ups'... here is what I am thinking...
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    Trouble removing a fiberglass bow seat base

    So, I have just began the gutting process on my '93 GW Invader Rivera to replace the stringers and deck. But alas, I can't figure out how the h*ll they got the bow seat system into the boat. See pic below. - I slid it back to the widest section of the hull in hopes that I could rotate it...
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    Materials List (First time resto, 92 GW Invader Deck Boat) [Splashed Aug 2019]

    Hey all, The weather is finally breaking down here in the south, so I am looking to get started on my first deck/stringer replacement project, on a 92 GW Invader Rivera deck boat. :-/ I know several of the stringers are rotted (so I am assuming they will all need replaced) and the deck has...
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    Cleaned carb and replaced shift cables, now engine dies after 1 min

    Ok, so I'm steadily going thru everything on my new boat project... its a 1992 GW Invader Rivera 220 deck boat with Mercruiser 4.3LX and Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive. A few weeks ago I found a leak coming from the shift bellows, so I pulled the drive and replaced all the bellows and the lower shift...
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    Locking out an Atwood Surge Brake coupler

    So, I am working on a Trailmaster trailer that has an Atwood surge brake system on it (drum). The whole thing is shot from poor maintenance... master cylinder, shock, push rod are all destroyed, and both brake shoe systems are rusted also. The cost to replace all the worn parts is over $200...
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    1993 GW Invader Rivera 220 restoration: Deck and Stringers

    Hey all, I just bought a 1993 GW Invader Rivera deck boat (w/ Mercruiser 4.3LX, Alpha 1 Gen II)... knowing that it would require some work... but after some digging and some advice from the iboat Mercruiser forum folks... I'm thinking that this might turn into a deck and stringer restoration...
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    Water leak into bilge... bellows?

    This question is in reference to a leak on a 92 GW Invader with Mercruiser 4.3LX (OD820725) and Alpha 1 Gen II drive unit. I just bought this boat a couple weeks ago, and am new to owning an I/O... have had outboards and am a seasoned mechanic though. Knew this one was gonna take some service...
  14. hangdogger512

    Flame arrestor stud question

    So, I'm working on a 1992 4.3LX with the weber 4bbl carb and the flame arrestor stud is completely loose and removeable. Anyway, I'm having a tough time getting it to thread back into the carb. It doesn't appear to be broken (though I cant find the specs for thread depth anywhere), but just cant...
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    Replacing the inline fuel filter w/ separator on 92 4.3L gen2

    So, I have read thru quite a few older threads from folks with the lame inline fuel filter on the 92 Gen2 era 4.3L Mercruisers, and I know that Mercury makes their own replacement kit with a water separator (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QJJM00...=22CIM5CCU8W32), but is there any reason that I...
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