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  1. IanFS

    Power steering question

    1988 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One My steering is a little stiff, it's rack and pinion and power steering. I've disconnected the cable and I can turn the wheel with one finger, so it's not that. I disconnected the tiller and can turn the Stern Drive easily and smoothly. However with the cable...
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    Dribble of oil at prop, usual suspects checked, now puzzled

    Alpha One 1988 attached to Mercruiser V6 1988 Hi guys, I haven't been able to use the boat this year, weather's been sh*te and people visiting etc. However with a break in the weather, no company and Mrs FS working I bought the boat home from the yard to do some checks etc. Engine runs fine but...
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    Steering Cable question

    Sea Ray Seville BR 1988 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One. The steering is very stiff, so I think its a new steering cable. Websites want to know the cable information from the old cable. Is the info easy to find? Is it at the stern end or helm end. Or does anyone know which I should get? Many thanks Ian
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    Mercarb 2BBL accelerator pump check ball

    Hi all, I hope you are all well. I'm rebuilding my Mercarb serial number 3304 9565 model year 7Y 03. I've been searching through the Mercruiser service manual and made a lot of internet searches including a search through the forum, but I can't find a definitive answer for what the aluminium...
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    Ignition switch & ignition circuit

    Hi Guys I need some advice please. I'm putting in a new kill switch but want to wire it in via the ignition switch, please see my boat and engine details in my signature. I think I've got it right but I would like to check with you. I've enclosed a picture of my switch and according to the...
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    4.3L Front Engine mounts (old style) in Sea Ray Seville

    Hi guys It's me again with a question. Has anyone come across this previously please? Some of you are aware I am changing my engine mounts due to them rotting through, see engine type, serial number and boat in my signature . I couldn't get original Mercruiser Mounts in the UK so I've managed to...
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    Engine Mounts Install

    Hi all. I'm about to install the new engine mounts I bought and have managed to get all the 5 bolts plus the stud nut, which attach the brackets to the engine, to move. There is always one bolt though isn't there. Some of the head of one bolt had worn down so a 9/16" socket would just spin...
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    Mercruiser Engine Mounts

    Hi all I have a 1988 Sea Ray Seville with a 4.3L V6 Mercruiser. Sadly one of the front engine mounts has rusted away on the bottom plate so time to replace. These are the old type of mount. I've done the usual Googling for a replacement pair but can only find HGE aftermarket here in the UK...
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    Prop shaft play....

    Hi all, ​Re. 1988 Alpha One drive shaft play. Hope you're all well. ​I was cleaning my Alpha One stern drive prop shaft today for a prop refit and noticed that the play back and forth (bow to stern is approx. 1/16th inch. Is this OK? Or should there be no play? Many thanks. Ian
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    Bravo 3 losing oil?

    Hi guys A couple of boating pals have Regal 2250 Mercriuise 350 Mag Bravo 3 and Crownline 250CR Mercruiser 350 Mag, Bravo 3. They both have to regularly top up their Stern Drive oil reservoir's at similar rates. Now they are not showing signs of oil leakage at rest that is no oil films on the...
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    Upgrading 2BBL to 4BBL what modifications?

    Hi all I've tried long and hard to find a Power Piston to fit into my Mecarb 2BBL including many used marine depots. I was about to order a Recon Rochester Carb which would fit when I have seen a 4BBL inlet manifold on Ebay and a Rochester 4BBL carb for almost the same price as a Rochester 2BBL...
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    Who made the Mercarb for Mercruiser?

    Hi Guys Does anyone here know who made the Mercarb for Mercruiser engines? A customer service rep from Mercury, Fond Du Lac, emailed me that it was Nikki, but I have e-mailed them with no reply and I cannot find any reference anywhere that they had anything to do with it. Any idea's?
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    My missing Mercarb part - Help!

    Hi guys Mercarb 2BBL 33049565 7Y03 fitted to a 1988 Mercruiser V6 4.3L I originally posted a thread to ask if fuel dripping from my Carbs venturi's was ok. NHGUY talked about a Power Piston which in turn lead me to this missing part, to which I thank him, because I couldn't find it on my Carb...
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    Have I got something missing from my Mercarb 2BBL?

    1988 SeaRay Seville 18 4.3L Mercruiser V6 with a Mercarb 2BBL - 7Y03 Manufactured November '87. I posted a thread asking why my Venturi's might be dripping at around 2/3000rpm. On this thread NH Guy kindly suggested that on our age of Carb's might have a vacuum issue and that the Power Piston...
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    Fuel dripping from venturi over 2000 rpm??

    '88 Mercruiser V6 4.3L Alpha One I've been investigating a hestiation/engine miss at idle and also what I can only describe as harsh running at higher revs like 2000 and above, not seriously bad but not smooth. Plugs seem nice and dry and a good colour with a little soot around the rims...
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    Oil slick whilst engine running

    I'd forgotten about this until I started to recently re-commision my '88 Sea Ray Seville 4.3L Alpha One. I had replaced the elbows, exhausts, flappers (with the new style), upper stern drive seals, water pump impeller and housing etc. Upper housing seals, gimbal bearing, drive bellows, exhaust...
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    Mercruiser engine and sterndrive oils

    Hi again guys Mercruiser 4.3L '88 with Alpha One I know that you guys will recommend using OEM parts i.e. Quicksilver/Mercruiser, which I always do. However when it comes to oil I'm sure Mercruiser don't have their own refinery. Therefore Quicksilver and Sierra will both have to have someone...
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    Power Trim & Steering fluid

    Hi Guys I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, so I apologise if I've popped it into the wrong one. I have an '88 Mercruiser 4.3L with an Alpha One sterndrive. The power tilt & trim pump is an Oildyne with the plastic reservoir. My question is this.. In the Mercruiser pdf...
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    Timing marks

    Mercruiser 4.3L V6 1988 My timing marks seem to have corroded away. She is running ok now I have rebuilt the carb and replaced the old fuel but I would like to check the timing. Here are two pictures one is what I think may the timing mark which I think is 8degrees before tdc, the other is the...
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    Mercarb 2bbl rebuild/service and some questions

    1988 Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha One Mercarb 2bbl Serial 3304 9565 made 3rd Nov 1987 (7Y03) I'm servicing my carb and have bought a new Sierra Service kit. I've taken off the Air Horn... This is the body Then I have these items which I put into a bowl as they came out. I've spread them on the...
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