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I have a 4.3 with a 2barrel carb. I had the engine running with the
muffs today for 25 min. The water temperature never reached over
110 degrees is that normal?
I'm not sure if this is normal but the starboard side where the water comes out of the outdrive felt pretty warm, but the port side...
I have a 4.3 mercruiser and the last three boat outings the engine runs great for around an hour then it loses power. It will run at about 3400 and wants to drop 200 rpm back and forth.
I have changed the plug wires, cap and rotor, checked the choke and it is working correctly. Could this be...
I have a 92 mercruiser 4.3 with a 2 barrel carb. It runs excellent when i first get on the water then after about 30 min it starts to bog down and does not have any power. I was pulling a tube and the tuber said he could smell a lot of fuel. Is this a carb. related issue?
I Have a 1992 4.3 mercruiser. When i put the boat in neutral it revs up fine with no problems.It has a good smooth idle. When i put the motor in gear and get going down the lake it won't exceed 3400 rpms with the throttle all the way down. It seems to chug a little. Just curious where to start...
