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Serial No. - 0M059613
'98 mercruiser 4.3 with thunderbolt V ignition, one-piece exhaust manifolds
Was out for a cruise yesterday evening and after coming down off a full throttle run for about 30 seconds and then idleing a while, i wanted to check the exhaust manifolds to see if they were hot...
What is the difference in the two controls with part numbers 88688A2 and 88688A4? I have the A4 controls on my I/O that needs replacing and the only one i can find is in this link Control and it is the A2 version. Is there any significant difference in these or is it a suitable replacement...
2002 Fisher deckboat with a TKS 4.3 and alpha gen2 drive:
So after fighting a no start issue, i replaced the fuel pump and got the engine to fire up and run. I then go to set the boat in the water and take off only to realize the boat is not shifting into gear, only revving up. Its like the...
thought i did everything right to winterize this year. guess not, block cracked. dont have time to replace it myself so i'm having a local shop do it, however what they quoted seems high (anyone surprised?). They quoted a Jasper 4.3 long block motor at ~2500 which includes the core charge since...
