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Sorry about the Warning at the end of the post. This is something I wrote back in 2015 when I first got the boat. For some reason it got attached to this post.
Re: 1998 4.3GL
Had a leak from my water pump mounting bolts (the side that has 2 bolt holes and a water bypass hole) When I removed the pump it looked like the bypass hole was plugged with junk (first picture) I tried to dig it out ...no luck. Started to clean up the surfaces only to find out...
Good description of the TS housing and a picture a new housing make mine look pretty sick. The picture attached is what I found in my thermostat when chasing down the cold running problem. Small pieces of impeller and rocks stuck in the opening. The two larger pieces of impeller .... one I found...
#3,..... Yer lookin' at it backwards, so yer Left-handed motor appears to turn CW from where yer lookin',....
If yer not sure, bump the starter,... ;)
Got too many things disconnected to bump the starter.
So it's a left handed engine, therefore turning CCW as viewed buy a driver of a car...
New to me 1998 Reinell 4.3GL PBYC 240hrs. Picked up this boat at the end of last season and I am spending some time this winter fixing the things I noticed needed attention. I am in the process of installing a 3862281 impeller into the raw water pump (3857794). I'm mechanically inclined,know...
