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    Hard starting 4.3LX, normal or not?

    I love this forum. Take a look at achris explanation of the Weber dribble. Search "4.3 cold start issues", particularly March 30, 2021. Elegant.
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    Before I redrill the front mounts...

    Thanks todhunter and Bondo. Checked those bolts (straight), didn't lose the nuts, and noticed a couple dents on the inner transom, by the inner transom plate bosses, most likely, I think, due to the basalt impact. The dents are deep enough, I think, to account for the lateral misalignment of...
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    Before I redrill the front mounts...

    Thanks Mike. Drill from the inside or outside of the transom? 1/8 inch holes or larger? The lag bolts in the mount boxes were in very tight and dry but I'll be drilling there anyway if the rear mounts are ok. For lag bolt hole filler, I think I need some filler quite solid but drillable...
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    Before I redrill the front mounts...

    95 Rinker Capiva 190 with 4.3LX Alpha1Gen2 "free" boat. This boat was given to my wife 2 years ago with a broken windshield (snow load) and water in the oil. I should mention that the P/O replaced the lower gear case with an SEI after contacting some Willamette River underwater basalt. After...
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    Another gear lube monitor fitting breakage issue

    Just closing the loop on this one. I finally got the gear lube monitor fitting out of the transom. I drilled and threaded the aft part of the fitting and applied a combined alldodge/Tank thread pushing/pulling concept on both the fore and aft ends with various combinations of bars, sockets...
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    Gimbal bearing dimensions

    Here's a link to the Sierra catalogue page 831 with gimbal bearing application referenced to serial number going back 60 years. http://sierramarine.com/sierra/2019/2019sierracatalog.html#p=831. Interesting to me that the new inner race is 1/8 (.125) inch (by tape measure) narrower than your...
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    1995 4.3 engine stops when starter key released

    Gotta agree...ignition power. Thanks Rick
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    1995 4.3 engine stops when starter key released

    Take a look at #8, the oil pressure cut-off switch. It provides power to the fuel pump after the key leaves the start position, but only if there is oil pressure. (There is no power to the fuel pump from the ignition switch in the run position but there is in the start position. The oil...
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    Another gear lube monitor fitting breakage issue

    God I love this forum. Thanks for the photo, Tank. My hat is off to you.
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    Another gear lube monitor fitting breakage issue

    Thanks Tank, best I've been able to do is get my small sledge to tap on the nut on the fitting with the aid of about 30 inches of all-thread due to the engine being in the way. I'll look again but I don't think I can get any hammer in there, at least not with a straight on hit. My best and...
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    Another gear lube monitor fitting breakage issue

    Thanks, I'll let you know...
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    Another gear lube monitor fitting breakage issue

    Thanks for the idea, alldodge. Yes, the engine is in place. I had considered heat but decided against it due to the proximity of the water tube (on both sides). Removing the water tube at this point seems easy compared to what I've done so far, and that water tube bushing/seal probably could...
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    Another gear lube monitor fitting breakage issue

    95 MCM 4.3LX Alpha (Alpha 1 Gen 2 Serial # 0F524631) Boat given to my wife 2 yr ago. Prelude: This has been a great boat after solving water in the oil and cleaning the 4 BBL carb. Oh yeah, seawater impeller and exhaust flappers too. Growling noise late last season led to removal of...
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    95 mercruiser 4.3 water in oil

    I was just given a boat in an appropriately winterized state (plugs out of exhaust manifolds and block (2), return hose to water pump disconnected at pump). It started easily and ran fine with outdrive in a bucket. Ran it up to operating temp on land several times. Oil after that was good and...
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