I have 1994 Bryant 180 with a 4.3 Mercruiser. I just bought it in April and have yet to have a successful outting with it. First trip out the water intake hose came off and about melted everything. Two cracked heads, I replaced with reman and felpro gaskets. Next trip engine ran great, found...
I have a 1994 4.3LX 4brl Mercruiser. It has the Webber carb, looks just like a Carter AFB. It runs great but its a little hard to start. I just got it a few weeks ago so i'm still "feeling it out" so i'm working through a few issues. The choke assembly on the carb isn't hooked up. Its got...
Kinda new to boating, just bought a 1994 Bryant BBi180 with a 4.3 Mercruiser Alpha gen2 outdrive. Took it to the water for the first time this past Sunday and made it about a mile before smoke bellowed out of the engine compartment. It wasn't running five minutes. After we got the fire out I...
A buddy of mine just bought a 2002 Stingray with a 3.0 Volvo SX. The engine and everything seems to run good but its idled too high. If I manually pull the carb butterfly lingage towards me against the idle set screw it idles down. When you put it in gear and run it up a bit then back to...
My current distributor is a points type and I was wondering about upgrading to electronic. I have read the argument of auto vs. marine when it comes to starters and alternators. Does that apply to a distributor as well? Is there anything I can do to make an automotive electronic distributor...
I have a Mercruiser 165 L6 (1972 or so I think) and the outdrive falls down slowly after I raise it up. I've rebuilt both cylinders, and last night I removed the trim pump and disassembled. It didn't look too bad but it had older fluid in it that may have had a little water in it. If cleaning...
I'm new to iboats.com and new to boating in general. I bought a "project" and hopefully haven't bit off more than I can chew. Its a 1992 Thunder Craft 177 bowrider and the engine and outdrive is a Mercruiser 165 inline 6. The best I can gather the outdrive is pre 1975 since it doesn't have the...
