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    mercruiser 4.3l starter issue

    Hey guys, just wanted to throw something out there for discussion. I have a 1994 Larson with a 4.3L mercruiser. last year i had starter trouble and found out that the "ear" on the engine block where one of the two starter bolts had broken. I removed the engine and had it machined at a engine...
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    power steering doesnt work

    I have a 1995 4.3l mercruiser. Recently i had to remove the engine to send to a machine shop to remove a broken starter bolt. The engine was out of the boat for around 30 days,and the power steering worked fine before i removed the engine and when i put the engine back in the power steering...
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    starter problems on merc I/O

    Re: starter problems on merc I/O well found the source. apparently once when it backfired while starting this part of the block had cracked. it went unnoticed until it actually fell off yesterday revealing the culprit. now the question is how in the world can this be fixed?? I...
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    starter problems on merc I/O

    hey guys first time to post on here. I have a 1995 4.3 merc with 4bl carb i just rebuilt a boat and put a new reman engine in it. anyways about 15 hours or so into the initial run in the starter started making a weird grinding sound on starting. the engine starts fine and runs like a top...
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