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    1990 OMC 4.3l Cobra ASKING FOR ADVICE

    I just asked for advice and my post was deleted. Does anyone have experience with what to DO with a good 4.3l and COBRA sterndrive after the boat rots out. ReadMe for Admin: asking for advice. ASKING FOR ADVICE...
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    1990 Fish 185 4.3l transom motor mounts refresh

    1990 Fish 185 4.3l needs a transom and motor mounts fiercely. With any common sense, most would save their dough for another. After two good years of limping by, keeping the water out okay, it's time to pull the motor and get a good look. The boat does okay, it has a good setup for the price...
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    Stumbling at Cruising Speed - OMC 5.8L

    CHECK THE Shift module and microswitches. A mechanic wired the "overstroke" microswitch wrong and strong/quick movement of the cable would trigger the interrupt switch. They need to be in series - so that the overstroke will ignore the interrupt if the cable jiggles/shifts. It looks correct...
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    4.3l bog stalling running rough [answered]

    I'll dig up a better one eventually
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    4.3l bog stalling running rough [answered]

    Good summer, reader and first time poster. 1990 4.3l cobra ESA 2bbl in an 18 ft fish and ski. Tl:Dr bogging and stalling on hard accel caused me to learn to check ESA and its not too bad. If you have a 30yo boat with occassional bog, test the overstroke switch by holding with a screw driver...
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