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    Choke question

    I have a 89 4.3 mercruiser...starts rough and doesn't want to idle unless I manually open the choke. Once I hit operating temp it seems to stay open and runs and idles great. Are there any adjustments I can make to the choke to keep it from sticking closed when its cold and doesn't need the...
  2. J

    Transom rebuild in my future?

    Found this drip while I was topping off my gear lube. I am hopefull that I can run it some this season before I tear into again but I fear the worse. I recently patched up my speedo attachment holes that where leaking and thought I was good to go. I can put all my 230 lbs on my drive and there...
  3. J

    Sun? damaged sun pad?

    Wife and I are pretty upset...the upholstery in our boat was in really good shape. I put a tarp over the boat while we where away over the weekend b/c I don't have a good cover yet and when I pulled the tarp off, where it contacted the rear sun pad it turned my white vinyl brown. Cleaner had...
  4. J

    Speedo hole repair

    I have a '89 sea ray with 4.3 and alpha 1....replaced all bellows etc and first time out noticed I was still getting water intrusion. Upon further inspection I found the mounting hardware for the speedo was loose. I removed all the hardware and dug around. The holes do not go through and the...
  5. J

    Greasing gimbal

    New gimbal bearing is in and bellows are replaced! I got probably a good 8 pumps of grease in and grease started coming out between the aluminum housing of the bearing? I have marks on both housings making sure the grease holes were lined up and triple checked the alignment of the compression...
  6. J

    '89 4.3l won't restart in water

    Runs great on muffs and starts and runs after launching. Once I shut it off to go swimming, etc it won't restart? It turns over just won't fire. This is my first boat and I have read the service manuals. I have always been handy with vehicles but I am quickly learning there is a big differance...
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