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    OMC stringer 800 reverse works slow but turns to neutral as I give it more gas.

    This is a 1986 4.3l 800 stringer with single control. It shifts into reverse just fine but only goes really slow, if the wind is blowing against me, I will not not go backwards. As I give it more gas, it revs up but turns into neutral. It this a control problem, or lower shift cable problem...
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    Starter problem, had to get rescued!

    I just installed a new starter and a rebuilt carb. I store my boat 65 miles away at the lake so I had no way to test it. Took it to the lake and got it running on the dock, went to turn it off, and it kept on running. It did not stumble or anything, ran just like normal even with the key out...
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    Rochester 2GC choke question

    I just rebuilt my 2gc on a 1986 4.3L GM OMC stringer(Yes they did make a stringer that yr). Everything went well except when it comes to adjusting the choke. It says to rotate the cover clockwise and put the indicator to the marks on the housing. I did this, but it seems to turn the coil...
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    4.3L running terrible after tune up

    Hi, I have a1986 omc 4.3L with gm engine, stringer outdrive. It was running good, and then I changed the oil, plugs, plug wires, points, and cap. I checked the dwell before I started this and it was at 29, should be 39. I put in new points and set the dwell to 39, changed the rest of the...
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    4.3L running rough after idoling or going slow

    Hi, I never post many questions on here, but I have learned tons in the last 4 yrs as a boat owner from reading. I tried looking for an answer to this, but did not know what to search for. I have an 1986 OMC 800(yes they made stringers in 86) with a carberated 4.3 GMC with points. It starts...
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    omc 800 gear removel

    Hi, the gear shaft in the upper bearing housing is stripped, and I'm trying to replace it. It is a 1985 stringer 800. I got that damn nut off the top of the gear, but the gear will still not budge. In a diagram, it shows a centering cone on top of the gear. How do I get that off? I have hit...
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    What causes the clunk noise when shifiting into gear (OMC Stringer)

    The reason I am asking is because sometimes on the lake, when I go to start off, it will just rev up like it is in neutral without the clunk or feel of it going into gear. It will do this a few times, and then it will go into gear. Last time it happened, I thought I was going to have to paddle...
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    Changing OMC 800 4.3L outdrive to a 5.0L outdrive

    My OMC stringer outdrive is about to go, lots of water in the gear oil. I have a 4.3L engine with a 1.68 gear ratio in the drive. Can I put a 5.0L drive with a 1.50 gear ratio or will this bog the engine down to much. Right now it runs WOT at 4600.<br /><br />I want to do this, because I can...
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    Bad gas?

    We were on the lake today and the boat was running fine. Ran out of gas on the way back to the dock. There was a ranger there that sold us 5 gallons of gas and I siphoned another 5 gallons out of my truck so we could keep on playing. As soon as we went back out on the lake we could not get...
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    OMC 800 noise

    I have a 1986 omc stringer 800 drive. No it is not a cobra, they did make sringers until 86. Anyway, the boat has been running great, until last time out. We were wakeboarding for about 2 hrs and everything sounded fine, we then started tubing. After about 1/2 hr I started to notice a...
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    OMC stringer 800 shift problems

    I was out on the lake today, and the boat was running and shifting fine. We were wakeboarding and shut of the engine while the rider got back in the boat. When I restarted it and put it into forward gear it made the noise like it was engaging, but the engine just reved up as it was in neutral...
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    how to test tach

    Hi, I have a 1986 4.3L gm motor with a stringer 800 outdrive. I just bought this boat, and the guy I got it from told me that the tach was off by 600 or so rpms. He said he was getting about 35 mph at 3600 rpms WOT at an altitude of 5400ft with a 15 pitch prop. That would be 4200 rpms...
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    what omc outdrive do I have?

    Hi, I just bought a 1986 Renken with a 4.3 OMC and want to know what outdrive I have. It does not say cobra on it, but it looks like it has been painted. The number on the top of the engine is GM 6269732.<br />The plate on the outdrive has 2 #s. The first is 984210, the 2nd is 404396. I want...
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