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Can anyone provide me with the torque specificaion for the thermostat housing bolts?
2003 Mercruiser 4.3L MPI alpha I gen II outdrive, if that matters at all.
Thanks in advance
Was draining the block today, on my 2003 Merc. 4.3L MPI, and the blue drain vent petcock thing broke off. I need to figure out how to remove the remnants of the plug without dinging up the threads. The plug seemed rather stuck. None of the others gave me any problems.
This has to be a...
It's officially the last day of summer in my book. Pulled the boat off the slip this evening, and will spend most of tomorrow winterizing and prep for storage. I also winterized the bike today.
Seems like I just put the boat in. I guess nothing to do now but look forward to next year!
