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    Tune parts are hiding

    Title SHOULD READ "Tune up parts are hiding I just want to change the oil, plugs and fuel filter on a recently purchased outboard ('03 merc 90hp elpt 4-stroke) and, despite scouring the Web, I can't these part numbers or a place to order them. I've tried iboats..I even tried Mercury's parts web...
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    90hp four stroke sat two years, white smoke

    I'm thinking about buying a boat with a 2003 90hp 4-stroke merc. The merc has sat after winterized in the fall of 2005...2.5 years. Seller changed all fluids and drained and refilled gas tank. Had my mechanic look over the engine and he gave it the okay, compression was good. Took it out for a...
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    Transom work while redecking?

    I've got a '89 Glastron Sierra 195 with a 4.3L Merc and Alpha One. I bought the boat last summer knowing full well that there was some slight spring in the floor up in the bow. So, I'm about to begin redecking the thing. I cut out a lot of the floor before I put it up in November and the...
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    Nik in prop...how big is too big?

    1989 Glastron Sierra 195ss 4.3L Mercruiser 175 hp Alpha One 14.5x19 3-blade aluminum I boat in a relatively shallow lake. I hit a stump (I think) last weekend while idling through a no-wake zone. Boated over to a beach and checked the damage. I have what looks like two nickles missing from one...
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    Winterizing Outdrive

    1989 Glastron Sierra 195SS 4.3L Mercruiser Alpha One outdrive 600 hours First time boat owner Don S., the undisputed Godfather of these forums recommends pulling the outdrive of an I/O during winterization and then reinstalling. Makes sense to me....I'm a maintenance freak. I called my local...
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    Long vs. short oil filter

    1989 Glastron Sierra 195SS 4.3L Merc 2bbl Alpha One 600 hours Bought the boat this summer. Changed oil in July. During the change, I installed an AC Delco filter appropriate for the engine rather than buying a merc filter. The only difference is that the filter is longer. Maybe 3 inches longer...
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    Gas

    1989 Glastron Sierra 195SS sterndrive 4.3L Mercruiser 2bbl with Alpha One outdrive Alum. prom 14.5d x 19 pitch 600 hours I'm using, what I think is an excessive amount of gas in my boat, and I'd like to get your opinion on the matter. I use just shy of a tank, which I think is 17 gal or so...
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    4.3 merc running cool?

    Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster. I recently purchased an 89 Glastron I/O with a 4.3L merc, 2 bbl, thunderbold ignition. It's freshwater cooled. The boat runs great, but the water temp doesn't get much above 120, never higher than 140, even when cruising or near WOT. Is this too...
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