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    Posible oil and water mix in mercruizer sterndrive

    The serial numbers are on the air filter cover but all faded away. In the manual, I found this
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    Posible oil and water mix in mercruizer sterndrive

    Do you mean in the system for trimming the outdrive? I have oil mixing in the gearbox not the trimming system if that is what you mean
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    Posible oil and water mix in mercruizer sterndrive

    I finally had time again to take out the boat on the water. Now I know 100% certain that the oil and water are mixing. There is an overflow on the vent cap, and when I drained a bit of oil, it is milky blue. If I wanted to do a complete rebuild, what repair kit would I have to buy? When I had...
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    Posible oil and water mix in mercruizer sterndrive

    Not sure what you mean.
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    Posible oil and water mix in mercruizer sterndrive

    I bought a boat last fall with a broken engine. I got a rebuilt 4.3 and got it installed in the winter. Also, I performed an oil change on the sterndrive. I took it on the water this last weekend. After a while on the water, I noticed that the oil from the sterndrive was spilling over from the...
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    Buying a boat with a broken Mecruiser sterndrive

    I'm considering buying a boat with a 454 Chevy engine. The Mercruiser sterndrive is broken with stripped gears. Is the mecruiser sterndrive the same form as a boat with the 4.3 Chevy engine? If not, what is different? Does anyone know what the horsepower rating is on a Mercruiser sterndrive?
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    How to know what propeller my boat came with

    I bought a 2004 Hurricane Sun Deck SD 187. From what I can tell, the propeller has been replaced at one point. How can I find out what it would have come with originally for pitch? The current one on there, I see these numbers 832830A45 19P I'm assuming that it is a 19 pitch. I have another...
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    Ford Winsor 351 Engine not winterized

    Yes I know but the once that are in there are very slims compares to engines in automotive
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    Ford Winsor 351 Engine not winterized

    I'm helping out a friend who did not winterize the engine in his boat. It is a Ford 351W I see that it has 6 core plugs on each side. On the left side, two popped, and on the right side, one popped. I told him I would need to install new core plugs and then take on the water to see if the oil...
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    4.3 that I was not winterized

    Put the heads and intake back on with new gaskets and created block off plates. Pressurized to 15 psi. No leaks holds steady pressure. I got lucky. Also checked the pistons and they are .40 over so it is a rebuilt engine.
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    4.3 that I was not winterized

    That makes sense. I have seen it a few times in my lifetime working with engines.
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    4.3 that I was not winterized

    This is what I will do Buy a cheap set of head and intake gaskets Put the heads and intake back on Create a block of plates for the water pump Create a plate for the thermostat hole so that I can hookup air Crossing my fingers.
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    4.3 that I was not winterized

    I know. Everyone calls them freeze plugs, and like @alldodge I have seen engines where the "freeze plugs" kept the block from cracking. They poped, and the block was fine
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    4.3 that I was not winterized

    I bought a boat, knowing that the engine was not winterized. It is the 4.3 Chevrolet V6. I have swapped and rebuilt a few of these engines, so I'm very familiar with them. While the engine was still in, I had it running with water connected. I noticed that the freeze plugs popped, and both the...
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    Boat with paint cracks and hull damage

    Thank you! Looks like lots of helpful information.
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