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    Checking oil level

    I have what maybe a silly question. When checking the oil, should I bring the motor level or is it designed to read correctly when the boat itself is level? I have a 2008 Tiger RZ2, 5.7 liter marine power that's sitting at a fairly decent angle in the boat. They claim 5.5 quarts in the manual...
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    Merc/GM 4.3 tops out at 4000 rpm

    Same specs but new prop. Old one was beat up. It was also a harbor freight compression tester so accuracy may not be there at all.
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    Merc/GM 4.3 tops out at 4000 rpm

    Back from the weekend. Replaced the fuel filter, didn't make a difference. I tried to play with timing some more, 12 degrees seems to be the spot. 8 degrees and I was capping out around 3600. More then 12 was the same result. I pulled the plugs and checked gap, they were at .040 and the book...
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    Merc/GM 4.3 tops out at 4000 rpm

    Is the prop same? If by the same, you mean factory, then no. The factory prop I believe was a three blade but I replaced it when we bought the boat for a little more low end power to pull wake boards out of the water faster. I replaced the fuel filter with the motor, but I hadn't thought of...
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    Merc/GM 4.3 tops out at 4000 rpm

    I have a reman 4.3, installed last year. It was ordered as a long block and I put the motor in myself. Since I've put it in, I haven't been able to get over 4,000 RPM under load, which the old motor was able to run 4400 all day long. It also seems to have a difficult time getting on plane with...
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