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    Throttle won'g go into forward or reverse

    Hi all, I have a '99 Stingray 190 RX w/ a M 4.3 190HP-ALPHA and the throttle will not shift into gear. If I push in the neutral button to put it in neutral so I can pump and start the engine it works fine, but when I bring it back to "12 oclock" , squeeze the red button under the handle and...
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    Yamaha 3 hp not spitting water anymore?

    Hi Boaters, I recently started up my trusty 3 hp outboard after having it sit for a few weeks. It has been running fine earlier in the season but this time I noticed the water was not coming out of the back that keeps it cool. I thought it may have been a spider or small bug that clogged up...
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    Water will not drain

    Hi Boaters, I have a 99 Stingray 190 RX w/ the 6 cylinder Mercruiser My problem is that the water will not drain out of the ski locker. I have tried snaking it with a stiff coated wire from inside the cockpit and with an "electrical snake" (a stiff but flexible flat wire about 1/4" x 9 foot...
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    Fluid Level and type?? Mercruiser 4.3

    Hi All, Just picked up my boat from my storage guy. The cap was missing from the reservoir that is at the front of my 1999 Mercruiser 4.3 right behind one of the belt pullys. So I dig around the bilge and there is the cap waaaaaay in the back. I dig it out, clean it off, put it back in and...
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    one side warm - one side cool

    good day, on my 4.3 190 hp mercrusier i noticed that after boating, while looking down at the motor and touching the left side at the water jacket(?) it is warm while the right side is cool. (i do not know if these are technically the "water jackets" but it is the outermost left and right...
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    1987 omc reverse problems

    hi all, this is my 7th season with a 1987 renken 1750 ltd w/ an omc 4.3 l - black out drive (i do not know if this is a cobra). boat and motor have been great. going into forward is fine, but starting late last season, when i try to go into reverse there is sometimes a clicking noise... i go...
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