I have a 89 4.3 mercruiser...starts rough and doesn't want to idle unless I manually open the choke. Once I hit operating temp it seems to stay open and runs and idles great. Are there any adjustments I can make to the choke to keep it from sticking closed when its cold and doesn't need the...
Found this drip while I was topping off my gear lube. I am hopefull that I can run it some this season before I tear into again but I fear the worse. I recently patched up my speedo attachment holes that where leaking and thought I was good to go. I can put all my 230 lbs on my drive and there...
Wife and I are pretty upset...the upholstery in our boat was in really good shape. I put a tarp over the boat while we where away over the weekend b/c I don't have a good cover yet and when I pulled the tarp off, where it contacted the rear sun pad it turned my white vinyl brown. Cleaner had...
I have a '89 sea ray with 4.3 and alpha 1....replaced all bellows etc and first time out noticed I was still getting water intrusion. Upon further inspection I found the mounting hardware for the speedo was loose. I removed all the hardware and dug around. The holes do not go through and the...
New gimbal bearing is in and bellows are replaced! I got probably a good 8 pumps of grease in and grease started coming out between the aluminum housing of the bearing? I have marks on both housings making sure the grease holes were lined up and triple checked the alignment of the compression...
Runs great on muffs and starts and runs after launching. Once I shut it off to go swimming, etc it won't restart? It turns over just won't fire. This is my first boat and I have read the service manuals. I have always been handy with vehicles but I am quickly learning there is a big differance...
