But if water pushed up the exhaust after the engine died at 35 mph due to the absence of exhaust flappers I may have no water in oil, correct? Changing oil either way, just wrapping my brain around this all.
So I pulled the exhaust manifold and riser on 2-4-6 side of the motor where i had water in 2 cylinders. No evidence of gasket failure, although I am attaching photos for more expert eyes. What I did find, however, floored me. See anything missing in the last photo?
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I have a boat with a 4.3 Mercruiser LX Gen+ with Edelbrock Performer 2114 intake manifold, Edelbrock 1409 4 barrel carburetor, and a Delco EST ignition system. Also have GLM 2 piece exhaust riser/manifolds. All engine upgrades installed less than 50 hours ago. Stock Mercruiser...
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I've got a 1997 19.5' Spectrum with a 4.3 LX Gen + Alpha 1 setup. I bought the boat 2 years ago. It runs great, but I can't get it to rev past 4100 rpm. Originally, I figured the boat was over-propped with a 21 pitch prop, so I bought a new Black Max 19 pitch and installed it. Still...
