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    90 Wellcraft 186 Eclipse Restore

    Hello all, Here is a project i'm working on, still have a way's to go but so far I've gotten the engine up and running, polished up the exterior, redid vinyl, and I am now working on the carpet/floor. Here is some pic's...
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    alpha 1 outdrive clicking when in gear..

    I have a mercruiser 4.3 with an alpha 1 outdrive.. it won't plane out on water, just bogs down at 3.5k RPM and drags. I replaced the oil in the outdrive, somewhat milky but didn't see a lot of metal shavings. I noticed when I put it in gear and give it a lil gas it clicks, also gets louder when...
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    4.3 Mercruiser won't plane out

    Hello, I have a 4.3 mercruiser that seems to run pretty good at home, but when I get it on the water it won't plane out. it does about 3k RPM then just drags along.. I've recently replaced the plugs, cleaned out the carb, put seafoam in, drained 80% of the gas and put new 93 octane in. When...
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    89 4.3 Mercruiser not getting fuel..

    Re: 89 4.3 Mercruiser not getting fuel.. Is this lever supposed to move freely? to pump gas I guess?, doesn't want to move at all.. I'm getting gas from line if I suck on it.
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    89 4.3 Mercruiser not getting fuel..

    My 4.3 mercruiser isn't getting fuel, I can't get the water/fuel seperator off, but I tried bypassing it and going straight to fuel pump and still doesn't appear to be getting any fuel. After I put some carb cleaner in the carb, it coughed and sputtered like it wanted to start, and if pump the...
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    4.3 Mercruiser 90 wellcraft won't start

    I let this thing sit all winter, tried to crank it, just was clicking, replaced the starter, now it turns over but it seems like its not getting any fuel, I unhooked the tube going into the fuel/water separator thing and neither incoming or outgoing tubes had any wetness of gas in them(after I...
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    90 wellcraft - mercruiser milky hydraulic fluid

    Hello, I am new here, I tried searching for this but didn't see my boat listed. The trim won't go up on my boat, it does go down, and only goes up when I push the trailer button. I checked the trim fluid and it has some but its milky, cream colored looking, which based on my google search...
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