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Hoping someone can help me determine what has happened to my engine. Here is what happened: I have had my 1989 Bayliner Cierra 2755 Sunbridge for about a month, I have had it out over 10 times since, it has run great. Had it out over the weekend, I hit a huge wave & nearly caught air...
I am replacing the gasket on my intake mani. I am wondering the old one is really stuck on there, do I need to get every little speck of the old gasket off and down to the nice shiny mashined edge? I took a razor scraper and got 97% of it off, and it is nice and smooth. Is that good enough?
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I have a Mercruiser 4.3L V6 I/O, found the dreaded 3 inch crack in the valley behind the rods. Did some research & found that you can arc weld the crack with nikel rods, after of course you grind it down , cut a v, clean it up with acetone and drill the ends of the crack to prevent futher...
I have a mercrusier 4.3L V6 1989, I am trying to remove the intake manifold to get at the head gasket. I removed all bolts and have been prying and hammering & it just wont come off? How do I get it off? Please help! Thanks
I currently have another thread going, but this post may or maynot having thing to do with my recent discovery tonight. I have a 1989 V6 4.3L mercruiser I removed the exhaust manifold on the left side of the engine if you are looking at the engine from inside the boat, I was just inspecting it...
So I have a 4.3L mercruiser V6, I fixed all of my fuel delivery issiues from past threads, now I get her on the water and everything is runnin great! Except a a hesitation at full throttle, no biggie. After about an hour of hard running. I decided to check the oil ( I had milky oil before) But...
I have a Carter Fuel pump on a Mercruiser V6 4.3L Alpha 1 262 205HP 1989. I took the fuel pump off for inspection trying to trouble shoot my fuel system, The porus stone filter is blue in color, the clear yellow line is clogged with a reddish oil substances as is the inlet tube where it connects...
My Temp gauge is not working, Can someone tell me what I can do to get it working? Also, After about 5 mins of the engine running a beeping alarm goes off in the console, I can turn it off by hitting the reset button. I dont believe the engine is over heating, Is there a place to add anitfreeze...
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I recently bought my first boat: A 1989 Caravelle 20'. The boat had been sitting out partially un covered for about a year and a half. I was informed it had been winterized and it needed a new impeller. I got the boat home put a new battery in and changed the impeller myself. The tank...
