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I have a 4.3L Mercruiser (190 HP). Current prop is a 3 blade, 14" 23 pitch aluminum. WOT is 4400 and top speed is 45 mph.
Slow to get on plane and just seems like I should do much better--very bad with 6 adults. Considering a 4 blade, but I get confused about the difference between aluminum...
Apologize if this question has already been asked, but I could not find it.
2006 Alpha One Gen II water pump...the seal that fits down the shaft to the pump housing: Does the seal seat onto the housing or does the lower lip go into the housing through the housing shaft hole? From what I can...
Hello. My '04 4.3L Merc (Carburated) ran like a champ in Arizona for 2 seasons. I then relocated to South Carolina, had it professionaly winterized, and now it runs like crap. She starts ok, and can run at high RPM, but stalls when backed down to an idle. The odd thing is that its...
