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So I replaced the block in my Sea Ray with a new 4.3L. Took it out yesterday and with a few more hours on it now I started to open it up a little more trying to break it in. It was running great but when I got back to the dock there was oil all over the place. Seems to be spitting out of...
So last Friday I drove down to Rapido Marine and picked up the new 4.3 long block. The new motor was all wrapped up and ready to go, It was getting late in the day and I still had a 3 hour drive back home so I just had them load it up, paid the cash and went on my merry way. Once I got home and...
Going to head down to Rapido Marine tomorrow to pick up a replacement 4.3 for my 01 SeaRay. They have a "090M" casting motor already built and ready to load into the back of my truck. From what I understand the M means its got Metric bolts. Based on the year of my boat it should have been...
Ok..so a while back I had an issue with low power, backfires, one bank not running ect... all on my 2001 4.3 Mercruiser. Thanks to the great help I got here on this forum I found a broken valve spring. With the help of Bt Doctor I managed to replace it and the boat was running great. I still had...
Ok, so Ive been trying different things to troubleshoot my low WOT RPM/power and backfire issues....I replaced the plugs, cap, rotor, fuel water filter and carb filter. I did NOT replace the wires because the store I went to did not have them in stock and they checked out ok. I tested each...
Hello all, need some help and advice. Got a 01 SeaRay 182 with 4.3 Mercrusier serial number M071272.
Bought the boat from a "boat club" (this was not a club boat, just something the owner picked up to "flip"). The engine has about 350 hours on it so Im guessing it sat around quite a bit...
