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    Leaking gear oil between lower unit and upper unit...

    Well I had a break in my bellows tube and it needed to be repaired. The marina told me the best thing to do was remove both upper and lower units to make it "easier". Everyhting went extremely smooth except for the whole one person install while holding the upper unit and inserting the shaft...
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    Having an issue picking which trim tab to get...

    If you look in my bio you will see I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 with a Mercruiser 4.3LX Gen + and a Alpha One drive. I am dumping my hydrafoil this weekend and going to the Nauticus Smart Tab system due to the reviews it has and its lower cost. My boat is 19' running a 4.3 Vortec engine with...
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    Question about shift cable on 96 Mercruiser 4.3LX Gen+ (pictures included)

    I have finally have had an opportunity to get everything fixed from the previous owner except for this: One thing I have really noticed about the 3000 side commander is that when it is put into either reverse or forward there is quite a bit of resistance that I have kind of just gotten used to...
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    Major issues with steering in reverse!

    This may not be the best place to post this but I am at my wits end trying to get an "honest" answer from 2 different marinas that just want to do a water test for anywhere from $150.00-$175.00 per hour just to give me an idea! Everytime we go to drop the boat in the water...the boat drop that...
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    What would I gain from this scenario???

    Well just as always the marina wants to make "money" on their parts and advice. I have a 19.5' Sylvan V196 with the Mercruiser 4.3LX Gen+ and the AlphaOne outdrive. What I have for a back up to get me by since the wifey smoked my 4 blade is a 3 blade 14.25" 19 pitch prop. The marina "techie"...
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    A little "stuck" on a new prop purchase!

    We were out yesterday in the water and for the first time, my wife drove the boat (uh oh)! My friend and I were tubing as he fell off then I fell of, but then even worse... I was touching and standing in 3 feet of water while I watched my boat continue in. Yep... she smoked my 4 blade prop...
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    I need some help on the 96 Merc Carb 2 barrel settings!

    I took a picture of the carb linkage before tear down to perform a rebuild but the picture did not have flash in it which means... unseeable! I have the carb kit and the only things that I question are the linkage because I do not no where the upper linkage goes. My Merc Carb 2BL has an arm...
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    Question concerning boat hatch release shocks and their lift capacity.

    I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 with a rea hatch that pops up to access the motor compartment. I am having my sundeck (topside of hatch) being re-done and I noticed that the shocks need some attention as well.. All I can get off the shocks as far as information is "SL34-20" which I know the 20 is for...
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    Finally giving in an taking it to the marina...

    I am starting this new thread based off of a couple of old threads that I started previously. To give you an idea... I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 with a Mercruiser 4.3 LX Gen+ Thunderbolt IV engine. The problems I originally had that I managed to fix on my own was the drive line leak from the...
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    I "really" need some help on a spark plug application!

    I have been to the marina 2 times now and ZI keep getting the parts guy to give me 2 different spark plugs in the last year for my mercruiser. I have a 1996 mercruiser 4.3 LX Gen + with the serial number 0F821387. Last year he gave me a set of NGKBPR6EFS and I gapped them at .040. This time...
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    Guys..."you've REALLY helped me before and now I "NEED" it AGAIN!!!

    :facepalm: Sorry for the long post... but I need HELP. In my profile section I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 open bow with a 1996 4.3LX Gen + Thunderbolt Ignition. Here are my issues... I bought the boat in September of last year. It had 150 hours on it and was VERY WELL maintained!!! I did hear...
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    Just looking for an opinion???

    I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 with at 4.3LX Gen+ and I was wondering what you ran as far as spark plugs. I have heard that champion 401 (RS12YC) is perfect for replacements because supposedly american engine run "better" on american spark plugs, but then I hear that NGK (BPR6EFS) are supreme to...
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    1996 4.3 LX Gen + carb question... "leave it alone or time to rebuild/clean it?"

    1996 4.3 LX Gen + carb question... "leave it alone or time to rebuild/clean it?" I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 wth a 4.3LX Gen+ motor. It has 220 hours on it and it runs fine (when it starts!) What I mean is that after I replaced the plugs, fuel/water seperator, (did not replace wires or...
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    Probably a "dumb" question about prop rotation during idle...but I do NOT know!

    Probably a "dumb" question about prop rotation during idle...but I do NOT know! I have a 1996 4.3LX Gen +, eng serial is 0F821387. I noticed that after I did the impellar swap for a new one that my prop has an ever so slight rotation even in neutral. This may be normal... but I never looked...
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    Have a ? about winterizing to see if he did it right.

    A buddy of mine just bought a Sylvan similiar to mine with the exact same engine (4.3 LX Gen +) I think the year is actually newer than mine since his is a 1998. We were comparing notes as to how he winterized it when he told me this. He said he removed the 3/8ths square head bolt next to the...
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    Just looking for advice on a marine GPS system...

    I have a 1996 Sylvan 196 that I bought recently and it only came with a round electrincal gage that tells your "depth'. I am looking to buy a marine GPS that is not to "big" that I can suction mount to the drivers side of the open bow part windshield that can accommodate some "basic fishing...
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    Iam considering a hydrafoil but i do not know what model or size?

    My 1996 4.3 LX Gen + has an outdrive (0F709008), I do not know if the adding a hydrafoil would help planing or hole shotting for tubing/skiing would be better? I have no idea where to to start for size so any advice or help would be great!
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    Water exiting from transom housing... is this normal?

    I have posted a few questions about de-winterizing and a few odds and ends about maintenance and everyone has been great. Now being the fact that I have always had outboard motors in the past and this is the first in/outboard I bought 6 months ago I just had a question about something I've...
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    Do I have or do I not have a thermostat?

    I have a 1996 Sylvan V196 with a Mercruiser 4.3 LX Gen + (serial number on engine is 0F821387.) I de-winterized it over the weekend and came across the only part that I decided to question in replacing. I have the "what I belive is the thermostat housing " on top with the 4 hoses that...
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    Power trim pump fluid?

    I have a 1996 Sylvan 196 with a Mercruiser 4.3 LX Gen+. I went to change all of the fluids today and I notived that the trim pump resevoir had "creamy milkshake that appears to be oil." I used my Mighty Vac to suck everything out, then the manual stated to use ATF!?! I went ahead and filled...
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