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    Forward is reverse ?

    Hey everyone, Finally got my boat up and running. Anyone ever had experience with shifting into forward and being in reverse? When I shift into reverse is goes into reverse like it should. My shift cables shift correctly, but I can't cruise around my pond in reverse doing circles. I had...
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    engine cranking slow and battery terminals smoking

    Hey everyone, Long story short as ive posted a few times in the past couple months. I had a 1993 4.3 mercruiser. My motor blew so I bought a used one. I replaced it with a 1989 4.3. Everything matched up, wiring harness and all. It was completely cold when I showed up. I started it a few times...
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    4.3 mercruiser engine replacement

    Hey everyone, I have a 1993 4.3 mercruiser. I found out last month my motor is blown after a few weeks of buying it. #6 cylinder has a deep knock. I pulled the outdrive and today i pulled the engine. Gimbal bearing and u joints seem to be fine. Although I am going to replace them seeing it's...
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    Tap/knock sound from cylinder #6

    I have a 1993 4.3 mercruiser on a 1850 bayliner. 3 weeks ago I developed a tapping sound while I was out on the water running the boat at WOT. I brought the boat back to the house and through a pair of muffs on it. Using a wooden stick, the sound was closest to the sound of a lifter. So I...
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    4.3 mercruiser enigne tap/knock?

    Hey everyone, I have a 1993 bayliner capri with a 4.3 mercruiser alpha one gen2 outdrive. 2 weeks ago the boat was started for the first time this year. I took it out a two or three times in the lake without any issues, approximately 30 minutes each time. Last week I took the boat out again for...
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    Which prop to use?

    I've read a lot of topics on this but can't seem to find one directly related to my question. I have a 1993 bayliner capri 18.5 ft. 4.3 mercruiser with a alpha one gen 2 outdrive. Boat dry weight is about 2300lbs. I am running a 14 1/2x 17p aluminum prop at the moment. With four adults last week...
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