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    Engine wont turn over or budge. Stator debris

    Last year when I was winterizing the engine, I was hearing a clicking noise and I also saw fragments or pieces of plastic flying from the main pulley aka stator. I knew something was up but I kept on going with the winterizing saying I would deal with that later I shut the engine off and stored...
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    470 problems

    New problem right before winter rising go figure. cell last week I took it out for a first time run of a newly purchased boat 1989 regal 3.7 MerCruiser engine alpha one. When I got to the ramp we put in the water now previously I ran it in the driveway and it ran nice and clean started up...
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    Spare parts Merc cruiser 3.7 - Now Dying On The Lake

    I’m doing some troubleshooting and rather than buy new parts I’d rather replace it with something known good I have a temperature issue and it could be the switch heat to buy one if it’s not the real problem my old switch is definitely gone I’ve put an aftermarket one in but my gut feeling says...
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    I just bought a boat and saw this later.....

    Should I be concerend ? was this from poor winter storage? will it happen again if I replace the lower unit?
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    So long all /SOLD THE BOAT!!!!!!!!

    Just wanted to say thanks to all that helped me in the past.
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    interupt swich not working

    mine is not working when i push the roller arm nothing happens no engine kill when i jump the wires at the switch the green and whites wire with the ground wires nothing happens what would you do
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    FULL POWER AGAIN YAHOOOOOO!!!!

    Its Over I bought a used distributor on ebay giving me a cap rotor sensor wires and a coil all for 70.00 the boat runs great !!!!full power!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ MY OTHER POSTS
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    wire crossed on altanator/causing engine kill at 2500 rpms?

    Could this be why I have no power and it stalls and dies over 2500 rpms or that i can just idle around and not psut the throttle more then ahlf throttle before it dies. I just found out the wires were crossed on the altenator<br />the purple wire that goes to the coil and the wire that goes to...
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    distributor cap for boat /auto same thing???

    can I use a cap from a auto parts store I have a 86 merc 4.3 but when i asked for one at terh auto parts storte the version they gave me looked different i asked for a 86 astro van witha 4.3 engine , is there a part number out there or a version of car that would work for me I dont pay 35.00 for...
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    stall when giving gas

    got a 86 4.3 4 blr rochester when I idle its fine but when you give it gas after 30 seconds it stalls and dies then i restart the motor its idles fine then give it gas it goes for 10 seconds this time and dies the longer i idle the more time i get before it dies at half throttle as if its the...
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    whats the best way to find a short

    should i do the old battery post thing which is take the positive connectors off put a test light on the battery post then on the positive cables with them off and see if the lights come on or is it the negitive cbales I take off and connect the the aligator clip to the negative cables with...
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    took the boat on the lake today!!!!!!!!!!!

    after all your help on this message board i went from what happened to my engine (blown) to how do i build a engine lift to taking the outdrive and engine out to putting the used one in to getting the out drive to line up (alignment tool)to taking the boat on the lake all for 400.00 that...
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    control panel switch lites on all the time

    I have aux buttons on the right side of my instrument panel and the are on all the time when I connect the main positive cable from the battery to the starter I have recently installed a engine i guess I mess up on the alt or starter most likely altenator am i correct???? any else ever have...
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    Out Drive wont do back in HELP!!!!!!

    I removed the engine to put a new one in before doing it i put it in foward gear but when I put the out drive back in it seem to be in neutral gear i guess when i moved the shif bracket it slipped into neutral the out drive will not go in i was wonder spec wise i had a 86 4.3 merc engine...
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    exhaust manifold broken bolts help

    Im doing an engine swap and upon taking the exhaust manifold off the used engine becasue they are different then the originals so i was going o swap them with the old one I took off my blown engine 2 bolts broke the is about 1/2 inch that i can grab whats the best way to get it off i don't...
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    where is cylinder 3 on a 86 4.3

    I need to know what the order is before i buy a engine with a bad cylinder head on a 86-88 4.3 if im in the boat looking at the motor are cylinders 1,3, 5 on the left and 2,4,6 on the right i have the old motor with a new head i want to re-use its the head on the left side that i can reuse...
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    wanted used align tool

    anyone have one they used and have no need for it got a mecr 4.3 86 alpha
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    hey bondo help me with my post june 30th

    what can it be ??????????????? i'm thinking it not so bad but i tend to think the worst
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    Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

    Ok I have a 1986 merc 4.3 alpha 1 18 ft Thursday I tested my new prop spun around the lake top speed for 1 min about 4 times to test the prop went in all was well .<br />Today we went out stripper fishing and 5min min into it we throttle up and I notice a noise kept going then I noticed it a...
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    spare prop for sale 14 1/4x21

    incase the one you have gets spun no resaon to drive back home and end the day it happend to me once and i wish i had a spare.<br />http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=26456&item= 2420984955
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