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    How much trim?

    I read somewhere the maximum I am supposed to be able to run my leg up on my 4.3 Mercruiser Alpha Gen+, can anyone tell me or show me a link to where I can find the information. To be clear looking for how high I can trim the leg engine running when idling around the shallows.
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    Power steering , worse when running

    I have a 1996 4.3 Mercruiser , I have been reading a few threads with similar but not exact problems to mine. My steering is fairly stiff but becomes worse with the engine running. The pump is new and I have flushed fluid through the lines until all the old fluid was gone and only clean fluid...
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    upgrading the ignition in my 4.3 Mercruiser

    I am upgrading the ignition in my 4.3 merc, its in a 1996 Larson. I am having a hard time finding a wiring diagram for it. I need to what the wires off the original ignition module plug do. The wires in the plug are in a single row and are as follows. 1) Grey, 2) Black, 3) Purple, 4) White/Red...
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    Base timing doesn't change grounding purple/white wire

    Looking for help timing my engine. I have a 1996 Mercruiser 4.3 LX Gen+ with the thunderbolt ignition. Bought it with a split block and just finished installing a new engine. Have it running and got it up to temp and idling nicely. I grounded the purple/white wire to set the timing @ 10 deg and...
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