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    2011 4.3 Alpha MerCruiser winterizing question

    I do have single point drain. It has a blue twist handle on front of engine.
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    2011 4.3 Alpha MerCruiser winterizing question

    Hello I have 5 blue drain plugs on this baby and one blue handle one on front of motor with a red drain tube. So if I up all those up and make sure all water is out is there any reason to put antifreeze in it? I will change oil and drain lower unit and replace with new fluid. That should...
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    2011 4.3 Alpha MerCruiser winterizing question

    Hello, Does anyone have a great video that shows how to winterize this motor? I am hoping to do this myself this year instead of bringing to the shop for a charge of $400.00 bucks. Any help would be awesome. I live in Wisconsin so it can get very cold here so I want to do this right. Thank...
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    2011 Mer 4.3 inboard on Tahoe Q5i - engine bogging down

    Hello What is the Antiphon Value? Where is that located?
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    2011 Mer 4.3 inboard on Tahoe Q5i - engine bogging down

    I will try and find the Carb Kit on Mike's and order that and do the testing to see about the fuel. It runs perfect at lower miles per hour -- gets on top of the water fast but as soon as we get close to that 25 mark she starts to run rough and then will smooth out a little after until I give...
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    2011 Mer 4.3 inboard on Tahoe Q5i - engine bogging down

    Hello, It's Carb. Fuel was clear when change fuel filter It does get past 25 put really runs rough. It idles great runs great until about 25 mph.
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    2011 Mer 4.3 inboard on Tahoe Q5i - engine bogging down

    Hello, losing power -- it's been bogging down when it gets to about 25 mph. I've changed sparkplugs and new fuel filter. Any other thoughts I could try to fix. I also, dropped some seafoam in it.
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    2006 Mercury 4 Stroke 4hp - no water coming out

    Hello I changed the water impeller. Still nothing. Any thoughts? Thank you for your time.
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    Mercury 4 stroke 4 hp - lower unit reinstall trouble

    Hi I replaced the water pump and now I’m having a hell of a time trying to reinstall the lower unit. I’ve tried slowly spinning the shaft to line it up. Nothing. Been trying for 7 hours total now. Does anyone know of a trick? Or a great YouTube link that shows how. I’m broken hearted...
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Beautiful Thank you so much! Thank you for taking time to reply. This site is the best!
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Yes, I have that to apply it but still need to slide it onto the shift cable. Think I will try Vaseline
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Sorry - new shift bellow onto the shift cable. I’ve tried white grease.
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Hello Any trick how to get the shift bellow onto the new shift cable? I’ve tried white grease. Any ideas would be great. Been trying to get this puppy on for 2 hours now.
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Ok Going to tackle this baby tomorrow and I’ve looked at a few videos about this and I’m confused what way the clips should be installed on the bellows. Some videos say the clips should be at the top and others says the bottom. Can anyone clear that up which way they should be installed...
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Hello, thank you so much!
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Hello I couldn’t find a shift bellows video. Does anyone know if I need to pull the whole cable out from the engine compartment or is there another trick?
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    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Hello again, Does anyone have a trick about getting the shift cable off to replace bellows. Do I need disconnect from the engine and pull it out from the back or can I disconnect from the rear?
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