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    What is EDP plated exhaust parts?

    I'm ready to buy my replacement exhaust manifolds to replace my one piece units on my 4.3L I'm only considering OEM units and saw this description in one ad."(Industry's only internally and externally EDP PLATED direct replacement exhaust products.)" Can anybody tell me what this is and since I...
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    Does my 25hp have to have a thermostat?

    I have a 1999 25HP model 25M serial # OG874716C. My buddy has a 25HP serial #OD813999. I bought mine as a program motor with a new power head. He bought his used a few years before I got mine. While his has a thermostat housing, it's never had a thermostat as long as he has had it. Mine has...
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    why can't I change my personal info?

    I would like to change my personnel info and add a pic to my signature. When I click edit, it goes back to view. how do I edit my information? Would it be difficult to change my screen name? Thanks, Cliff
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    Carver square tube bimini ajustments?

    I have a Carver 4 bow square tube bimini on my deckboat. The plastic pieces that are held in place with set screws will move around some. I was thinking about resetting them where they go and pop riveting them like the factory end pieces. Should I drill and rivet them on each side or just put...
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    Picasa + Photobucket difficult

    I searched Picasa here and didn't find anything. Am I just more computer illiterate than I thought, or is trying to learn Photobucket while using Picasa a gigantic PITA?
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    99 Merc 25HP impeller issue. Model #??? New Pic!

    1999 25 HP electric start, serial # 0G874716C Factory reconditioned. She is a program motor that the factory intalled a new power head on and sold through a dealer with a new motor warranty. I'm appealing to the small outboard guru's for guidance. I have replaced the impeller every 3-4 years...
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    Best type of float switch?

    I have a non-working Rule enclosed float switch. While looking for a replacement, I see I can still get that switch, but the majority of the switches I see are of the paddle type. Are they better? The old switch lasted 12 years. Thanks, Cliff
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    Need Battery box with tray?

    After a great weekend at the lake, my start battery has spilled a little acid into the tray. I had it checked and the battery was ok. I think the battery, turned with the caps to the rear, sloshed some be cause of a lot of starts tubing the kids all weekend. After looking around, I'm not...
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    What's the best way to paint the aluminum bottom?

    I've searched the forum for info to paint the bottom of my 21' aluminum I/O deck boat. While there is a wealth of knowledge on painting aluminum, (Thanks Woodonglass, enjoyed your BF thread. All 71 pages.) I haven't seen much about the best way to paint the bottom of one on the trailer. The...
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    Got the transom nuts tight. Is there a better transom? Pics ( I hope )

    The other transom pics. The other transom pics. I didn't know they didn't all load. Sorry. Maybe I should have made them a little larger.
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    Got the transom nuts tight. Is there a better transom? Pics ( I hope )

    Here is a look at my 2001 deck boat. It's my first attempt at pic upload, so I'll see. I was able to tighten all 8 transom bolts. The top 4 where easy while the bottom 4 were another animal all together. I will make a wrench to get to the 2 behind the y-pipe before I go through that again. If...
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    Plastic 4.3 valve covers

    Are all 4.3L Vortec valve covers the same? I spent 3 days on lake Ouchacita in Arkansas with the family. While one day trips to the lake was not a problem, three days on this really nice lake shows that the small leaks will be a problem. Mine are cracked. Looking on eBay for replacements...
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    Does the transom assembly need retorqued

    Due to the nature of wood to compress, do the 8 nuts holding the transom assembly though the transom to the gimble housing need to be checked and retightened? If so, it looks like I'll be lucky to get an end wrench on those nuts, much less a torque wrench. I would have to tighten most of them by...
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    Crap! Now I find a aluminum nut in the bilge.

    2001 4.3L Alpha one. Had the wood insert replaced in this aluminum deck boat spring a year ago. I have found several things since then that indicates the person who put it back together was a lazy *** moron. The next to the last discovery was the right rear motor mount had no nut on it. After...
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    Can I check- tighten the through transom bolts?

    2001 aluminum Suntracker deckboat with a 4.3L Alpha 1. I had the plywood transom insert replaced spring before last. That stopped all leaks. Since then it started to leak a little more as time passed. It's probably up to 2-4 gallons in 4 hours lake time now. Well, some lazy mechanic in the boat...
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    Tie down bow and reduce tire psi?

    I have 2 questions. I have a 2001 aluminum 21' tracker deck boat with a 4.3L I/O on the original trailer that I have owned for 3 years. The bow does not sit on the bow roller like I think it used to, but it does fit right into the y shaped bumper at the front. The boat will rock a bit on less...
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    Fel Pro Marine head gasket set

    I'm pretty sure this 4.3L 8 bolt intake engine is not the original engine. I'm trying to find a small consistent water leak into my oil. The oil level doesn't go up, but I have chocolate milkshake oil when I change it. I want to install a marine head gasket set in hope of finding and stopping...
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    Rear motor mount bolt loose

    2001 4.3 v6 alpha one. Was down under the motor on the right side redoing some wiring, I brushed against the head of the right rear mounting bolt and it moved. It's down all the way but loose I can just pick up on it. I couldn't feel or see the bottom end of the mount. What does it screw into...
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    Corrosion at O-ring between outdrive and transom

    While my alpha outdrive was off for service, I noticed corrosion in the o-ring recess of the transom mounted part of the outdrive. The funnel going in was corroded also. The boat is fresh water only. Cleaning and painting is the only fix I can think of, but I don't know the best way or primer or...
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    Need alignment advise please

    I started out having to pound the alignment bar in. the spline marks were heavy on the bottom and none on top. started raising up the engine mounts 1/3 turn at a time after checking the height of each. Using a caliper to measure the progress, after raising it 0.655", the marks were even and the...
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