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  1. andrewterri

    Ran into problem winterizing

    2014 mercruiser 4.3 mpi ect...After reading countless posts and looking at what the manual says (or doesn't say) I went to winterize the boat by pulling the hoses off the exhaust manifolds and sticking a screw driver up there to check for rust particles blocking the drain. I was going to do the...
  2. andrewterri

    Acid clean-up on outdrive

    Not sure if this post belongs here or in the resto forum. our family took our boat on a 600 mile round trip to get it acid washed. Couple questions, is there anything I need to do to the outdrive since they acid washed it as well as the hull? I washed the drive heavily with water and it got a...
  3. andrewterri

    correct oil weight

    My boat is a Monterey 196 with a 4.3 mpi ect mercruiser.(2A176701). My problem is the boat had an oil change before I got it and was told the dealer did it but there is no marking on what brand and weight was used.. There is a mercruiser oil filter on it so I figured he is telling me the truth...
  4. andrewterri

    Dirty Hull and WOT

    Hello everyone, I have a 4.3 MPI ECT in a 196 Monterey. I had a three blade prop which was 14.25x21. the prop was dinged and not really good for what we do, tubing, wakeboarding, ect. I bought a turning prop 14.5x17 4 blade. The RPM is the crazy thing though. Everytime I do a WOT run the RPM is...
  5. andrewterri

    4.3 MPI slow to start

    2014 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI cranks for about 3 or 4 seconds before starting. It takes much longer than my pervious 3.0. It has always started consistently in the 3 to 4 second range. I figured the engine is cranking to get oil pressure before the computer allows the spark to occur. This was my...
  6. andrewterri

    What was i thinking...ran aground

    After posting a question about draining my engine or removing it from the slip I choose to go get it. I did not see the post intime and got scared of it freezing. Also, there is a storm coming in this weekend so figured I would just go get the boat. I had a friend come with me while my wife met...
  7. andrewterri

    Can mercuriser drain system be trusted

    We just got of first slip at the marina and put the boat in it today. The forecast looked good and now the low for tomorrow night is showing to be 36 degrees. That is way to close to risk water being in the engine. My choice is to have me wife drive the trailer to the other side of the lake to...
  8. andrewterri

    steering spindle lubrication

    I am still waiting on the manual to get here from mercruiser and I can not figure out how to grease the steering spindle on a alpha 1 gen 2. The zerk fitting that use to be on top of the bell housing above the gimbal ring on the previous gen's is not there. Mercusier must have removed it in...
  9. andrewterri

    Power steering troubleshooting

    Boat is a 2014 Monterey 196ms with a 4.3 MPI ECT. I have been trying to diagnose a hard steering issue. I do not have the manual as mercruiser somehow only gave the original owner a manufacture installation cd. When I called Mercury to ask about this they said they will mail me a owners manual...
  10. andrewterri

    New to me Boat Issue

    I wrote about a month ago about a 2014 Monterey 196ms with a 4.3 MPI ECT. It was not winterized when I went to by it and was dumping water. Long story short, popped a freeze plug and got extremely lucky the engine was not cracked internally. Local Dealer fixed plug, inspected the engine and cat...
  11. andrewterri

    Thoughts and Advice on Catalyst Engine

    I wanted to get some thoughts from you guys. tomorrow we are signing the papers for our new to us boat. We planned on buying a new crownline 205ss but than found a deal to good to pass up. The boat is a 2014 Monterey 196ms with 28 hours. Only downside is the engine is the catalyst. It has the...
  12. andrewterri

    New boat Mercruiser HP question

    Finally got tired of always working on our current boat as monthly parts are quickly becoming a payment. We want new and after a quick trip to the bank we looked at a 2017 Chaparral 21 sport with the new mercruiser 4.5 250HP. This motor sounds like a good fit with the boat. Were the question...
  13. andrewterri

    Wrong Prop...24mph @ 3500 rpm

    89 mercruiser 3.0 alpha 1 with SN OC547466. I have a 14 1/2" diameter x 17" pitch. The boat is running way under what I think it should. With two adults and a 1 1/2 year old in the boat with about 70 pound of gear. All in everything weighs about four hundred pounds and that includes the extra...
  14. andrewterri

    Found where ticking in engine is coming from

    Using what I have read here I used an air pump tube as a stethoscope and found the ticking on my engine. It is coming from the distributor shaft. The noise is not as loud on the block around it or on the cap itself. Now the million dollar question....What does it mean? The shaft just runs on cam...
  15. andrewterri

    Problem with new gauges

    Yet another issue :facepalm:​. I just installed new Faria gauges on a 89 searay 3.0. The alternator, oil pressure, and temp are not correct while the fuel and tilt and trim seem correct. I understand that I will need to buy new sending units that match the gauges, correct? But why is the tach...
  16. andrewterri

    Belt broke on lake information

    Before I get slammed for posting this when I already fixed the problem, I wanted to put up information for someone else who gets stranded after this happens to them. This forum has helped me so much I wanted to share what little I know to help someone else. While at the lake my belt broke on my...
  17. andrewterri

    U joints removal problems

    While at the lake I heard the infamous clicking while turning hard right and left. Checked alignment when I pulled the drive to verify and it is dead on. U joints are bad and this makes sense since 3 years ago I had the drive shaft bellows leaking and it ruined my global bearing. Here's the...
  18. andrewterri

    distibutor advance problem

    I think I am having an advance problem. The engine is an 89 mercruiser 3.0. I set the timing and the engine runs smooth when in gear, however it shakes in neutral still. My other problem is when I adjusted my throttle cable to put slight pressure on the cable to take up the slack because my idle...
  19. andrewterri

    shift cable head scratcher

    I will try to make this short and to the point/question. 89 3.0 alpha one. previous genius bent one spring arm on interrupter switch because motor kept dying. installed new lower shift cable. remote shift cable is old but smooth with 3" of travel from reverse to forward. when at the lake the...
  20. andrewterri

    Timing problem

    As stated before in another post, I followed the great direction from slow_boy on how to set the timing on my 1989 mercrusier 3.0. I have set my dwell angle at 33 degrees as that shows it is within range according to the engine label. I have set the timing at 6 degrees BTDC, again, as stated on...
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