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    alpha 1 gen 2 trimming up on its own...

    1996 formula 27pc with twin 4.3 vortecs. after splashing i noticed i wasnt getting a great hole shot like i have in the past. drive trims were all the way down, at least i thought. afterwards i noticed the port drive was about 1/4 of the way up. i trimmed the drive up and down and the pump is...
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    2001 25hp not turning up

    got a low hour 2001 25hp johnson outboard. just did new plugs and replaced the fuel line and inline filter.. starts up okay but it has always "coughed" or "sputtered" at idle. never really paid no mind to it. always rans strong in gear. for some reason it will not turn up in gear. 3500 rpms...
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    thermostat, i hope?

    88 carver santego, twin 4.3 vortecs. went for a cruise and port temp went to normal at start up and no wake speed to open water. on acceleration temp went to about 180 (170 to 175 is normal), then dropped down to almost 100, then up again to 180, then dropped again. at that time overheat...
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    5200 or life caulk, or something else...

    i have a 1988 carver santego. owned boat for 6 yrs and i love it. ive done some fiberglass work to the hull in the past but every year after hauling out for the season i keep getting a crack in one of the strakes on the bottom of the hull. its only about a 1" long hair line crack from the hull...
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    fuel issue?

    1988 carver santego with twin 4.3 vortec. ran boat out about a week ago and filled up with fuel for the winter. it was such a nice day today i figured i'd go out for a run before i pull her out for the season. started both engines and the port died within 15 seconds of starting it up. port...
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    thermostat ?

    I have newer 4.3 ltr vortecs. Want to change thermostats but have question on what temp. They were changed once before with 160 temp. I have a friend with the same engine and he's been running 140 thermostats installed at factory. Does anyone know the proper thermostat temp for these? Is it...
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    engine swap and timing...

    so i broke down and bought a new 4.3 ltr vortec to replace my older one with a crack in the block somewhere. did the install with a marine mechanic, swapping the parts and all that jazz. we ran her in the shop to time before replacing in boat. was having an issue with keeping it running for...
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    runs like poop!

    i'll try to make a long story short, lol... have a 88 carver santego with twin 98' 4.3 vortecs. had a water intrusion on port motor. had no compression on starboard side head. dismantled and found bad head gasket and the head was toast. got a reman mercruiser head and new gasket, risers...
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    fuel vent...

    its me again, lol... 88' carver santego with 98' 4.3 ltr vortecs. port motor starts up and runs for about minute and a half, then dies. it starts right back up and dies within the same time. new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, rebulit carb (even swapped with carb from running starboard motor)...
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    any trick to getting water out of engine oil?

    i have a carver santego with 1998 twin 4.3 vortecs. end of season i noticed i had a water intrusion problem somewhere. didnt have the time to do anything then, winterized and addresses the problem a month ago. seems i had no compression on starboard side of engine. okay, blown head gasket or...
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    riser gaskets...

    i have a 4.3 ltr. vortec. got new risers with the 2 hole gaskets. the original gasket was a 4 hole. whats the difference (other than 2 holes) and what should i use. thanks
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    4.3 ltr vortec backfire at wot...

    first off, ive gain a lot of knowledge from this site, and i thank you guys here for that. you've saved me a lot of dough. now to the problem.... i have a 88 carver santego with twin 98' 4.3ltr vortecs. was out a couple of weeks ago and when i went to wot to plane off i heard a pop on the...
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    intake manifold gasket on 4.3?

    i have a 88 carver santego with newer (1998) 4.3 ltr mercruisers. started getting backfire issue on port engine at throttle up and cruise. seems fine at slow idle below 2000 rpm. checked spark plugs and noticed number 2 plug had rust and what looked like salt deposits on it. boat is in salt...
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    rpm fluctuation...

    1988 carver santego 27, twin 98' 4.3 ltr vortec with 4 blr. weber carb... been having an issue with port motor. when planed off at @3500 rpm i get a drop then a raise in rpm, up and down, never steady like starboard motor. im thinking its some sort of fuel issue. changed fuel filters and...
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    carb problem?

    i got a 1988 carver santego with twin 4.3 ltr. with 4 barrel carbs. rebuilt port side carb last year. took a spin last week and notices a noise, one u would get from a bad gasket between the intake and the carb. i got a new gasket, but it was twice as thick as the old one. i put it on and it...
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    4.3 vortec stalls at idle

    this has been so far a bad year for boating for me, i guess all the good years are catching up with me. anyway, i have twin 1998 4.3 carburated mercruiser vortex motors. put boat in for the season and it ran great, winterized at marina. i noticed that my voltage meters were charging at 10...
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    mercruiser vortex V6 thermostat housing ?

    on my thermostat housing there are 2 sensors. one side has one wire which i know is for the gauge. on the other side of it there is the other sensor with two wires, a yellow and black wire. does anyone know what that one is for? possibly an engine monitor alarm for overheat? thnks
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    resin curing time...

    i am currently in the process of repairing a "strake" or rib" on the hull of my 27 ft 1988 carver santego. the rib developed stress cracks from some air pockets that got in the rib some how. i ground down about a 5ft section of the rib and had a piece of wood fabricated to replace the 5ft...
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    spark plug question

    i have a 88' carver santego with twin 1996 vortec 4.3's. i changed spark plugs 2 years ago when i replaced manifolds and risers. i took out champion RV12YC plugs and replaced them with NGK crossovers. didn't have a problem with them. i'm going to change them again but my boat mechanic said...
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    safety question....

    i am a single dad with a 19 month old. is there any regulation or rules about attaching a baby seat (car seat) to the bench seat on my boat? i've seen child seats advertised online in england, sits on a pole attached to the boat, kind of flimsy looking to me. my seat would very easily strap...
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