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1998 Mercruiser Alpha 4.3: Have to add at least 1/4in. to drive oil reservoir after every trip.
History: Purchased this boat used. Two years ago I ran the reservoir out of oil. No alarm sounded and the upper gears were destroyed and subsequently rebuilt.
After rebuilding the oil level still...
1998 4.3 Mercruiser Alpha one Outdrive: Raw water cooling
Temp alarm sounded @ 175 Deg. while cruising at > 4500rpm.
When I back down to 3800 rpm temp is steady @ 160.
Is 175 a high temp. or is my alarm going off prematurely.
I did hook up the muffs when I got home wasn't able to get the...
