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    Help running hot!

    1992 Celebrity 4.3L V6 Went out today and ran for about 15 minutes and engine started pinging and knocking so I shut it off. Engine dieseled for about 20 seconds after the switch was turned off, I guess due to high temps in the block. Got a tow back and after engine cooled down it started...
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    Where to find owners manuals?

    I have a 1992 Celebrity 180 CX bow rider and would like to have an owners manual for it. Does anyone know where I can get one?
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    Still overheating!!! HELP

    I put a new impeller in the raw pump on my yamaha 4.3L V6 inboard and got alot more water flow to the engine. I have more water flow thru the exhaust and manifolds afterwards so I decided to go to the lake to try it. Anyway the temp still crept up slowly to between 175 and 200 so I went back...
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    Getting warm on muffs?

    I checked the impeller in my raw pump, everything looked ok, but I turned it around because I've read where you can actually put it in backwards. Dont know if thats true or not and it didnt look any different either way to tell the truth but I got alot more water flow after that. It took alot...
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    Impeller pump question?

    Checking the flow out of the impeller pump, puking or steady stream? Which is right at idle? Mine is puking. I checked the direction of the impeller but looks the same either way.
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    Head Gasket question?

    I know a head gasket can cause overheating in a car. But can one cause overheating in a marine engine even though there is no water in the crankcase. I have an enormous amount of steam coming from the oil fill cap almost like a steam engine it just boils out once its at operating temp. When I...
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    Thermostat Discountinued, now what?

    My yamaha dealer says the 140 degree thermostat they ordered is discontinued. I can't find one under 160 anywhere. What do i do now? Has anyone used a thermostat restrictor plate in place of a thermostat? If so do they work?
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    Yamaha 4.3 cooling routing

    Does anyone have a diagram on how the cooling hoses are supposed to routed on a yamaha 4.3 raw water system? Or where I can find one on the internet?
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    Very interesting find about overheating engine

    My 4.3 V6 yamaha was overheating when I found there was no thermostat in the engine. I put a 160 in it but the temp. was still going up to 180-185. Service center said it should have a 140 therm. in it. Ordered a 140 but haven't got it yet. I found that if you open the petcocks on the...
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    Question on overheating

    I bought a 92 Celebrity w/ yamaha 4.3 inboard. The first time out the temp ran up to 200 deg. so I shut the engine off. After we got back home I checked both water pumps and flushed all the hoses and everything seem to be fine but the temp. still continued to rise. After somemore digging I...
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