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    Gauge Identification / Testing / Replacement

    Hello all. Mercruiser v6 4.3l with TKS Serial #: 1A335597 August 2008 4.3 TKS Family 8M9XM 04.32VC I have a Nauticstar deckboat with the following gauges / multi gauge clusters (see attached). None has a vendor mark that I've been able to find. The multi...
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    Continuous alarm and 30 second shutdown (plus)

    Hello all. First my engine info: Engine Info (transom ID) August 2008, serial #A177296 Mercruiser v6 4.3l with TKS (tks is disabled / bypassed due to prior issues) Short story: This morning I had a continuous buzzer on startup. Stopped and doublechecked my gear oil reservoir...
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    RPM issues, now 20-30 compression on a cylinder

    Mercruiser v6 4.3l with TKS 7 Serial #: 1A335597...
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    Mercruiser 50 amp ignition circuit breaker?

    Odd timing. Replaced distributor cap and rotor the other day. Seemed to resolve random quitting / difficulty starting (cranking but not firing). The next day, went to test some more, and couldn't get it to catch. Turned out I coincidentally ran out of fuel apparently as I docked the night...
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    Spark plug ID and ignition timing for 4.3l v6 2008 mercruiser

    Hello and thanks for any info for this ignorant but great mechanic-neighbor-having boater... Engine Info (transom ID) A177296 Mercruiser v6 4.3l with TKS Serial #: 1A335597 August 2008 4.3 TKS Family 8M9XM 04.32VC W.O.T - 4400-4800 (this is what the RPM should max out to). Ignition Timing: 10...
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    4.3l Alpha 2008 stalling surging rpm oddities

    Hello all- I am a software guy, non-mechanic, so please cut me some slack as I try to debug and communicate. My neighbor is a long time mechanic but hasn't had experience with this TKS or the electronic advance timing; he would prefer the carburetor was a simple mechanical one without TKS in...
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