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    1989 Formula 26PC Twin Mercruiser 4.3LX, Alpha I, Gen 1 - Water Leak at/in Transom Assy

    Situation: Old boat that now has a leak at the transom assy/exhaust. I replaced the starboard impeller pump a while ago after some engine overheating issues (see last post: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1989-mercruiser-4-3-lx-alpha-1-gen-1-overheating.767141/). On the previous cruise (a...
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    1989 Mercruiser 4.3 LX, Alpha 1 Gen 1 Overheating

    Fixed my starboard's seized gimbal bearing and on the test cruise afterwards, port started to overheat AFTER idling at dock for a good 10 minutes with temp gauges stable. We were in a no-wake zone so very low RPMs/speeds; I killed the motor around 200F. This was last fall. It sat for a while...
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    Starting Issue - Twin 1988 Merc 4.3's

    Let me first thank @San_Diego_SeaRay for the help he provided on my previous issue with my 1989 Formula 26PC - starting issues due to bad/corroded starters and slave solenoids. Previous post here: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/starting-issue-after-unrelated-mech-repairs.758138/ I finally...
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    Starting Issue After Unrelated Mech Repairs

    I have a 1989 Formula 26PC w/ twin Merc 4.3 and Alpha I's. Long story short: starboard engine froze up, shop where I store boat said new motor needed, buddies and I decided to do it ourselves w/ rebuilt motor so prepped by tearing stuff off (exhaust, electrical, etc), decided to look for the...
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    Formula 26 PC - Not seized engine! Seized outdrive?

    Back in September I posted about a possible seized starboard Merc 4.3 motor on my 1989 Formula 26PC, link here: Formula 26PC - Possibly seized starboard Merc 4.3L At the time, both the shop where I store my boat and myself thought it was the motor and they quoted ~$10k for a new motor R&R...
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    Formula 26PC - Possibly seized starboard Merc 4.3L

    Hi, I'm new to boating as of last year when I bought a 1989 Formula 26PC cruiser with twin Merc 4.3L engines and Alpha One's. Previous owner had it in fresh water only (5 yrs) as did one before that (maybe 10 years). Guy I bought it from never did any major repairs or maintenance other than take...
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