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I have the 1998 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha carbed motor. The MC321 kit installed, dry joint exhausts installed and has ran fine for the last 10 years. After changing the (weeping from the shaft) GM water pump recently, I noticed the port side exhaust manifold was 50 degrees hotter than the Stbd...
Installed a new Seastar dual control CHX8052p and Xtreme cables on the mercruiser connections on the shift lever attachment yet the Remote Control Shift Cable Output or throw forward to reverse is 3-1/4" which is outside of the Mercruiser manual specs of 3" +,- 1/8". Is this a problem? Also the...
I am re-assembling a mercruiser 1998 4.3+ top end after cylinder head rebuilds. The reason for rebuilding top end was b/c of sticky valve symptoms re: low compression on the 1-3-5 side of the engine. There was plenty of rust in the exhaust valve ports that I figured was causing sticky valves...
