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    how important is the a watertight exhaust boot merc i/O

    Hi all. Quick question: I have a 4.3L merc + alpha one Gen II. I serviced the drive recently having replaced the drive boot (thats a tough one to install) and had to remove the exhaust boot. Although I used the glue for the exhust boot, the drive end of the boot has come loose so that it...
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    how important is keeping the exhaust boot sealtight?

    Have a Merc 4.3L with Alpha One Gen II. I did work on the outdrive and replaced the driveshaft boot. What bummer to replace... I had to remove and install the ECHAUST boot. The drive end of the boot was difficult to tie to the outdrive lower unit and I have found that it came off. Since the...
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    engine starts, but stalls after 1 or 2 mins, just changed impeller

    Hello all, Have a 4.3LH 1998 Mercruiser I/O. I just finished putting the outdrive back on the boat after having changed out the impeller/water pump. I also changed the U-joint bellow while I was at it. As I went for a test run my engine had a little difficulty starting, when it did it ran for a...
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    engine starts, but stalls after 1 or 2 mins, just chenged impeller

    Hello all, Have a 4.3LH 1998 Mercruiser I/O. I just finished putting the outdrive back on the boat after having chenged out the impeller/water pump. I also changed the U-joint bellow while I was at it. As I went for a test run my engine had a little difficulty starting, when it did it ran for a...
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    steering lever - tiller bolt replacement

    Engine: Mercruiser 1998, 4.3L 190HP<br />Boat: maxum 1900<br /><br />Problem: Have some slop in the steering, the outdrive freely moves about 10° to either side, causing the boat to wander from side to side at slow/idle speed.<br /><br />Solution: I identified that I can move the steering lever...
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    question on maxum 1900SR depthfinder

    I recently got a 98 maxum 1900SR with a mercruiser 4.3 engine. I am tryinf to figure out how to get the depthsounder to work, which comes with the boat.<br />I am wondering whether the boat really had a depthsounder, the display at the dehead is installed, but I cant find the transducer and I...
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    constant boat drift from side to side

    Not sure if I am posting in the correct forum but...<br />here's the question:<br />I have a maxum 1998 1900Sr (19ft bowrider) with a 4.3L mercruiser engine (190 HP). at slow speed up to speed on plane the boat drifts left, then right, then left, then right and it does this in a fairly extreme...
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    merc 4.3LX 1992 with watery oil pan

    Hi everyone. New with boats and trying to make an educated assessment of boats I am viewing to buy something that will run well. I am looking for a 19-23 foot cuddy cabin and for some reason, most have I/O engines, mercury. <br />Saw a boat i particularly liked. Its a 1992 sea ray 22" weekender...
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    merc 4.3LX 1992 with watery oil pan

    Hi everyone. New with boats and trying to make an educated assessment of boats I am viewing to buy something that will run well. I am looking for a 19-23 foot cuddy cabin and for some reason, most have I/O engines, mercury. <br />Saw a boat i particularly liked. Its a 1992 sea ray 22" weekender...
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