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    Power Steering Leak @ Actuator

    Been a while. But to update, PS leak resolved. Kept going back and forth to send off to rebuild or just buy new. After a week of back and forth noticed on the Bay an actuator was posted....and to my surprise, the seller was 5 miles away from me! Stopped by the following day, inspected and...
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    Power Steering Leak @ Actuator

    yea, i wish i had read that before i added. but i do think the leak was before i added. i thought it was low from engine removal over winter. i think i checked PS before trials, but i dunno. i do know it wasnt leaking at all last year. so im sure i screwed something up or its just Murphy...
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    Power Steering Leak @ Actuator

    Yep, got a fluid leak at the actuator. But i have a fluid question as i'm completely confused on the fluid to use, and if that's actually the root cause here. No leaks at all last year. Removed engine to replace transom seal over winter. First trials last week noticed PS pump noise. Fluid...
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    but i now have a power steering leak that appears to be near the transom. at least it looks like its running down from there. two hoses on left side of ram are dry so i dunno. pump has obvious foaming and noise progressed as run went on. bilge around pump and hose that runs under engine showed...
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    another round if seal trials done. pop in arrestor never reared its ugly head. maybe a little trapped air is all it was. run today was an hour long up the river and back to launch. no leaks at riser....for now. and engine temps seemed good. keep in mind my rpm gauge doesnt work ( another...
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    thanks! for now, i only did the port riser but did check torque on stbd. it was good. as for the port riser, i did set a metal ruler. couldnt find my feeler gauges (and of course the kids and wife have sudden and selective amnesia) so by eyeball it 'looked' ok; no major gaps visible. but...
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    thanks guys. yea, im assuming 15 years. its a 15 year 1 prior owner boat i bought last year out if Louisanna south of new orleans. they told me previous owner moved from south carolina and never saw salt, so traded for a center console. i took that with a grain of salt (pun intended). ive...
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    enginesilo: well, i wish i read ur post before i took the port riser off. lol. but the suspense was killing me on what these things look like in the water passages. prior to pulling though i did hit heads with a torque wrench. all 4 turned at least a quarter turn before i got a click...
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    as always, thanks! you've more than helpful and i appreciate the guidance and info
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    yep. thats what they look like
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    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    I seriously hate having to ask this. Spent the better part of a day and a half trying to find an answer that wasn't immediately contradicted by someone else....who doesn't own, nor ever owned, an I/O :) . I also feel I'm starting to believe this place is becoming my second home too.....which...
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    Another Overheating Issue @ Idle

    Got it. just responded
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    Another Overheating Issue @ Idle

    Yea, but Murphy is my brother :-) I hate to ask in this thread since this is Riser related now, is this a valid part number for the gaskets? MarinePartsEurope says for the GXI-E the part number is 3863191 but it also says the gasket is out of production?
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    Another Overheating Issue @ Idle

    thanks guys. The impeller i took a pic of i bought from a boat dealer locally. Had to give them the engine serial number and i probably should have checked the number that was stamped on it. But....Good news!! (and some not so good, but not really bad i guess) First, it appears my...
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    Another Overheating Issue @ Idle

    Doing some research on a sea water pump i just noticed something odd. The pic i attached of the impeller shows a PN of 21213650. Yet, i can't find that part anywhere. Everything comes up as 21213660. I got this impeller last fall from a dealer in Alabama and provided the engine serial...
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