Recently had a hydrolocked 4.3L Merc (600 hours) due to 1 piece manifolds. (see previous posts)
changed to a 2 piece set (thank you iboats)
After change, Boat had a LOT of steam coming from exhaust and the starboard side manifold was extremely hot, the port side was just hot. (Engine Temp gauge...
Good Day Everyone,
Some of you may be reading and see my name and go... Man, he still doesn't have that thing fixed yet?
To start with, here's my previous thread...
Ok everyone I'm scratching my head big time. I'm going to attempt to explain my issues that I've been working through over the past few months. I have pictures to help explain.
A previous thread is here...
Good afternoon all,
I have a 1998 4.3L Merc with Alpha One.
Boat has been in freshwater 95% of it's life with the occasional strole in the waterway. Afterwards flushing out is always a must.
I bought it third hand in 2005 (march) and have not had any major issues and have done most all the...
Hi all,
I have a 1998 4.3L Merc with alpha one outdrive. I have on my boat a Perfect Pass System (Digital Speedometer) which controls the speed for Wakeboarding and such..., Recently, when I use the Trim, up or down, my speedo will kick out and reset until I let go of the trim button, then it...
Hi all,
I have a 1998 Chaparral 1830 SS 4.3 Merc w/ alpha one
Yesterday I was enjoying a nice river ride on the Northeast Cape Fear for the 4th, Crusing along at about 18-22mph We slid up on a sand bar... it wasnt a quick jerky stop but it was abrupt, not hard enough to really move anyone out...
