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    Mercruiser 4.3L starts smooth, runs a bit, then drops RPMs and stalls

    Location: Annapolis, MD Boat: 2006 Tahoe 215 I/O Engine: V6 Mercruiser 4.3l TKS Serial: OW344165 Hey guys, I've found some good info on this forum that's somewhat related to the problem I'm having, but no "ahah" moment yet. Symptoms: When cold, starts up like a dream (we're talking 1st/2nd...
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    Reluctor Ring / Wheel

    Location: Annapolis, MD Boat: 2006 Tahoe 215 I/O Engine: V6 Mercruiser 4.3l Alpha TKS Engine Serial: 0W344165 Well I think I done screwed up. After buttoning everything up after a longblock rebuild, I found this piece amongst the parts returned to me by the machine shop that performed the...
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    4.3L Alpha Torsional Damper Bolt Torque Spec

    Location: Annapolis, MD Boat: 2006 Tahoe 215 I/O Engine: V6 Mercruiser 4.3l TKS Engine Serial: 0W344165 Hello all. I have another question on torque specs... this time for the torsional damper bolt. Service Manual #25 indicates 40 ft-lb in the table on page 3A-3: and then later indicates 74...
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    Intake Manifold Bolt Torque Spec

    Location: Annapolis, MD Boat: 2006 Tahoe 215 I/O Engine: V6 Mercruiser 4.3l TKS Engine Serial: OW344165 I'm bolting everything back together after a longblock rebuild and had a question on the torque spec for the intake manifold. Service Manual #25 indicates 11 lb-ft in the table on page...
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    Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS

    Re: Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS I finally got around to rebuilding my carb. I started by taking the flame arrestor off and immediately made an interesting discovery... One of the plastic standoffs from my flame arrestor had broken off and lodged itself in one of the barrels. Could...
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    Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS

    Re: Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS Here are a couple pics showing the top of the piston. It appears that a detonation took a chunk out of #3...
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    Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS

    Re: Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS Figured I would provide an update on my progress. I failed to transfer the warranty in time when I purchased the boat, so that option was unfortunately unavailable to me. Luckily I enjoy doing this sort of work so I'm not really that disappointed. I was...
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    Worn Piston Ring on my Merc 4.3l TKS

    Location: Annapolis, MD Boat: 2006 Tahoe 215 I/O Engine: V6 Mercruiser 4.3l TKS Engine Serial: OW344165 Drive: Alpha I Gen II Drive Serial: OW591396 I started to notice poor acceleration and excessive blow-by this season. Worn piston ring(s) the likely culprit. Dry compression test indicated...
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