UPDATE I took off the rear anchor pin and saw that the pin could slide up a little bit more in the slot. The funky nut with bonnet on the backside was cocked. The boat shifts into reverse and forward fine now. But-doesn't seem normal that the pin is maxxed out especially when it starts out at...
My 1993 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha 2 does not engage fully into reverse before throttle starts to come up. The upper cable shifter slot is now adjusted all the way up the slot which did improve engagement the further up I went but still not quite there. The upper shift cable is adjusted to the 6" spec...
Doing beginning of season oil change the engine oil came out grey and thick. Last run a few months ago. Boat is a 1993 Maxum 4.3 LX Mercruiser, I bought it new, has relatively low hours; about 20 hours a year. All other yearly oil changes were clear oil. Probably will start with pulling heads...
What a fantastic forum! All of the info I got was from this forum before I attempted to rebuild this carb - part numbers and all. So I rebuilt my 93 Maxum 4.3LX 4 bbl carb with the Edelbrock rebuild kit (#1477). I put in a accelerator pump (#1470) which I found out today is not the marine one...
I am trying to reupholster the seat back cushions on the bow on my 1993 Maxum bowrider. By reaching behind the seat backs after removing the seat cushions, I can feel a few screws that come from the front but there is no access to them unless you cut the upholstery. Any suggestions?
