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    2008 Mercruiser 4.3 Carb Overhaul / Rebuild Questions

    I have been having a problem while on the water once the boat is started and I give it a little gas it wants to die but if I gas on it and give it a lot of gas it will get up and go. Once I stop and its in neutral it idols real low like it wants to die. I got the boat in January and it had...
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    Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help

    Re: Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help Here is some pictures that might help some one find a hidden 15 amp fuse on a 2008 mercruiser 4.3 Photo 1 you will see an arrow pointing behind the spark plugs Photo 2 is a little better view off behind the engine and spark plugs and the fuse is...
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    Inline fuse in Engine compartment on Q4? Help!!

    I am having trouble finding my power problem and I have been told there is an inline fuse around the back / side of the engine close to the power steering cooler? I have looked and looked I really don't what it will look like. Does anyone know about this fuse im looking for? If so can you...
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    Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help

    Re: Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help okay so it will be okay to punch a hole in the butt connector? Here is a better pic of the metal connectors I wasnt sure about
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    Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help

    Re: Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help Don I found a pic of the Electrical Components on my boat there is a 15 fuse in the picture can you tell me where i might can find it at?
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    No power to gauges or ignition, but blower, bilge work.

    Re: No power to gauges or ignition, but blower, bilge work. I was just trying to get some insight on what spunkyman was talking about when he said he checked the fuses at the engine because I haven't found any fuses at mine and I wanted to see if mine where okay... Don I found a pic of the...
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    Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help

    Re: Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help In picture 2 there is a black and black / yellow cable that goes right about the ing. switch and they both go to a metal connector not to sure what there purpose is....
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    Hidden Fuse on 4.3 Tahoe Q4.. Please Help

    Hey guys I'm still trying to solve my no start problem on my 2008 Tahoe q4 w/ the 4.3 Alpha One 1:81. I was doing some research and after checking the 90 amp fuse on the starter solinoid (it was good). I was told there is a 5 or 10 amp fuse on the back of the engine by the power steering...
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    Bad Fuse on Solenoid? 4.3 Mercruiser

    Hey guys I am having a problem with my 2008 Q4 Tahoe not starting. I replaced the starter but where I went wrong was I got the new starter at O Rileys ( I know bad mistake :facepalm:) But the new starter / solenoid only had 2 main post one where the old one had 3 (one for the postive battery...
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    2008 Q4 Running Weird Please Help

    Hey guys I got a question for you experienced Tahoe owners. Last Sunday I had th boat on the lake and for the first hour and a half the boat did great!! Then I had stop to hook up the tube and it died while it was in neutral. It started right back up BUT once I gave it a little gas it would...
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    Waverunner Running Slugish... Spark Plug?

    Hey guys I took the 2006 Waveruner out last weekend (first time this season) and i notice it was a bit slugish. I noticed that when I first got it on the water it was going around 48 - 50 maxed out and once I made serverl laps on the water I couldn't get it pass 40. So I throught maybe the...
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    Duplicolor Vinyl Seat Paint?? To use or not use??

    I have bad yellow spot stains on my seats. I have tried everything under the sun to clean the stains and I haven't had any luck. Someone told me to just paint over it with some vinyl paint. I found the Duplicolor brand at the local O Rileys parts store. I went have and got a can of white but...
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    Best tralier guides? Please advise

    Re: Best tralier guides? Please advise Would this be a I beam or a box frame?
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    Best tralier guides? Please advise

    I have a problem with seeing my trailer while backing up to load / unload the boat. I am wanting to add some trailer guide poles. Do you guys sugguest me buying a kit or going to lowes or walmart and getting the parts and doing it myself? Can you point on the web where they sell the kits and...
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    Need Advice on Killing Bird Stains out of Vinyl Seats

    Hey guys... I really need some help / advice .... I left my boat uncover for one dang day and now I got bird stains on my seats. The top black layer wiped off fine but it left a yellow stain behind. I have tried magic eraser, mean green, bar keepers friend, bleach, hot water with dawn, Whites...
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    2008 Q4 Dying in Neutral Please Help

    How is everyone doing... I got a questions about my 2008 Q4.. Last week we took it to a local lake and wasn't able to get to start and when we fianlly did it would die when you put it in forward or rev. We got it home and found water in the oil filter and the sencondary filter was just about...
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    White Smoke Then No Start Please HELP!!

    My wife and I got our 06 Waverunner out and was going to flush it out, but she went ahead and wanted to hurry the process up and do it herself while I was inside. So she turned the water on for a good 30 senconds before starting the ski. Me not knowing that walked outside and watch the ski do...
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    Best Vinyl Cleaner? Please Help!!

    Hey guys hope everyone is doing good... I have a quick question we took the boat out last weekend and ran into some problems and had to bring it home and work on it (got it fixed), but the problem is I forgot to cover the boat up over night and the whole day Monday. Now I have bird dropings...
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    Tahoe Wakeboard Tower

    I was wondering if anyone knew where people get the Tahoe wakeboard towers at. I can't seem to find them on Tahoes web site or any other site for that matter.... Any ideas? David
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    Do I need an AMP? Please Advise...

    I just bought an 08 Tahoe Q4 and it came with a waketower and speakers mounted on it. The speakers or connected straight to the radio and they sound pretty good, but do you guys think I need to buy an AMP for the tower and in boat speakers? Thanks for the info...
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