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    OMC stringer pre 400? help needed

    Seems mine are the short versions. Found all needed at http://www.boatparts.ca/. Not cheap, considering shipping, +20%VAT tax +10% duty, but anyway - hope they'll confirm availability
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    OMC stringer pre 400? help needed

    Thank you guys :) Here is the progress so far: Couldn't wait for a service manual, so yesterday started the "surgery" :). Found the problem in the mating between the water pump shaft and the upper drive shaft - (the "tooths" (don't know the term in Englsih) on both shafts in the common...
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    4.3l MerCruiser sluggish performance

    I would go in similar sequence: Fuel filters, tank and carb cleaning, fuel pump pressure, rotor, cap, coil..
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    OMC stringer pre 400? help needed

    Hi guys, I've purchased a boat - Windy 22 DC, 1977 with problem in the outdrive, but otherwise engine and body in good condition and I'd like to restore it to its former glory :). Engine is V8 Ford rated 175HP, the OMC Outdrive seems so called stringer/electric shift/ 400 or earlier - serial...
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    Fuel consumption/economy of 21' cuddy with 4.3 Mrc

    yep, nearly 3mpg, here is the picture again: or in excel : condition RPM speed, miles/h gallons/min gallons/h $/min cost $/hour cost per mile MPG cruise 3300 28 0.174 10.5 1.16 USD...
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    Fuel consumption/economy of 21' cuddy with 4.3 Mrc

    Hy guys, may be its been discussed many times, but since friends of mine wanted to use the boat and I told them just to fuel it up, they asked me what is the consumption so they could plan their trip (there is 0 gas stations at the river where the boat is, so you need first to fuel it up...
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    Problem with alternate engine cut off at high rpms

    Hi guys, Checked the interrupt switch and it functions for itself, so I started playing with the shift cables where all seems had been fine before I messed up with them, when I got this idea to test: while the engine was running in neutral, I pressed the switch but nothing happens (it suppose...
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    Problem with alternate engine cut off at high rpms

    Hi guys, I was bothered with the temp difference at risers, so yesterday I've made a temp log. The result is temp differense at the risers of round 15 degrees celcius (60 F). I was scared by handfeeling it and thought it is more, but here is the reading of an expensive thermologger gauge (green...
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    Problem with alternate engine cut off at high rpms

    Hi guys, Long story short: I mentioned new fuel filter/separator (OEM Quicksilver one) was changed in March and it had only like 4 hours of operation till problem appear. Yesterday in despair, I just bypassed it and VOILA - engine revs up and run couple of hours at WOT perfectly stable, no sign...
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    Problem with alternate engine cut off at high rpms

    Hi everyone, new boat owner of old bayliner capri cuddy 1999 with mercruiser 4.3l v6 (0L329748) with 2 barrel carb (807764); registrations says 205 HP, looking for help where after the first few hours problems had started: -the engine has a little rough idle -revs ok (on the move) up to nearly...
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