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    How to reposition lift rams

    hook 1 ram up and extend or retract till they are the same length.
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    61 Sea King 40 hp need head gasket

    if you cant buy a gasket you can always have a copper one made . its an expensive option but in a no in situation its what i do when a OEM gasket is not available anymore.
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    Alpha 1 gen 1 refresh

    sounds about right to me, however, depending on labor charges in your area count on about 8 - 10 hours work +parts and shop supplies. there are a few things you could easily do yourself to save a few $$$ there is a saying about watercraft " use it or loose it " , which means if you don't use...
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    Starter won’t engage flywheel

    check the battery and terminals.
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    and you thought your day was rough

    you think ? :)
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    Outdrive Wont Go Up

    does the leg go up using the "trailering button "?.
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    Idle rpm 3.0 chev

    don't worry about setting the idle on the muffs only do this to get a base idle. on any motor the corrected idle speed should always be set with the motor @ full operating temperature , preferably after a good WOT run or a good run @ cruise speed if WOT is not practical. FWIW , i always do air...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    ha ha, funny you should say that , i was a culprit of doing that :) , FWIW. i did verified that the sender was properly grounded.
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    i think that is where the problem possibly could have came from. something gone wrong inside the sender like diaphragm stuck or gummed with crap. guessing the oil pressure sender was OEM to the boat when new , so that would make that sender 30 years old, also it had been through a lot of...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    the first set of tests i did were rushed through, all seemed to be reading good enough for the gauge to work. the thing that threw me out was the fact that @ 2500 on the muffs i was getting a gauge movement , not accurate but a movement , in retrospect that would imply the system was working IE...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    not just others here , it tricked me as well , so don't feel too bad .(y)
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    i tested as per posts on the internet to test a switch type sender that show to connect ohm meter to - to the screw in thread and the + to the gauge wire post , according to my research and practice it works the same with a sender unit except its a variable reading , not just on / off. as with...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    ok , so i could not wait till the weekend " you guys know how it is :)" went out and started testing and investigating ,"""" result was a bad sender unit """". earlier on i tested the spare know working sender unit against the one that was later proven to be faulty and they both tested...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    hey Scott , iv been searching to find a cheap capillary gauge with lines and fittings here in Perth Western Australia and i cant seem to find one under100 bucks , looks like i will have to order one online and wait , that's not going to help now , but having it there in the future will be an asset .
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    yes Lou , i do have the wiring diagrams , in the manual , i also have the wiring diagram for the boat as well. i already put meter on that wire and its reading around 12.5 motor off and a tad more motor running @ idle. ground and sender wire also checked out fine. as posted , what seems to be...
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    Please help, no spark and so lost

    check the wiring on the new power pack , i had one that was wired wrong from the manufacture. i see your frustration , but just because these motors are small and look relatively simple , they are not , in fact they can be more complicated than a V4 or a V6 when chasing down faults. have you...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    how's it going Lou ? ,thanks for chiming in . my 4.3 motor is working well and keeping in line with your advice i am looking after it and have not managed to break it yet , i probably put 35 to 40 hours on it under all sorts of conditions this summer :), baring a few minor hiccups it did not...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    i understand your concerns :), my 4.3 motor is no where near stock , as i posted in the first paragraph in the thread , the motor is a bitsa (bits of this and bits of that) , OEM RPM limiter ???? what's that , this motor will pull 6000 rpm if i let it , RPM limiter is me pulling back on the...
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    Please help, no spark and so lost

    the cdi is dead .
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    thanks for all the reply's , i am free on the weekend to get out and do more investigation. based on the reply's i have more to work on , it bothers me not having a reliable low oil warning or cut out system in place so using the boat as is is not an option for me till its conclusive what the...
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