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  1. Lou C

    GKN ujoints external clip problem with installation

    Chris I want to thank you for your incrediably detailed responses, I have not had to do this job yet, but when I do I will at least feel prepared!
  2. Lou C

    OMC King Cobra won't engage forward gear, but reverse works good

    Yep I would never advise someone to buy one now, but if you have one, the dog clutch models, with the conventional ignition and carburerator are the easiest to deal with. What the OP has, is much more rare, the pure OMC Cobra cone clutch, it is really a shame that the company was so mismanaged...
  3. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3 swap into a Volvo pentagon 4.3 place

    The engines up to when Merc started casting their own (4.5 Liter V6) are the same. You’d have to remove all the Merc add -ons and replace em with the V/P ones from your original engine.
  4. Lou C

    1993 MerCruiser 4.3L V6 RAN OUT OF OIL

    Interesting and thanks for the follow up. The front & rear of those manifolds are sealed with a bead of RTV and don’t usually leak but I guess anything is possible.... In fact when I removed mine to replace the heads it was REALLY hard to get off...
  5. Lou C

    OMC King Cobra won't engage forward gear, but reverse works good

    What the OP has and the dog clutch Cobra system are totally different. I was able to properly set up my Cobra approx 8 years ago and got it shifting perfect. With the OMC tools, it took me approx 3 hrs including pulling the drive, setting the shift rod height, adjusting the transom shift cable...
  6. Lou C

    Intake Valve Coking on Direct Injected Gas Engines: Fact or Myth?

    Interesting article, think I'll stick with my Quadrajet lol.
  7. Lou C

    1999 Volvo penta 4.3 gl starter issue

    I had marine terminals crimped onto the cables, and then bolted on marine quality battery clamps. These have a large contact area and can be replaced easily when they start to get corroded. I use locking nuts instead of the wing nuts shown in the pic. Or you can use a locking nut to attach the...
  8. Lou C

    1999 Volvo penta 4.3 gl starter issue

    Get some Ancor Marine cables, they will last the life of the boat. The ones I put in 15 years ago are still good. The ones the boat came with were crap automotive quality cables. And just say not to wing nuts on battery terminals!
  9. Lou C

    Engine mounts

    Looks like you had leaky exhaust manifolds, does the engine spin over?
  10. Lou C

    1999 Volvo penta 4.3 gl starter issue

    True your charging voltage should be approx 14.2V with the engine running
  11. Lou C

    1999 Volvo penta 4.3 gl starter issue

    That’s a sign of low voltage and rusty electrical connections.
  12. Lou C

    Leaking carb

    I've had mine leak 2x over the years, I get about 6 years between rebuilds. The better kits like Cliff's might get you more time. If you've never taken apart a Q-jet there are a few tricks, namely with the accel linkage, & the choke linkage. You also have to be careful with the metering rods...
  13. Lou C

    Engine failure?

    OK and what exhaust does yours have? Merc 2 piece or 1 piece? I'd be looking at that as a possible source of water in the cyls. Make sure the flappers are in place at the top of the Y pipe. Mercruiser 4.3L V6 Exhaust Manifolds | PerfProTech.com read up on it here. The one piece units were prone...
  14. Lou C

    Leaking carb

    On the Quadrajet there are 2 main gaskets, one is between the throttle body and main body the other is between the main body and air horn, but a leak like that is more likely due to a leaking needle valve that is not shutting off the fuel flow when the bowl is full, causing a leak. I'd replace...
  15. Lou C

    4.3l Merc cruiser

    remove the plugs and try the starter again. If you have any suspicion that the engine might be locked up do not put a socket on the crankshaft bolt, if you break that off you'll be in a world of hurt! There are adapters you can bolt onto the crank pulley or harmonic balancer that can be used to...
  16. Lou C

    1999 Volvo penta 4.3 gl starter issue

    You can, there is no reason why it has to be on the bell housing, just make sure that it is a clean secure mount, and that the neg cable can't ground out on the positive terminal of the starter. As much as that spot is a pain to get at, when I installed my dual battery system about 15 years ago...
  17. Lou C

    1999 Volvo penta 4.3 gl starter issue

    You might also want to check for the voltage at the big red cable terminal on the starter and also at the yellow/red (start) wire. If your battery cables are orginal they are likely all corroded inside, get a new set made up with marine wire and do not use wingnuts on the battery terminals! They...
  18. Lou C

    Engine failure?

    Yes pull the plugs, and being that the engine is a '98 does it have the one piece Mercruiser V6 exhaust manifolds? If so one may have failed and let water in a cylinder. Even with conventional exhaust, eventually they can rust through and put water in a cyl. Get the water out, or else you'll be...
  19. Lou C

    Question on NMEA connection for marine VHF

    I have a Standard Horizon Eclipse and indeed it comes in 2 versions; with internal GPS or without. Mine does not have GPS but it was easy enough to figure out how to connect it to my Garmin GPS using a terminal block. I agree that constant beep is REALLY annoying! Checking to make sure both...
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