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  1. nola mike

    Stall during acceleration

    No mechanical advance on his engine. I think we're talking about a Weber/Edelbrock, in which case the secondaries are weighted, no adjustment
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    Engine cooling water in tube bigger than gimbal housng tube

    You're looking for this: https://www.mercruiserparts.com/41642a3-hose Bushing isn't available separately.
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    4.3 Mercruiser ignition control module Thunderbolt IV

    It's easy enough to time it as an amateur
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    4.3 intake manifold drain video

    This is actually pretty complicated. A lot has to do with the shape of the container and the conductivity of the walls. I think we can agree that if you put an inch of water on a baking sheet outside that the sheet won't be distorted, but if you had a closed container filled completely that...
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    4.3 intake manifold drain video

    TL;DR: it isn't necessary to drain the intake manifold on a mercruiser 4.3l. So there's been a good deal of discussion about whether the intake manifold needs to be drained on mercruiser 4.3s. I know that OMC (and/or Volvo?) Had a service bulletin that recommended it, but I've never seen...
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    4.3 Harmonic Balancer

    Someone had a broken crank on here a few months ago, engine was still running, having a hard time timing iirc. V8 as well
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    4.3 Harmonic Balancer

    when I was looking at it after the fact, it didn't seem that the reluctor interfered with the damper, but not sure. The damper came from an '89 and was installed in an '01 blazer block.
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    4.3 Harmonic Balancer

    I don't think this is true, please provide a reference Not sure what you mean here, but the 4.3s are internally balanced. Flywheels and balancers are not part of it. Merc or gm. No merit. Non cps balancer will swap. I removed the reluctor on mine but not sure that's even necessary
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    Merc 4.3

    The intake manifold doesn't need to be drained.
  10. nola mike

    Shift Cable Adjustment on 1985 Mercruiser Alpha 1

    So are you in forward gear or not?
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    Shift Cable Adjustment on 1985 Mercruiser Alpha 1

    It should already be in forward when the drive is put on, and the prop should be locked CCW, so I'd start there.
  12. nola mike

    Winterizing: Fuel in tank options?

    Here's a bunch of engineers from mercury talking about it, I'll take their word for it (iboats isn't displaying the link correctly, relevant stuff starts at 24 minutes)
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    Do i need to bleed the power steering?

  14. nola mike

    Altenator and Starter Replacement

    I've used their stuff with good results
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    Thunderbolt 5.0 keeps dying

    guys are being so helpful !! Did you still have 12v at the pump when it died?
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    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    Merc recommended tank full...
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    1986 starcraft 170hp mercruiser.

    Not when it's off, but running should come out of the relief ports on the transom and/or the prop. Might take 30-60 seconds to fill.
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    Thunderbolt 5.0 keeps dying

    That's the job of the OP switch. If you're jumping it correctly, you should have 12v at the fuel pump terminal. Sounds like you aren't jumping it correctly or you need to jump to the fuel pump directly.
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    MC-1 transom + cork gasket, to seal or not to seal?

    Not sure why you guys don't think that water can get to these bolts. They are exposed to water and sealed with a rubber oring. My bolts were severely corroded, and water had rotted the area around the bolts.
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    1997 carver 5.7 port engine removal

    Maybe post some pics to show what you're dealing with
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