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  1. Swedefj40

    4.3LX acceleration opinions

    Normal load she doesn't hit the redline right off the hop but is there in about 5 - 10 seconds or so. I guess what I'm asking is should there be enough torque in the motor to hit redline regardless of the load on the boat. Sorry for the noob question but I don't have enough experience on other...
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    4.3LX acceleration opinions

    Boat pic in attachment if your curious..
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    4.3LX acceleration opinions

    So I'm curious about what I should expect in regards to how my boat accelerates out of the hole. I have a 1996 Campion Victoria 215 (3200lbs dry) with a 4.3 LX with 4bbl Carb, 190 prop shaft HP. 600 hrs on the engine. 14.5" x 19"p 3 blade alum prop. Not sure about gear ratio but I think it's...
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    1998 Merc 15hp 4 stroke... Sludge in float bowl

    Every month or so I have to clean out the pilot jet on the carb of my 1998 Merc 15hp 4 stroke outboard because I keep getting this weird jelly like sludge build up in the float bowl. It ends up clogging up the jet and won't idle. I'm using fresh 91 octane marine gas in the portable tank that is...
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    Boat trailer roller set up...

    So lately I've been having an issue with the boat not quite lining up with the stop on the winch post. As I wind it in it creeps over to the starboard side of the trailer to the point that I have to force it back in line. I'm assuming the problem is with the rollers. I snapped a bunch of pics of...
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    What's this wire for?

    I'm in the middle of troubleshooting why my water temp gauge is not working and found these two wires (purple with plastic connector and a black one with a ring connector) not connected to anything but laying down on the intake manifold between the distributor and carb. They go directly into...
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    Campion Re-wire project...

    We bought our 1996 Campion Victoria 215 last spring, which makes us the 3rd owners of it, and with the help of you fine folks here in this forum, we were able to get the bugs out of it (alt, oil sensors, balancer, etc.) and were able to enjoy it for the rest of the summer. This winter I...
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    Carlisle/Hydrastar HBA-10 Electric over Hydrolic actuator issues

    So I've been working in the trailer brakes for the boat and noticed the electric over hydrolic actuator is not working properly. I traced the wires from the actuator to the breakaway box and opened it up. Inside I noticed that there is a relay in there that has a wire for the coil cut off. With...
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    1996 Mercruiser 4.3 electrical issue?

    Make that 2 full rotations! The bolt is 2 3/4" long. The balancer fits in there nicely too...
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    1996 Mercruiser 4.3 electrical issue?

    Not sure why I had vibration issues :) I got it off finally... A little heat did the trick :) Just for reference, the numbers stamped on the damper were H3165 and 17925 and it's 8.1 lbs.
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    1996 Mercruiser 4.3 electrical issue?

    Yup it is. I haven't been able to do a compression check yet but I did find that not only was the oil pressure cut out switch faulty the oil pressure sender (I'm assuming for the gauge) had the terminal rusted off too which explains the '0' psi reading on the gauge. You can see it in the...
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    1996 Mercruiser 4.3 electrical issue?

    Hi from Northwest BC Canada, first post here :) First, a little about me. I have been on commercial fishing vessels since I could crawl (it's in the family) and now some 40+ years later I bought my first pleasure boat, (I'm an Electrician now btw). I recently purchased a 1996 Campion Victoria...
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