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    muffs or tub of water

    Is one superior to another when summerizing? I thought muffs may be the ticket to verify water is moving through the engine and out the prop... Also, how long can the engine be run at idle with one or the other? 1990 4.3l King Cobra
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    Exhaust Question 4.3l King Cobra 1990

    Does all the exhaust on this engine/drive exit throught the prop? I noticed last season that it seemed to bubble out neat the top of the outdrive, and when winterizing with the prop submerged in a tub of water, it seemed the exhaust noise came from the same area??? I am new to this boat and...
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    Bilge Pump Wiring

    I am not sure if this is the proper place to post this question, but here goes. My 1990 Candia has what appears to be a failure of the automatic bilge pump. After bailing down to the bilge pump, hooking up a fresh battery, it hummed but did not appear to pump. Only a trickle of water exited...
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    water in the engine compartment

    After a weeks worth of incredible amounts of rain - 2" each day for about 4 days straight (2" in a matter of hours)- not to mention daily severe storms, I went to check on my candia, which is docked about 45 min from me, only to find the cover collapsed and water in the mid-boat comparment as...
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    Consequences of Overheating

    I posted earlier about an engine overheat- I've read several similar posts on the issue that got me thinking- The fact is my boat engine overheated- started smoking and shut it down- I let it cool over night and started it the next morning, at which point it over heated again- since I was...
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    Acute Overheating

    New here.... 1990 Four Winns Candia 180 4.6 Litre V6 OMC Stern Drive. Here's the cliff notes version. Took boat out on Saturday- Ran it wide open on and off for about 15 minutes- temp was good. Went to docking area to pick-up family. Lake is low- went in to low water before I could raise...
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