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  1. BossHogg

    Stupid Question but I can't find the answer

    99 Chaparral, 4.3L Alpha One, Gen II. I am wrapping up getting this thing back together. In the outdrive gasket set I have there are 4 orings. One of them is large and I can readily identify that it goes to the water jacket. Question 1. Can I just glue that thing in place with bellows...
  2. BossHogg

    New Guy Alignment and Bellows Job Entertainment

    So, I have been drinking beer, goofing around with this thing for a little over a week. You know, the standard act, I have to take off three or four parts to get to the part that I need. Of course, in the process, I manage to break a part or two and that leads to another ebay/marina shopping...
  3. BossHogg

    Ummm, I think I have done messed up now...

    So, in my efforts to replace the bellows. This 0.69 cents worth of brittle plastic broke off in my hand. It looks like that thing connects through the transom in a location that I have no hope of reaching without damn near taking the engine out. I know it is the oil connection for the lower...
  4. BossHogg

    Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area

    So, I bought a used Chaparral 1999 180SE Bow Rider, 4.3L Mercruiser I/O, it had only been used in fresh water before I bought it. I paid a Marine service to come out and check over the boat before I took it out the first day. I had the impeller changed, the manifolds checked, spark plugs...
  5. BossHogg

    Name this 4.3L engine!?!

    Hello, new to the forum, new to owning a boat really. I always had a neighbor with a boat before and now I guess I am that neighbor. 1. Engine year, make, type, model, and serial number if possible. It is a 99 Chaparral, 180LE, Alpha1, Thunderbolt IV ignition, and I wish I had an engine...
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