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    Timing Help for 1996 Mercruiser vortec 4.3. The Plate is gone...... now what?????

    Not sure what the plate is called and it looks like it was welded. Any ideas????
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    trim repair...was clicking, bad solenoid, but in the process up bottom on controls ..

    Uggggg, now I know why pirates cuss. lol, Ok, my 1996 rinker with a 4.3 mercruiser trim was just clicking when I would hit the up button. I located it to a defective solenoid on the up side. In the process of taking it off between the rain showers, I dropped a wrench which caused sparks. Not...
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    Trim sometimes just clicks.....

    I have a 1996 mercruiser 4.3lx inboard/outboard. Every now and then, it would just click when I tried to let it up and down. But recently it can take up to 10 tries before it will go up or down. Any ideas????
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    Fear the worse, loud banging sound comingfrom the engine

    I have a 1996 18' Rinker bow rider with a 4.3 lx mercrusier inboard/board. Tonight it was running good. Yesterday, I changed the oil and tighten the alternator belt, and the fuel separator. It ran good all day. All of a sudden it started making a loud banging noise. It was okay idling...
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    Hydrofoil, would a chuck missing cause it to LEAN to the left when riding????

    My 18' Rinker bowrider with a mercruiser v6 has a lean to the left. I don't remember it doing that before, but I notice this chuck missing in my hydrofoil. 2 Questions: 1. Would this chuck cause it to lean to the left or is it just a weight problem? 2. If it is, what kind of hydrofoil do...
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    prop suggestion????

    I have a 1996 18' rinker bow rider with a v6 4.3LX mercruiser. It has an alumnium 17 pitch x 15" prop that goes about 45 mph but runs about 5700 rpms. Way too many rpms. A guy has a stainless steel 13 3/4 x 21 pitch. That 13 3/4 is alot smaller than my 15". How will this run???
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    Pulled mercruiser alpha one drive to clear exhaust shutters and white fluid came out

    1996 rinker 4.3lx, both my exhaust shutter went bad. Today i pulled the drive, and when the drive shaft starting coming out, white fluid started pouring out. About a four inch round rubber seal came out around the u joint, not sure if that had anything to do with it. Bellow looks ok, as far as a...
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    1996 rinker 4.3 lx found a peice of metal wedge behind prop, any idea what it is?

    I notice a piece of my stabilizer broke and my tab a little crooked. When I tried to spin the prop it had a little resistance. I notice it looked like metal was grinding inside. Here is what I found. Anyone know what it is from inside foot of motor?
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    1996 4.3lx mercruiser sometimes doesnt go into gear, then shifts hard because of rpm

    My 1996 rinker 18' bowrider with a 4.3 lx mercruiser inboard/ outboard. It runs good, but sometimes when you push the throttle foward into gear, it only raised the rpm's and then finally goes into gear hard because of the increased rpms. It only does this every now and then, but seems to do it...
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    fake pvc valve, air elbow and gommet coming from valve covers, mine are leaking.....

    Mercruiser 4.3lx 1996, it has rubber grommets with plastic hollow elbows in the valve covers instead of actual pvc valves. Mine leak a little oil around the elbow. It looks like someone has tried to glue them before. My friend replaced his with actual pvc valves from a car. Not sure what they do...
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    1996 Rinker with Mercruiser 4.3 lx drinks alot of gas.... what can i do to help?

    I got this boat over the winter. I test drove it and with 3 of us in there we went about 42mph. After rehab to the floor and seats over the winter, now it will only go about 37mph at 4600rpm. I had a delay in take off of about 3 seconds and I found, thanks to iboats, the accelator nozzle were...
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    attwood v500 bilge pump no longer is made, help I cant fit anything else in there?

    They no longer make an attwood v500 bilge pump for my 1996 rinker 18'. I bought the newest attwood 500 but it is a quarter inch to tall plus the bracker for the v500 is already there. Do they make a bilge pump with a suction hose i could run under the moter in the v hull. I already have a...
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    weber 4 barrel carb needs rebuilding, I think?

    My 1996 Rinker 18' with 4.3Lx mercruiser I bought this winter, has about a 2 second delay when trying to pull a skier out of the water. On another post, someone said to accelerator pump. I pulled the breather off and turned the key on to start the fuel pump. Then i got my daughter to push the...
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    boat doesnt seem to have much speed for a 4.3l mercriuser 4bbl

    I got a 1996 rinker 18' bowrider ski boat this winter. It has a mercruiser 4.3l 205 hp 4 bbl. It came with a alpha one gen 2 outdrive, but was replaced with a alpha one gen one outdrive from a 4 cylinder by the decals on it. It has a 17 pitch prop on it. With 6 people on it, and ski gear, it...
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    Great site, My first boat has a bad place in the bottom, Help

    My 1996 Rinker i just bought has a place where the gel coat is rubbed off all the way to the fiberglass. The fiberglass is in good shape and is not disturbed. I was wondering the best thing to put on it and what to paint over that with. My boat is an off white color. Thanks for your help. Jason
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    Help, My walk through windshield will barely close

    I just bought my first ski boat. It is a 1996 rinker bowrider ski boat. It is in good shape, but the window when i try to close it over laps over an inch. I can force it over to close. I seen on some post it may have sagged, but it is the same overage on the top and bottom of the window. I tried...
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