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    1993 omc cobra 4.3 stuck in reverse

    I have a 1993 omc cobra 4.3 v6. Had the boat in the shop due to ignition failure. When I got it back he said the tach was bad so he unplugged it from the back of the distributor. Whenever I tried to plug it back in it would want to stall the motor, even with no wires plugged in to the tach...
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    1993 omc cobra doesn't want to crank

    I have a 1993 seaswirl 180 se with a 4.3 omc cobra. Started it up last week and noticed the fuel pump was leaking. Today I put in a new fuel pump and impeller. It started up and was running good, after about 2 minutes it shut off. Went to restart and all it did was click once and the pulleys are...
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    Tach wire no start

    93 omc cobra 4.3...going down the lake boat stalled. No spark. Took the tach wire off no change. Changed coil no difference. Took the tach wire off on new coil and it fired right up. While running tried to put tach wire on and it wanted to stall. I dont believe the esa module works which the...
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    4.3 no spark hot risers

    spent the last weekend on the lake with my 93 seaswirl 180 se with a gm 4.3 and omc cobra drive. everything was fine until the last run out. I was max WOT trimmed up going along just fine. As i started to bump the trim back down to come out of it, all of a sudden it felt like we hit a brick...
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    4.3 fuel starvation

    My buddy has a bayliner 4.3 merc carbureted. Boat starts up and runs great. About a minute of wide open throttle the fuel filter runs dry and will stall. Can keep it running if he pulls back on the throttle to neutral so the filter fills back up. I can see it happen cause he installed a clear...
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    Omc cobra 4.3 ran out of water now overheating at idle

    Ok so I have a 94 seaswirl 180 se with a 4.3 omc cobra. It's my first boat and i love it and only have had it out a couple times. The last time I was at the lake after finishing the day my buddy pulled my truck down the ramp and when I pulled up to the trailer I automatically jumped out to help...
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