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    4.3l mercruiser no start when hot

    Motor will not start when hot. I have been reading other posts for months and trying to solve my issue. Engine starts great when cold but will not start after it has warmed up. I have been through the vaper lock scenario, tried starting with WOT, batter is good, have cleaned all +- connections...
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    Water in gear lube

    First thanks to everyone who helped me rebuild my motor, all of your advice and comments were helpful and appreciated. A few months after the motor rebuild I started noticing water in my gear lube. I seen oil on my skew so I took the prop off and replaced the oil seal and “line cutter” seal and...
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    Higher than normal oil pressure

    I have a 2001 trophy walk around 2052 with a 4.3l. I had some major issues so I bought a short block. I got a new oil pump, oil pressure sender, and pressure switch. With the original motor my oil pressure always stayed at 40psi idle or wot. After installing new motor and starting it up my oil...
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    Lean carb issue

    I have a 2001 4.3l with a 2bbl mercarb. I had a post on here a few weeks back about spun rod bearings and camshaft movement. So now that I have all that fixed (new short block). Thanks to everyone who gave their feedback. A problem I had that was discussed was a lean carburetor. I have rebuilt...
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    Camshaft movement

    So I've been working on my 2001 4.3l carburated mercruiser with alpha 1 gen 2. Weve been in the river tubing and island hopping alot this year and the boat ran great. A few weeks ago on our way out from the dock I noticed it took longer to plane out and my rpms were lower than usual (4000...
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