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    Mercury 9.9 oil leak

    I have a 2000 Mercury 9.9 4 stroke. I have had it for two seasons, and it has always left a minor oil slick when parked on the dock. Last time out the leak got much worse, to the point where I could see the slick on the launch when I pulled out. There was a freeze here last week - not sure if it...
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    Hydrofoil damaging stern drive?

    I have an Cresliner 18.5 fish and ski with a 4.3 merc I/O and alpha one stern drive. I put a hydrofoil on this summer. It has helped with hole shot and keeps the front end down at cruising speed when fully loaded. Sometimes it feels like it is grabbing/pulling at the water. Yesterday, I took the...
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    Intermittent ignition problem

    I have a 2000 4.3 with a thunderbolt V ignition. It starts and runs fine, but after about 5 minutes at operating speed it starts to miss. This problem sometimes goes away as I run the boat more or sometimes gets worse. It also gets better below 3,000 rpm. I have set the base timing, changed...
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    Cracked bell housing

    I have a 4.3 mercruiser with Alpha One outdrive. There is a crack on the bell housing (see picture). This on the flat part of the housing on the starboard side, about 1" above the bottom bolt. The crack is even with a cable going through on the inside - I think it might be the shifter cable? Is...
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