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    Broke Starter Bolt

    My boat is an '89 with a Merc 4.3. One of the two starter bolts broke and it would need to be backed out. In the event of this break however, it cracked the casting round the second bolt, thus making this very weak also. I've been advised that the only real repair is to replace the block...
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    faulty circuit breaker?

    *newbie* the previous owner of my boat ('89 Regal Sebring) wired a 12v accessory plug to the blower circuit at the dash, which I believe killed the circuit breaker for my blower. Even with the leads to the accessory plug, and the battery disconnected, I cannot reset the circuit breaker. It...
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    impeller inspection/repair

    I can't really tell from the service manuals how much of the sterndrive I need to disassemble to inspect or service the impeller. Can I dig rig into the gear housing? Alpha I Gen 1 btw... Also, will I need to drail the oil?
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    overheating, water in hull, 0* on temp guage

    Newie here... I just bought an '89 Regal Sebring w/ 4.3 Merc I/O. The previous owner tells me he bought it used with a new engine 3 years ago. He reported that when he bought it, it was overheating and he found unusual amounts of water in the hull... his mechanic found that the "water pump...
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