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  1. BossHogg

    Stupid Question but I can't find the answer

    99 Chaparral, 4.3L Alpha One, Gen II. I am wrapping up getting this thing back together. In the outdrive gasket set I have there are 4 orings. One of them is large and I can readily identify that it goes to the water jacket. Question 1. Can I just glue that thing in place with bellows...
  2. BossHogg

    New Guy Alignment and Bellows Job Entertainment

    So, I have been drinking beer, goofing around with this thing for a little over a week. You know, the standard act, I have to take off three or four parts to get to the part that I need. Of course, in the process, I manage to break a part or two and that leads to another ebay/marina shopping...
  3. BossHogg

    Ummm, I think I have done messed up now...

    So, in my efforts to replace the bellows. This 0.69 cents worth of brittle plastic broke off in my hand. It looks like that thing connects through the transom in a location that I have no hope of reaching without damn near taking the engine out. I know it is the oil connection for the lower...
  4. BossHogg

    Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area

    Re: Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area So, I got the drive off. I am going to order this kit on Monday. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220643793759&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT It comes with U-joints. I looked at my old ones tonight and...
  5. BossHogg

    Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area

    Re: Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area Well there is plenty more where that came from! Stick around a while. I promise to amaze and amuse you all when I tear into this outdrive! Its half-price margarita night at the Mexican restaurant just down the street from me on Friday...
  6. BossHogg

    Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area

    Re: Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area Thanks for all the good words, yeah, I chose to do it myself and get the stuff off of Ebay. I decided to go with the big tex meal deal and get the alignment thingamabob, the hinge pin socketmatosis, and the gimbal bearing slide hammer...
  7. BossHogg

    Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area

    Re: Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area Well, search no more. As they say, "Thare's yeer problem right thar! It was the shift boot. It is hard to see in this picture but it is torn. I have two questions now. 1. I talked to my mechanic and he said that I wouldn't need to...
  8. BossHogg

    Rookie/Newbie Question about water in the bilge area

    So, I bought a used Chaparral 1999 180SE Bow Rider, 4.3L Mercruiser I/O, it had only been used in fresh water before I bought it. I paid a Marine service to come out and check over the boat before I took it out the first day. I had the impeller changed, the manifolds checked, spark plugs...
  9. BossHogg

    Name this 4.3L engine!?!

    Hello, new to the forum, new to owning a boat really. I always had a neighbor with a boat before and now I guess I am that neighbor. 1. Engine year, make, type, model, and serial number if possible. It is a 99 Chaparral, 180LE, Alpha1, Thunderbolt IV ignition, and I wish I had an engine...
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