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    water in boat 1988 sea ray 4.3 litre

    Hello Guys,so i have to figure out where water is coming from, the transom is fine, im gonna pull the out drive, alpha one.It has to be in forward correct? i want to replace all bellows. and impellor also. Any tips ? Thank you.
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    water in boat 1988 sea ray 4.3 litre

    Hello, I haven't posted in awhile, I have water in bilge area of boat ? alot. 4.3 liter sea ray 20 ft. checked everything on engine. the only thing i can think of is the boot for the speedometer cable has a small tear in it, would this cause water to enter ? help !
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    mercruiser 4.3 liter 262 cant dial in timing and carb seems to flood

    hello, the specs say to dial in timing to 8 degrees btdc , my problem is i can only get to like 12 degrees btdc before it stalls out. also i adjusted carb idle mixture screw 1 1/4 turns out from all the way in and seems to be flooding out, i was thinking about spraying sea foam in there maybe...
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    1989 sea ray 4.3 liter where does heavy gauge green wire go to from gas tank?

    heavy gauge green wire from gas tank, i recently rebuilt motor, first timer. i think green wire is a ground, but gas gauge not reading? also motor seems to run great ,but stalls out after running in driveway for like 20 mins or so ? tried adjusting carb, help !!!!
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    trying to start 4.3 liter motor i built on cradle before i put in boat

    i ran positive wire to coil ground to block positive to starter starter spins,but doesnt engage flywheel ? starter worked fine last year. so my question is do i have to jumper the harness? in order to get the solenoid to engage gear to flywheel ? if so what jumper? its a thunderbolt ignition IV...
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    thunderbolt iv question !

    hello, first time posting here,i have a 1989 4.3 liter mercruiser thunderbolt iv ignition i rebuilt the motor in my garage this winter and was wonder how do i jumper the plug to start motor and test before i put it in boat ?
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