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    Engine stops running, but starts

    2000 Mercruiser 4.3 with Thunderbolt V ignition. Was out cruising down the river last night did a 20 mile run to a restaurant on the river. Everything was running great,when we started back home the engine just died after about 10 minutes. It will start but only runs for about 20-30 seconds...
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    2000 Mercruiser 4.3 2bbl

    So I didn't change my oil last fall, but the engine ran great all summer, I winterized the same as I do every year, drain the water from all the drain plugs, reinstall plugs, pull hoses off the thermostat housing, fill everything with antifreeze, reinstall hoses, then I run the engine with...
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    2000 Mercruiser 4.3 Exhaust Bellows

    Installed a new exhaust bellows earlier this spring (what a nightmare) Problem is that it keeps disconnecting from the drive side when the tilt is all the way up for trailering. I have run it without being connected and it doesn't seem to bother anything, I've also heard about an exhaust tube...
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    2000 Mercruiser 4.3 190HP 2 BBL Carb Operating Temperature ? Glastron GX185

    Hi, Can anyone tell me what is the normal operating temperature for a 2000 4.3 Mercruiser? My temp gauge is always at 170 - 175 F during normal running with the lake/river water temp about 69 - 73 F. Recently I was heading down river and was in a hurry to get back so I was running near WOT at...
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    2000 Mercruiser 4.3 190HP 2 BBL Carb (4BBL Carb Upgrade?)

    Hi All, Don't know if this has been asked before but does anyone have any input on the HP increase of converting my 2 BBL Carb to a 4 BBL Carb. i have a 2000 Mercruiser 4.3 on a Glastron GX185, currently I can hit 49 -52 MPH at WOT depending on water and wind conditions. Would I see much...
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    4.3 Mercruiser turns over with ignition intermittently

    Here is my situation, 2000 4.3 Mercruiser will not turn over every time the key is turned on. I can turn the key to ignition and only get a loud click from the solenoid at times. I will turn the key back and forth a few times and it will sometimes engage the starter motor and it starts just...
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    2000 4.3 Mercruiser loose (disconnected) ground wire

    This is in addition to "4.3 Mercruiser won't start" I noticed that there is a black wire with an eye terminal in my wiring harness near the slave solenoid and red button circuit breaker, it's not connected to anything. Does anyone know if this is supposed to be connected some where or is it a...
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    4.3 Mercruiser won't start

    Hi All, Here is my problem: Battery is fully charged (haven't done a load test yet) when I turn on the ignition i only get a load CLICK but no turn-over. A little history; late last summer I did the unthinkable, launched the boat took off in the lake only to be bogged down (I forgot to put the...
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    RPM Tachometer sending unit location

    Good Day Everyone, I have a 2000 Mercruiser 4.3 190HP in a 2000 Glastron GX185. Recently I have noticed that my tachometer will fluctuate up & down occasionally and sometimes give me the wrong RPM indication. Yesterday for instance I was cruising along at about 30 MPH and my tach was reading...
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    2000 4.3 Mercruiser 190HP Engine has popping sound when over 4100 RPM's

    Hello All, I'm new to this site, hoping someone will be able to point me in the right direction regarding my small problem. I have been running my boat all summer and it has been running great, the last couple of times i took it out for a run up the river, the engine started to make a small...
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