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    Heavy smoke at startup

    I'm looking at buying a sailboat with a 4JH3-BE, and the thing puts out a huge cloud of blueish smoke when you start it. It was still smoking after one minute, but the wind was blowing all the smoke into the cabin and choking my wife, so I shut it off. The owner and broker both claim "that's...
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    4-108 Tachometer

    The tach on my 4-108 reads low at first, then seems to stabilize after a few minutes of warm up. My engine compartment is VERY restricted, and I haven't been able to find any sign of the sender yet. Any hints? The manual doesn't show the right side for the "new model" 4-108. The photos for...
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    4-108m cooling problem

    I'm in Neah bay right now looking for suggestions. My "new model" engine (combined heat exchanger/tank/manifold) overheats in about 10min from a loss of coolant. No detectable external leaks, no coolant in oil. My thoughts include head gasket or exchanger leak. Either might result in coolant...
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    4-108M fuel filter bleeding

    There was a thread with a similar issue, but it missed the mark slightly, so I'll try again. My new-to-me 1984 4-108M has a final fuel filter that is a little different than that shown in my manual. It is an exposed cartridge type, has banjo connections downstream rather than compression...
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