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cashie

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Good morning. 1988 4.3 mercury. In the process of siphoning out fuel tank and the gas is pee yellow. I put some in a see thru jug and it has some white milkyness on the bottom and is a little cloudy. Is pee yellow an odd color?
Thanks
 
Thanks for the response. I've managed to siphon most of the fuel out of the tank. There is a little I can't get. But hopefully clean gas will help run it out. Gonna take carb off tomorrow and do the lines. Plugs as well as they are black. If anything else comes out of it I will post
 
Thanks for the tip! I'm fairly new to this boat but I think it's a mercruiser. Its a 1988 celebrity boat. It's definitely a mercury. Not sure if the cruiser part is a specific model, if that doesn't sound too dumb. The only filters I can find are in the fuel pump and side of carb. There is no water/fuel seperater but will be installing one. It was purring like a kitten but stalled and backfired under throttle. Any ideas on where to get a shop manual for a decent price?
 
Any ideas on where to get a shop manual for a decent price?

Ayuh,.... How 'bout Free,....

Look under Mercruiser, sounds like a 4.3l, Alpha 1,.....

Mercury builds outboard motors,....
Mercruiser builds I/Os,....

Two divisions of a big company,....

Yer's is a Mercruiser,.....
 
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