Hi all
Stupid question I know and I think I know the answer already but I wanted to see what people would think
I have a 2008 Tahoe with a Mercruiser Alpha One 4.3L TKS engine (6 cylinder). The engine book that came with the boat and the flame arrester sticker say the spark pulgs should be gapped at .060 in. A new SELOC manual I bought for the engine says .045. What should I gap these at?
Why I ask: Last year I was out on a small lake and could not get the boat to refire at all and had to be towed back. When I took it to the local mechanic they told me that the spark plugs were gapped wrong (so I double checked the book because I had a a hard time believing this). They regapped the plugs to whatver they thought they needed to be gapped at and the boat ran the rest of the summer without any issues.
Earlier this year I had the boat color restored by someone locally and they mentioned I should probably consider changing the distributor, wires and I went ahead and did the rotor and plugs as well. the boat fires fine gapped at .060 but am worried about not being able to get it started again this summer after what happened last summer and the conflict between the two manuals.
Appreciate any advise.
Stupid question I know and I think I know the answer already but I wanted to see what people would think
I have a 2008 Tahoe with a Mercruiser Alpha One 4.3L TKS engine (6 cylinder). The engine book that came with the boat and the flame arrester sticker say the spark pulgs should be gapped at .060 in. A new SELOC manual I bought for the engine says .045. What should I gap these at?
Why I ask: Last year I was out on a small lake and could not get the boat to refire at all and had to be towed back. When I took it to the local mechanic they told me that the spark plugs were gapped wrong (so I double checked the book because I had a a hard time believing this). They regapped the plugs to whatver they thought they needed to be gapped at and the boat ran the rest of the summer without any issues.
Earlier this year I had the boat color restored by someone locally and they mentioned I should probably consider changing the distributor, wires and I went ahead and did the rotor and plugs as well. the boat fires fine gapped at .060 but am worried about not being able to get it started again this summer after what happened last summer and the conflict between the two manuals.
Appreciate any advise.
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