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@Captain_CGC did you figure it out? The mechanic working on mine is stumped. He has done all the same new carb, fuel filter, pump, plugs, etc and it runs great load or no load for about 30 minutes then the idle hunts and and it dies. I’m curious about the float with a burr on it and the fuel...

Thanks, I will look closer again later today but to me it looks like the power steering lines go behind the block and disappear. I have not removed the top cover to look at the back yet.

Thanks, I have 2 pumps but power steering only works if the starboard engine is running.

I wiped off the pump and fittings, changed the cap, and filled the reservoir again. Went for a ride and there is a quart of PS fluid in the bilge. The pump and fittings are dry so my next best guess is the PS cooler. Can anyone verify the location of the cooler for a 2001 4.3 EFI? I am...

I have twin 2001 merc 4.3 EFI. Last night under heavy throttle getting on a plane my starboard engine just quit no alarms just dead. I tried several times to restart with no luck so I limped home on the port engine. Today I did some trouble shooting and found that I blew a 15 amp fuse and a 10...

Thanks, I get so excited when things get fixed I forget to come back with the status. So the problem was a two part deal. I replaced the starter and got my beep sequence but as soon as I hit the ignition it went dead again. Traced it down to the 90 amp fuse on the starter itself was blown. At...

I have 2001 twin 4.3 EFI. Steering was getting pretty bad and I checked the PS fluid. It was empty so filled it up and it steered smoother than it ever had. After a few times out steering is stuff and clunky again. I checked the Starboard reservoir and it’s empty again and the bilge is full of...

Haven’t had my boat out of the water yet since the survey. Are the twin 4.3’s setup to have oil drains on the transom? Or do I need to get an oil extractor?

I have been messing with this all day today. Port engine works fine starboard no beep, fuel pump, or crank. I have checked every fuse, breaker, neutral safety, wiggled and inspected all the harness plugs and no luck. A guy from my dock stopped to lend a hand and I had the engine switch on. He...

Had a strange issue the other day. Was cruising along happily at 28 mph when I got two beeps and the starboard engine RPM dropped jerking the boat to the side. It quickly recovered then did it again about 5 minutes later. The rest of the day I had no issues. Last night as I was going up to...

So turns out its really hard to search for two letter words like TV. I am looking for some pictures of TV upgrades to the TV to the right of the galley. I am wanting to put an arm inside the shelf and put in a bigger TV but cant decide on a TV size. I dont care if it fits back into the void...

I’m a new owner as well. But I can sort of help. On the starboard side tanks you will see one with an 18”ish long filter on top. That’s your holding tank vent. If you don’t know when it was last replaced go ahead and replace it ours was just hanging and smelled like poo on the deck anytime...

Looks like I have sprung an oil leak in our 2001. It’s driving me crazy because it’s enough to make a mess in the bilge but not enough to show a noticeable difference in fluid levels and can be one of 3 things. However I do think I have narrowed it down to the remote oil filter. Oil is pooling...

The vinyl in our new to us boat is still pliable and not torn but the finish appears to be overly cleaned in places and other places it’s grayish. I have done some research and it seems that the SEM paint can add several more years to the seats. The only thing I can’t work out is how to tape off...

We are upgrading from a 2000 210BR to a 2001 280DA. I did my research on surveyors and got one that I think will be thorough and the survey is the 22nd. This will be our first big boat purchase so I am both nervous about the purchase process as well as driving a 28 foot twin engine boat. Aside...

hey all, I have a 2000 210 signature bow rider. I pulled her out of cold storage and was doing my checks before parking in the slip and noticed that my bilge pump and bilge fan are not working. I pulled the fuse panel and the fuses for both where blown. I replaced the fuses and still nothing...