Recent content by Earl Cordova

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    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    Don't even waste time taking pictures of the spacers. Just throw them out. The person that set up that layout is a total hack.
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    Co-owning a boat?

    Met quite a few people that have shared ownership of boats and the only ones that liked it did not care how badly the other people beat up the boat.
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    Every title is not in seller's name

    In Arizona only the trailer has a title.
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    OMC vs Volvo drives

    Mercruiser is the way to go.
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    Anchor line

    Use 3/8" three strand line with 10 feet of chain. Didn't have good luck with double braid, it always ended up in knots. If the weather turns bad, we are going home early.
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    Replacement Oil Filters

    My 1st choice is Mobil 1, Wix 2nd. IMO the Mecruiser filter is a cheap filter that is over priced.
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    2017 19' Chaparral H2O leans right

    The only thing Chaparral will tell you to do is to contact the dealer that sold the boat. Chaparral would not even help me when my boat was about a month old.
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    12v Cell Signal Booster

    We tried the different modems that AT&T and Verizon offer at our vacation house. I would have tried more, but they are the only carriers available. Sometimes they worked OK and when you really needed it, they did not work, sometimes for days. So after 10 years of trying to save a buck, we got...
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    1986 OMC Stringer Sterndrive 4.3L 4v Quadrajet HP?

    My first boat had a 1986 OMC stringer mount 4.3L with a two barrel Holley that was rated at 175hp.
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    2000 SSi 235 through hull transducer

    I just quit using mine and installed a Lowrance fish finder with the transducer on the stern.
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    No oil pressure after changing engine oil ?

    I change the engine oil in our 496 Bravo 3 at the beginning of each season by draining it out the hose that comes off the oil pan drain plug and then pulls out the transom drain hole. I looks like I let it drain too long and now it won't build up any oil pressure. A couple of years ago this...
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    mercruiser alarm

    I have had to change the water pressure sensor on my 496 four times since I purchased it in 2005. Although the fresh water here is rather hard.
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    Looking to replace missing Chapparal Cushion

    Chaparral doesn't even have parts available for current production boats. When I lost a cushion I went to a place that does boat interiors and covers.
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    Can I replace a Mercruiser 5.0L with a 4.5L engine?

    That drop in horsepower will really slow down your boat. Plus as already mentioned you are better off just getting a rebuilt motor with the same specs. No use reinventing the wheel, especially if you don't know exactly what you are doing.
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    Is AARP worth it???

    Not sure if it matters to you, but they are very anti-gun.
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