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kd4pbs replied to the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L.

Note the old gasket is a FelPro. I don't know that Mercruiser used those OEM, so that's likely a replacement. Might want to look up...

Sep 19, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread Ford 302 engine oil dipstick - 1995 OMC Cobra, Ford 302, VolvoSX.

I figure the likes of Mercruiser and Volvo-Penta had the smart engineering figured out. On an automobile, that's all you got if it's...

Sep 19, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to redneck joe's post in the thread I was just four months old with Like.

Dec, 1964

Sep 19, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread I was just four months old.

Sulu didn't do a very good job of parking 'er that morning.

Sep 19, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to FLATHEAD's post in the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes with Like.

Yeah, turning a couple nuts is such a monumental task, It’s so much more convenient to deal with a frozen brake, get a tow and pay the...

Sep 19, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L.

Now that I think about it... I wonder if it was just a copper colored spray paint that I experienced on that head gasket. I've never...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to kenny nunez's post in the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L with Like.

You have to read closely on the gasket if sealant can or cannot be used. I once saw a head gasket blow completely out from under the...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L.

Thanks for the warning - I'll have to remember that. I have seen on one head after years of assembly (2.4L L-6 Datsun engine) the same...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to dingbat's post in the thread Modern PT lumber with Like.

Chestnut was the wood of choice for (colonial) ship builders because of its resistance to rot. Grew up in a two story, chestnut log...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to FLATHEAD's post in the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes with Like.

I’ve decided I totally hate, and there isn’t much that I hate, the electric parking brake on my new truck. When I back down the boat...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread Ford 302 engine oil dipstick - 1995 OMC Cobra, Ford 302, VolvoSX.

Factory included oil coolers that I have seen are directly inline with the incoming water line feed as it enters the boat, just like the...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . ..

Yeah, you're right. We electrical engineers rarely know anything about electricity, so please enlighten us. I guess you don't realize...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs replied to the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L.

Yep - as I suspected like Scott wrote, but the manual seemed to indicate otherwise - you'll want to put sealant on the bolt threads...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to DanOnTheBoat's post in the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L with Like.

I actually did that while I was cleaning the bolt threads, but with a tooth pick just so I dont damage anything around... But yeah there...

Sep 18, 2025
kd4pbs reacted to kenny nunez's post in the thread Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L with Like.

Just to be sure stick a long Phillips screwdriver in each of the head bolt holes. I have have never seen an inline GM block that where...

Sep 18, 2025

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