I sold a solid running Super Seahorse 40hp that needed re sealing on the lower unit for $250 with restored controls included, and I had trouble at that price.
Most People don’t want tinker toys. They want to go boating. Nobody works on the old stuff anymore even though most stuff is all...
I may take the peddle boat to the tiny local lake. If I do I gotta put the new crank seals in. But I’m not taking a motorized boat anywhere near a launch. Too much hassle launching ontop of a crowded lake
Spent many nights in an old Chieftan. Pretty comfy.. spent many hours in the cabin on the water during the day. Never so bad you couldn’t be in there. There is always wind on the water.
A team does make a marine rated HEI now, for a little under $200 BUT it’s a Chinese HEI that is modified. I don’t even think it’s actually rated. There is no other support for it. Not something I’d do
If you use the oil specified for the engine it’ll be the wrong oil. Look at the oil cap. It’ll probably say 10w30 or 5w30 which would be wrong.
Oil matters less than people make it to be. You can use OEM oil, 15w40 diesel oil or many different 20w50 oils provided they have enough zinc. Change...
Probably need a new helm and cable. I would start with that. Unless something in the outdrive pivot has come apart ( which would be very evident ) the helms are kind of one time use. Cables go bad, it’s usually cheaper to replace it all
Octane has nothing to do with how old an engine is. It is required for resistance to compression ignition. Too high of a resistance to light off and it might cause issues. Outboards generally recommended 87-89 octane or white gas, which didn’t have an octane listed but was an unleaded product...
If the carb or fuel pump has been rebuilt within the last 25-30 years, it will be fine with ethanol. If not, the ethanol will eventually degrade the rubber bits. Modern kits come with rubber that is impervious to the damage of ethanol.
This is one very important reason not to use NOS carb or...
You should stop using it when the last update crosses due to security risk.Unless you can get extended service support, which Microsoft actually does do for corporations, but the updates are generally not available freely. I’m not sure if M$ is doing it for Win XP still but I know they were as...
Lot of GM OEM pads are TRW. I think the service pads are Akebono. GM dealers have access to 2 separate product lines. OEM and service. Service is good quality but not OEM and the OEM. All boxes are marked AC Delco.
FWIW Magneti Marelli is a European company. They were/ are known for good MG parts. The Jeeps that get MM brakes are likely the French jeeps like the Renegade. Akebono OEM’s for a ton of companies and are high quality if you can find them.
