Hi,
My friend has 1994 PCM 5.7 v8 in a supra ski boat, it won't start in the morning without spraying gas down the carb from a spray bottle, once its started it runs fine and you can turn it off and on ok, but if you leave it for 20 mins it won't start again without more spray bottle action...
Hi All,
Quick question , I need to drain the block on my 1991 Ford Indmar 351W Direct Drive, is all I have to do:
1) Pull the hoses off raw water Impellar.
2) Take out hex drain plugs on manafolds.
3) Take out drain plugs on each side of engine.
cheers
ross
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I have a Ford Indmar 351W Direct drive and as I'm in the UK i can't find a manual for it, I am looking at doing its yearly service soon and am going to do the following:
Change:
Dist Cap (Tan one)
Rotor
Points + Cond
Spark Plugs
Plug Leads
Impellor + Gasket
Oil Filter
Oil
Oil in Trans...
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My mate has a PCM 5.7L 1990 - 94 ish direct drive inboard with a holley carb in his ski boat.
At idle it is very rough but once you get to 1800 rpm it smooths out and runs great, it still has low down power and can pull a skier ok. it idles at about 700 rpm and will all day but is very...
Hi, I have a Ford Indmar 351w 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) raw water cooled.<br /><br />When running yesterday the idle rpm was 1400 when it is normally about 950rpm. It started fine the first time, but when I turned the motor off and tried to restart it, it turned over very slow like a flat...
Hi all,<br /><br />I currently have a Ford Indmar 351 Permanent Magnet reduched gear starter in my ford 351: Like this one.<br /><br /> http://www.skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RK122014 <br /><br />It has a built in relay/solinoid switch on the back, but this starter is now dead (soliniod is...
Hi All,<br /><br />I have a Ford Indmar 351W v8 with a Velvet Drive Transmission (direct drive), ever since the boat shop did a service which included changing the tranny oil the engine has made a kind of rattle noise when out of gear? It used to be very quite!!<br />It seems to be comming from...
Hi, On My Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive there is a little tube (2 feet long) with a stopper on it coming from under the engine, the old owner said it is for changing the oil easyer, can i just put this tube through the drain hole when boat is on the trailer and catch the oil in a bucket...
Hi All,<br />Being a recent convert to inboards from outboards, what do i need to service on my Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) raw water cooled each year.<br /><br />So far, I am going to do:<br />Raw water Impelar<br />T-stat<br />Plugs<br />oil filter + oil<br />Has no fuel filter...
Hi,<br /><br />I have a Ford Indmar 351 5.8l v8 direct drive (1991) raw water cooled, the temp gauge only rises a very small amount while running at high speed and drops back to bottom when at idle. It used to go about half way up and stay there all the time, somebody said that it may be the...
I have an Indmar 351 5.7l v8 direct drive (1991), while driving on sunday after about 2 hours my rev counter started to bounce up and down at all speeds, my batt volt meter also was bouncing up and down and all lights on dash were flickering? the boat was running fine just all the gauges seemed...
I have and Indmar 351 5.7l v8 direct drive (1991), while crusing at 25 mph I heard a bang then about 2 seconds of a loud griding noise! I made it back to dock at tickover but there is a vibration in the boat that was not there before and a griding noise coming from the engine bay, The water was...
Hi All,<br /><br />I have an inmar 5.7 v8 direct drive (1991 no power steering). Can anybody tell me what the pullys on the front of the engine are for, the one on the left middle looks like the altinator, but not sure what the others are for? <br />The reason I ask is that a friend of mine...
There is Water spraying from the block (inmar 5.7 v8) just below the spark plug by the altanator, it increases with revs, its not coming from the spark plug hole but from the join just below it. Looks like its where the block meets the head, there is no water in the oil and the engine is running...
