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  1. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Per my wife, the portion in blue is what was coming out the prop: The part in red is the muff blowby. Can confirm the blue portion is only present when running. Hoses are (and were) connected as shown in the diagram. No sings of burning on the exhaust boots either.
  2. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Installed the thermostat today. Dealing with old Shellac (not a gasket ) was "fun"... Anyway, I retested... 10 minutes later, I hit 175 on the gauge and killed the test. Here's the water flow at 900-1000rpm: That water by the prop was confirmed by my wife (who shot the video) to be all...
  3. ratdude747

    Newbie question: how do boating fees work at IN state parks?

    What I'm thinking as well. But in IN, one can't assume logic. Heck, we once tried to legally redefine pi once: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_pi_bill Joking aside, I'll ask my local contacts to confirm.
  4. ratdude747

    Newbie question: how do boating fees work at IN state parks?

    Understood on both. I have all the USCG/Federal-specific things safety wise. Maybe I'm being dumb, but I'm still not sure if I need the slip permit if I'm not leaving the boat in the slip. But if there is no actual dock for boarding, then it is needed if I want to board passengers??? I may...
  5. ratdude747

    Newbie question: how do boating fees work at IN state parks?

    Idiot newbie question: how do fees work at Indiana state parks? I know about the $25 a year DNR lake permit. But as a first time boater, I'm confused on the other fees. I know there's entry to the park ($7 per vehicle per day, or $50 a year). But I also see annual boat slip fees ($60). Are...
  6. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Finally had the time (and weather) to do some more work. Hose tested the risers... other than the hose/riser combo acting like a plumbing trap (which makes sense, duh), flowed fine. Per my wife, the starboard riser is discharging as one would expect (most flow out of starboard gimbal bypass...
  7. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    What I was going to ask about. Will try.
  8. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Doing more research. Seems that there are additional water exits besides the prop hub. And I haven't seen any water come from them. Seems the same pre-alpha water drain reference pic is used on several threads (on iBoats) from 14 years ago... but sadly was a photobucket pic that's long been...
  9. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Question: since I started messing with this boat back in September, it never flowed water well if at all. I did get it to stumble and kinda run at 1100 RPM back then and while I didn't run it much, water never made it out the prop despite making it to the block and manifolds. This is what...
  10. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Confirmed... Still having water sloshing out of the muffs at 1000 yet goes from 100 to 200 in a handful of minutes. On a side note, the gas that came out may not have been bad. My lawn tractor seems to not mind it at least. 🤔
  11. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Great. I had the hose on full blast at least. Guess I get to pop the outdrive off again? See below. In the meantime, I did find the timing was way off. Set it to the 10 btdc that I've read and had been paint marked on the indicator. Even at lowest idle, it runs 1000. But, the temps climbed...
  12. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Backed off the secondaries. Seems to be behaving now. Might have an overheating condition. Let it run for a few at 1100rpm, then smelled burning rubber and shut down. Light smoke near front right bank, but my fuel line wasn't over there wasn't burnt. Maybe some old whatever burning off? After...
  13. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Got some work done yesterday and some headway today. First, tried to install the new parts. Had to get longer carb studs (and even with the new ones, they're still too short to thread into the intake all the way 😕). And found out that rather than tapping the PCV port, they shoved the fitting...
  14. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Fair enough. Took the PCV apart: Looks like the big hose (Marked "Motorcraft 5-55") and it's PCV valve (an aluminum Motorcraft EV8, Made in USA 🇺🇸) are in fact stock. The hose isn't in that bad of shape for 48 years old... some mild internal cracking on the very ends (past the spring clips)...
  15. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Doing some more reading... Apparently this carb and intake combo is trouble. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/edscarburetorforum/4100-with-a-edelbrock-289-performer-intake-t2300.html At a minimum I'll want stouter gaskets. These thin ones are moving despite being locked down. The old spacer to...
  16. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    A few more notes based on research I'm doing: Per several youtube and eBay references (along with parts lists confirming the use of a breather oil cap with steel wool media), the 888 is in fact a stock PCV setup (never ran vent tubes the flame arrestor). But, I have yet to find a parts list...
  17. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Got it to idle a bit better: Tightned the carb nuts with a 1/4" ratchet instead of a nut driver. Discovered I had a loose connection at the engine wiring harness plug (causing me to lose all 12V power after idling a bit) Still has a bad vacuum leak. In addition to the PCV issues, I'm pretty...
  18. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Floats are being slow to ship. The old ones aren't really that bad (crack is actually a surface flaw) so after a trip to the LAPS for a gasket missing from the kit, I was able to rebuild the carb. Good news is the accelerator pump is working great and I can start. The bad news is I have a...
  19. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    My thoughts exactly. May start at 1.5 because I'm told it likes fuel.
  20. ratdude747

    1976 Montego 16- The "Free" Puppy

    While I was pulling the carb for a rebuild (story in another thread), I was able to get a better look at the front of the engine bay. Seems there is a section of what used to be wood exposed just below the end of the deck board below the gas tank... rotted away. See attached pictures- the void...
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