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  1. Lou C

    Installing the New Version of the Bell Crank With the Grease port

    Ok I also bought that, mine didn't have one being a 1988. HOWEVER....I don't know that I will install it because, I'm not sure that I will be able to get that plug out and also, the next time I have to replace the shift cable, I doubt that the shift cable retaining nut will come out of the pivot...
  2. Lou C

    How Do I Install the New Version U-Joint Bellows?

    Is the new version a Volvo Penta part (for the SX)? I bought a new one a year ago as a spare and the OMC OE bellows is the original all rubber type. Before they (Volvo) changed it the bellows for the SX drive, both the Cobra and the SX were the same part IIRC. Not sure if that's what they are...
  3. Lou C

    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    Good work, from every problem, you learn solutions! I haven't had too many problems with the Cobra, despite my salt water use, last spring I had to rebuild both trim rams, the seals started leaking (after 35 years!) and the loop at the end of the ram where it bolts to the drive was really...
  4. Lou C

    5.0 GXi-J fuel pump relay keeps tripping

    The amp clamp is a very useful tool to have, the thing you want to think about is not just how many amps the fuel pump draws, but also how many amps the wire is rated for. With fuses and circuit breakers the rating is chosen to protect the wire from overheating and causing a fire. Not sure where...
  5. Lou C

    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    There's pretty much no access to the other end, my thought is if the machinist can't get the bolt out, he could cut the bell crank and pull it out but there isn't much room to get any kind of a cutting tool in there, that's why I advised if that fails, buy a used pivot housing off of ebay. They...
  6. Lou C

    in a pinch with a 5.7 Volvo Penta

    Just in case you're considering this, the answers are no and no you need a marine OMC/Volvo style thermostat, 160*, an automotive stat might not fit and uses an opening temp much too high (195*) An auto starter is not ignition protected and is very dangerous in a boat, explosion risk. Only...
  7. Lou C

    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    If you’re sure that the bolt was seated in the recess you could use it as is, the only reason to remove the shift lever on the bell crank is to replace the oring on the bell crank that keeps water out of the shifter bellcrank area.
  8. Lou C

    previously posted about intake manifold backfire in my 1996 Volvo Penta 5.8L ford 351 Winsor. Having a complete engine rebuilt. Heads rebuilt twice.

    Sounds like a lean backfire; did you go thru the carb? What do all 8 spark plugs look like?
  9. Lou C

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Realize what rots wood core boats and rusts vehicles….moisture in the air….the integrity of the wood structure of a wood/glass boat is a Function of the wood used but mostly the quality of workmanship and the storage habits of the owner, as well as sealing any screw holes….
  10. Lou C

    Bayliner Floor Project

    One thing I can add, having been through this fun adventure myself about 18 years ago (like PTSD, I still recoil at the smell of a damp wet boat thinking of the rot happening inside) is that carpet is the DEATH of wood cored boats. After we did the deck/stringers in my '88 Four Winns I took all...
  11. Lou C

    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    Hello I responded to your PM I think that bolt snapped because the end of the bolt, may not have been seated in the recess in the bellcrank so I think you have 3 choices: reverse drill bits remove pivot housing and take it to a machinist for repair replace pivot housing with another one off of...
  12. Lou C

    Manifold Change

    Those spacers look like you could clean them up & reuse them….
  13. Lou C

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    All 'glass boats especially from the 80s and 90s before the change over to composite construction not using as much wood. Any boat I didn't know the history of that's of that vintage would be suspect to me. I would not buy it without taking it to my favorite fiberglass guy right here in Long...
  14. Lou C

    Manifold Change

    headless bolts.....take the manifold bolts to a hardware store, buy the same thread pitch bolts but longer, cut the heads off and cut a slot in the end to make it easy to remove with a large screwdriver, makes it MUCH easier.
  15. Lou C

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    It does suggest that the gelcoat might not be as oxidized or the vinyl won't be as dried out and cracked as it would normally be but a boat that old, exposed to moisture with wood structural members under the 'glass is ALWAYS SUSPECT. And I'm telling you if you are used to working on an aluminum...
  16. Lou C

    Only 3 Drain Locations?

    My brother had a 2020 Chapparal with the Merc 4.5 and this system, it worked fine for the couple of years he had it but between that and the cat converter exhaust, I convinced him to trade it for a similar boat with a Yamaha 4 stroke outboard. Much better for our salt pond. It was moored not far...
  17. Lou C

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Water in the bilge or not, it may not be a problem, it is very common to have rain water in the bilge because all boat covers leak, it would be pretty rare for it to not leak but if the boat has well placed scuppers, and the deck was built to drain properly, it could be OK. The rest well this...
  18. Lou C

    No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs

    Sure you can do that; here the choke is only really needed at the very beginning and end of the season, for me I’d prefer to have a manual choke just have to find one with a cable long enough for a boat lol!
  19. Lou C

    Brake woes

    Then there’s that massive GM recall on 21-24 models just announced. Seems like they can’t even build a reliable small block V8 any more! It’s like 800,000 -900,000 trucks!
  20. Lou C

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    If you’re not an accomplished back yard mechanic familiar with old school GM engines and marine propulsion systems (outdrives) this is a very risky venture. You can leave an outboard boat in the salt with the OB tilted up for a long time, people do it here all the time but an I/O, no way...
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