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  1. Scott06

    Can't remove 5.7 vertically.

    somebody has a sense of humor. Can you take a shot looking inside the engine compartment? How much height above the engine? Thinking a beam with a trolley on it slide engine forward then angle up like going over the core support pulling the engine out of a RWD car ? Either that or Sawzall and...
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    Torqe for impeller housing in 3.0 merc i/o

    it only goes down far enough to seat the oring, also the top of it supports the wear plate under the impeller so it should be even with the top of housing where the plate sits. The manual tells you not to drive it in but I had to tap mine down to get it in. Lubing the oring helps Manual #14...
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    Torqe for impeller housing in 3.0 merc i/o

    two phillips screwdrivers in the holes partway up the cone. They will lever it out. Important to change that since it must have gotten hot. Did the impeller pieces get into cooling system? Hopefully you are using merc parts - some of the aftermarket impellers are junk. I think in the stickies...
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    Torqe for impeller housing in 3.0 merc i/o

    its like 15 inch pounds. or snug with a 1/4" ratchet and calibrated elbow... never used a torque wrench on it. I have never used sealant on the gaskets, but some use perfect seal/Permatex #3, which wont hurt pay attention to the order and holes being in correct orientation. If you are gonna...
  5. Scott06

    2006 DP-SM with Clicking Under Load

    Exactly I just went through this on my alpha gen 2 u joints felt smooth by hand when I took them out two caps on each had rough spots on the cross and cap. I had felt a vibration when trimming in under load.
  6. Scott06

    What size prop and pitch

    I this
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    Tilt/trim pump

    After you clean all the connections if it is still happening trouble shoot the solenoids or relays. You can swap the up one for down and see if the issue follows.
  8. Scott06

    Help to source Bravo 3 gimbal housing

    I usually have luck putting in a search on ebay...
  9. Scott06

    Would you?

    Absolutely. I dont think it would be great or safe on the highway. But I would not give the 4 mi trip a second thought unless the trailer brakes were non functional. Used to do similar trip with my dads 22 ft Catalina sailboat towed by a 98 Accord 2 dr V6. Looked goofy with the larger hull...
  10. Scott06

    Marine grease for gimball bearing

    Lucas Marine is fine , as is their red and tacky. Used in my gimbal for last 20 years
  11. Scott06

    Clutch Hydraulics, 1989 GMC C1500

    You rebled the master or replaced the master again? Only other thing that may be influencing it is if the pilot bearing. If they get worn they can drag a bit or a lot. I think of the time this issue shows up at slow speed or parking
  12. Scott06

    Anyone put a tower on a Regal Ventura 8.3?

    Ok that makes sense. Not sure your budget you can spend a bunch for a custom fit tower like New Dimension https://www.newdimensiontowers.com/biminis these are custom built to your boat model and oem quality. The krypt tow worked great fro me but doesn’t look perfect as the side rails don’t fit...
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    Anyone put a tower on a Regal Ventura 8.3?

    Not sure if you got any answers and no havent put a tower on that exact boat. I put this Krypt tower on my Sea Ray - was relatively easy and affordable. I was pleasantly surprised with how quiet this tower is when I got it on the boat...
  14. Scott06

    Bearing SKF #

    On my merc alpha I tore it down and got the numbers off the bearings and races. Some merc bearings were similar price to the same SKF or Timken bearing from a bearing house, some were x2 price. I still don’t understand why the u joints are so expensive. My alpha gen 2 uses GKN ujoints, when you...
  15. Scott06

    boat

    Yeah always amazes me that sellers say needs minor repairs but they haven’t done them… to OP check the stringers floor and transom for rot
  16. Scott06

    Say goodbye to Glastron as you know it

    The Glastrons I've seen at the lake are pretty disappointing in terms of fabric and gel coat haze. This is in a northern climate where season is 3 months and and 20hrs a year or less is typical
  17. Scott06

    Help for prop replacement

    What is the gear ratio on the engine. Assuming it is in perfect working order seems like the engine may have too tall a gear ratio for the application
  18. Scott06

    Mercruiser 357 question

    If the delco works leave it. The problem with the Thunderbolt is if you need an ignition module , the delco system is cheaper than a module. Additionally now a lot of modules are NLA. if you really want more power and maybe it’s in a larger boat, put a stroker crank in it when you rebuild it.
  19. Scott06

    Mercruiser 357 question

    Not sure it is just shift interrupt on the modules. If it were merc could use the same module with a bravo as shift interrupt never gets tripped. of course they do different modules for same hp alpha and bravo modules so who knows….
  20. Scott06

    Timing

    Yeah try a delco one. as long as it is still advancing you can set it by total advance as a work around. Don’t recall what it is on your engine but if for example if it is 24 deg at 2800 rpm . With it not in base set the total when reving to 24 and let the base fall where it may
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