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  1. Lou C

    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I have a spare set of points @ condenser mounted on a spare Prestolite points plate which makes it easier to swap…
  2. Lou C

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    The other thing surprising to me is on my 07 Grand Cherokee I have only had to replace one sensor in all this time!
  3. Lou C

    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    that was exactly why I hesitated to do it! I'd only buy genuine GM, nothing else.
  4. Lou C

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    One thing I like about the Jeep/Chrysler system is that it is self learning. If you need to replace a sensor you don't have to have a programming tool, it just updates as you drive. On our Subaru you need a programming tool which I do have, but why does it have to be that way....to get you to...
  5. Lou C

    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    Depending on if it's a car/truck or boat, carbs give you choices Quadrajet Holley Carter/Weber/Edelbrock even for the Quadrajet which has not been made in 30+ years you can get just about any part you'd need, as long as you have a good core and the throttle shafts aren't getting sloppy Holley...
  6. Lou C

    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    shorter trailers are much harder to back up because they turn faster and sharper. the front hitch makes it 100% easier. all boat yards use them, either on a pick up truck or on the front of an ATV or even on a forklift...
  7. Lou C

    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    I have a long tongue on my old Load Rite trailer and love it, that's how I keep the tow vehicle's tires out of the salt water on my local ramp. Can you add a front hitch to your tow vehicle? They make maneuvering the trailer in tight spaces a lot easier. Here's one on my old '98 Grand Cherokee...
  8. Lou C

    1994 Four Winns 5.0 OMC Cobra didn't get winterized

    From what I can see it looks like it's a 94, that looks like the joint venture between OMC and Volvo where the drive was switched to cone clutch shifting and it is the same as a Volvo SX. Which is better for you since parts are easier to find and more mechanics will work on it, than for the...
  9. Lou C

    1994 Four Winns 5.0 OMC Cobra didn't get winterized

    I've owned a 4.3 4bbl Cobra for 23 years so I'm pretty familiar with the changes over the years and the challenges in finding certain parts, etc. Also post up a pic of the drive. If it looks like a Volvo SX painted dark grey, then it's a '94, if instead it is flat across the top, painted the...
  10. Lou C

    1994 Four Winns 5.0 OMC Cobra didn't get winterized

    Since you have a '94 it's possible to have a '93 drivetrain in a '94 boat and in this case it makes a big difference because the '93 was the last year of the original OMC Cobra with dog clutch shifting, the '94 was a new design using a modified Cobra transom mount and a Volvo style drive with...
  11. Lou C

    1994 Four Winns 5.0 OMC Cobra didn't get winterized

    That’s the only way to get a working boat without wasting a lot of time on an engine that’s scrap iron. Gonna cost you though
  12. Lou C

    Need help: Bizarre Bravo III freshwater galvanic corrosion quandry

    Most trim senders are wired to be energized when the ignition is on, so those wires shouldn’t be getting any voltage when the ignition is off… Even tho I’m 100% in salt water it’s not a marina where boats can be on shore power so stray current really isn’t an issue…
  13. Lou C

    Need help: Bizarre Bravo III freshwater galvanic corrosion quandry

    https://boatzincs.com/categories/tools/corrosion-reference-electrode.html Check this out, this is a way of measuring if you have enough protection…
  14. Lou C

    Need help: Bizarre Bravo III freshwater galvanic corrosion quandry

    There are ways of measuring if you have enough anode protection; and I agree your’s don’t look depleted as one would expect. When I pull my boat after 6 months on the salt water mooring they’re about 20 % depleted, I always put new ones on in the spring.
  15. Lou C

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    Wow all this make you realize that a TPMS system for trailers could be a really good idea! That pic of the tire on Scott's trailer is why I still use bias ply tires, yes they don't last as long but on a trailer they usually will dry rot before the tread wears out, long before actually. No steel...
  16. Lou C

    Dragging caliper away from home

    That's what I'd do. Crack the bleeder, and see if it continues to drag, if so maybe you can use a C-clamp to pinch the hose to keep the caliper from applying. My experience with disc brake calipers is once they start dragging they usually continue, unless it's the guide pins and not the actual...
  17. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    WOW I've been boating in the Long Island Sound area for over 20 years and never seen anything like that! In fact I pulled my boat recently to fix a few things and all I had on the outdrive was a light coating of slime and a few barnacles. That stuff, I have never seen!
  18. Lou C

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    We had a valve stem on the spare tire of our sons Jeep Wrangler dry rot from being in the sun & it only leaked when you wiggled it.
  19. Lou C

    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    I have sold stuff on craig's list and did pretty well with it, but I would meet the buyer at a parking lot with people around, I did not want them coming to my house, and this stuff was too big to ship (tires mounted on rims that I had no use for). I've done pretty well with buying stuff on ebay...
  20. Lou C

    Ford 302 engine oil dipstick - 1995 OMC Cobra, Ford 302, VolvoSX

    Here it’s driven by government mandates for fuel economy but none of the oils that are for fuel economy are adequate for inboard marine engines under constant load. The ones I’d use are 20/50, or the Mercruiser/Quicksilver 25/40 or their best which is the 25/50 syn blend. The 20/50 is much...
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