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  1. Lou C

    BMW headlight . . . $1,000 !!!

    And simple sealed beams can be replaced with Hella ECE H-4 lamps easily! Far better than the old school sealed beams….
  2. Lou C

    Bellows adhesive or not?

    It’s similar but not exactly the same as the original OMC/Evinrude gasket sealer which seems very difficult to find now….
  3. Lou C

    Quadrajet Replacement Options

    OK there is one other point, on the Q-Jet float that can cause a problem, there is a little clip on the needle valve, this clip does NOT go in the holes in the float arm, it just clips on the side, if you put it in one of the holes, it can cause float sticking etc. Here's a pic.....see the...
  4. Lou C

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

    Yep but better to really be sure we did the right thing! One of the critical things on the Cobra system is the drag on the shift cable and bell crank/shift lever. The more easily it moves, the better the shifting will be. The actual drag on the shift cable when both ends are disconnected is not...
  5. Lou C

    Is this Water Pump to Gear Housing Adapter Installed Correctly?

    I looked and it seems that they are more flush with the upper gear housing but as long as that seal doesn't leak, it might be fine.
  6. Lou C

    Quadrajet Replacement Options

    4-6 psi or so.
  7. Lou C

    Quadrajet Replacement Options

    I'm just guessing here because I have never had that problem but when my float needle wasn't holding one year I had gas leaking out near the throttle plate but not from those 2 areas you mentioned. Did you replace the accel pump with Cliff's?
  8. Lou C

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

    Not sure as I have never installed one nor do I know anyone who has (I used to see a few Cobras around here but have not seen one in years). By the fit do you mean how it fits in the pivot housing, or how the shift bellcrank fits into the inner part of this plug? I would think it should fit...
  9. Lou C

    Quadrajet Replacement Options

    Cliffs has a forum post it up on there & ask
  10. Lou C

    Is this Water Pump to Gear Housing Adapter Installed Correctly?

    So you're asking if the water pump adapter plate should be flush with the upper gear housing? I have to check mine and see if it is. I have my original and a spare drive for parts.
  11. Lou C

    5.7 Volvo penta oil drain kit

    If your garden hose adapter (don’t forget it has to have a gasket!) makes a good seal with the threaded fitting on the top of the dipstick tube it will suck the oil out much faster than the small tube down the dipstick tube….
  12. Lou C

    Upside down thermostat

    Yep I was confused here too! Every application I have ever seen of the basic GM small block design be it a V6 or V8 always has the spring facing down be it automotive or marine. It has to because of how the coolant flows thru the block, up to cyl heads, then up from the intake manifold crossover...
  13. Lou C

    Bellows adhesive or not?

    Here’s why I wouldn’t do that. For one due to the folds there could be water that wouldn’t drain out but enough to rust the gimble & ujoints. So you might not see a leak but there could be water in there. For another you know how the front edge of the Cobra bellows seals, with the ridge in the...
  14. Lou C

    Bellows adhesive or not?

    There really isn’t any way to know if the bellows is leaking as long as the drive is installed although if it does leak eventually the gimble bearing will get noisy. This to me is one of the essential drawbacks of I/O power packages and why among other reasons I won’t have another. In fact at...
  15. Lou C

    Water in engine...looking for help

    If you have a 12 bolt intake it’s a pre Vortec which was not known for failing intake gaskets & water leaks into the cam valley & oil The 8 bolt (Vortec) was known for failing intake gaskets The change was in 1996 IIRC. Vortec heads have about 25 more HP. If you have the 12 bolt the intake...
  16. Lou C

    5.7 Volvo penta oil drain kit

    Leave it as it is and use a proper vacuum pump with a garden hose adapter; I have this same system on my OMC and have been changing oil that way for over 20 years…if you use the right pump & technique it sucks all the oil out of the engine in 5-7 minutes…
  17. Lou C

    Water in engine...looking for help

    Well that’s a mystery for sure…I had water in the oil some years back and that was due to an overheat a few years earlier. Too bad you took it apart already! Is this a pre Vortec or a Vortec engine (12 bolt or 8 bolt intake?) Vortec engines were known for bad intake gaskets which were upgraded...
  18. Lou C

    Water in engine...looking for help

    Yep if the gaskets look good that is the most likely cause is a freeze up. What is odd though is that the manifold has that crack yet there does not seem to be a sign of water in the exhaust ports, no rust there….
  19. Lou C

    Switching from trailering to storing in a saltwater slip... what is a "must do" to protect bravo3?

    get ready to suffer with painting that damn thing every year, it is a job I dread more and more and yes, Chris is right, the spray doesn't last, depending on your area for fouling, I have found that brushing on 2 coats lasts the season. And spray the engine oil pan and timing cover with rust...
  20. Lou C

    engine will not start

    try running it off of an outboard fuel tank if it runs fine then it’s either the anti siphon valve, the pick up tube & screen or the vent….
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