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  1. Lou C

    Mercruiser 888 (302) Cylinder Head swap?

    http://machineworldny.com/
  2. Lou C

    Mercruiser 888 (302) Cylinder Head swap?

    There is a cyl head rebuilding outfit local to me called Machine World NY. I got a pair of GM 4.3 V6 heads from them when I needed to replace the heads on my old 4.3. Worked out well for me. Might consider calling them &see what they advise….
  3. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 5.7 GXI with DPS-A - actuator play

    OK I watched your vid a few times and there seems to be more of a delay between the time the control valve moves and the steering arm actually moves, I am not sure though if this is typical for the unit that Volvo used on these. On my much older set up (Bendix control valve with external fluid...
  4. Lou C

    Mercruiser power steering ball stud

    Just give it a few pumps with your fingers on the rubber boot, when you feel it bulging a bit stop! You don’t want to over grease this; it can blow the internal seals inside the unit. BTW this control unit was made by Bendix & used on Corvettes (63-83) and many unibody Fords (Falcons, Mustangs...
  5. Lou C

    Mercruiser power steering ball stud

    If I’m thinking of the same thing the ball stud on these will move freely with the engine off and will feel more firmly in place with the engine running & the P/S pump pressurizing the system. The older ones had a grease fitting for the ball stud that just needs a few pumps of grease yearly not...
  6. Lou C

    Mercruiser 888 (302) Cylinder Head swap?

    I would think a safer plan would be to have yours redone by an automotive machine shop if they are in good enough shape for it to make sense.
  7. Lou C

    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    I wonder when they started using those capacity plates. My '88 definitely has one.
  8. Lou C

    80th Anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge

    If not us all of Western Europe would be either Russian or German. Most likely Russian at the cost of millions of lives. The Western Europeans are good at starting wars and lousy at ENDING them!
  9. Lou C

    Please be safe and don't forget to use your venting blower when fueling.

    Or, stick with outboards
  10. Lou C

    Please be safe and don't forget to use your venting blower when fueling.

    Better yet install a gas vapor detector and inspect your entire fuel system each year! Always sniff before flipping on the blower! Your nose is more sensitive than a gas vapor detector
  11. Lou C

    V-P 5.7 Gxi intake on 383 stroker?

    That divorced choke will only work on a Pre Vortec with the internal exhaust crossover in the intake manifold. Modern Holley and Edelbrock carbs come with electric chokes.
  12. Lou C

    V-P 5.7 Gxi intake on 383 stroker?

    What you need to do as far as detonation is: carefully check and verify total timing advance to make sure it isn't too advanced for your engine.... verify that your fuel mixture is not too lean... make sure that the boat is not over-propped, better to prop it to the top end of the manufacturers...
  13. Lou C

    V-P 5.7 Gxi intake on 383 stroker?

    The right size carb with the correct jetting will give you what you want and will be easy to maintain with widely available Holley or Edelbrock parts. If not used to starting a carbed engine with a choke that’s just a little learning curve. Best part of this way is you will be free of Volvo’s 2...
  14. Lou C

    Rain needed

    We had a bit of a drought in the fall but it's been raining often now and we just got about an inch of snow which is unusual before Christmas here. The water level issue is what is great about salt water, it just never happens here. We have deep water everywhere every year. 8 foot tidal swings...
  15. Lou C

    Bearing carrier removal 1989 cobra 3 litre.

    All good to know. I don't know that I'd every try to take my salt water used Cobra apart, might be very difficult. I can split the drive but even removing the water pump adapter if it causes a leak would be challenging due to calcium deposits. I do have a spare freshwater unit that needs a...
  16. Lou C

    MerCruiser 5.0 Carb Engine Compression Test, Two Piston came back with Zero

    I think Muc's way is the most efficient to find out what needs doing. The fact that it's #s 5&6 suggests the manifold to elbow gasket, or leaky elbow and/or manifold, but it is worth doing more investigation to get a better diagnosis, and the leak down test will do that for sure.
  17. Lou C

    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    It would have to be quite high, like above the crankshaft pulley centerline. It actually makes more sense to me that the seal keeps water that gets into the bellows out of the bilge, so a failed bellows does not sink the boat....
  18. Lou C

    5.0 OSi-JF overheating at speed

    These can crack if the raw water intake hose doesn’t drain fully. The OMC Cobra has the same design & that plastic nipple can crack the same way. There is a drain plug on the side of the pivot housing on the Cobras to drain that area but the plugs sometimes get seized in place. Don’t know if the...
  19. Lou C

    80th Anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge

    We who have relatives who served & have long since nice departed this earth have the responsibility to educate today’s youth as to the sacrifices made and what those sacrifices yielded in terms of freedom. Don’t depend on others to do it, we must educate & inform….
  20. Lou C

    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    from what I see there the calipers look like they are mounted too low for them to bleed easily, is it possible to rotate the caliper mount to put the caliper at the top? If not you could disconnect the caliper slide bolts, slide it up to the top of the rotor, bleed it and then...
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