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  1. Lou C

    Salt water leak

    I actually had that raw water intake hose pop off the metal fitting on the transom mount, that is what led to my overheat years back. Now every spring I get down in the bilge and check EVERY SINGLE HOSE CLAMP. This is why I won't have another one of these I/Os. Outboards don't make raw water...
  2. Lou C

    Salt water leak

    Yep that leak just isn't that bad your auto bilge pump should be more than good enough to keep up with that.
  3. Lou C

    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    Sometimes the problem you can have with bleeding disc brakes is where the calipers are mounted on the mount in terms of location, if they are on the 9:00 or 3:00 position they may not be high enough for air bubbles to rise to the top. On drum brakes this is not a problem because the wheel...
  4. Lou C

    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    an old seat cushion to lie on when changing a starter makes it less painful. also when changing that impossible to reach steering actuator
  5. Lou C

    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    As much as it pains your body you must get down in the bilge & up close & personal with the starter terminals battery cables & engine grounds. You’d be surprised at what you find. And the engine doesn’t have to be flooded, simply moisture in the air and temperature swings cause condensation...
  6. Lou C

    Need some help just bought 96 chris craft

    I think in that time frame they were owned by OMC just like Four Winns and a few other well-known companies. If you have the 5.8 Ford + Joint venture cone clutch drive, the good part is the drive/transom mount are really Volvo and still supported. The engine not as much, the EFI and electronic...
  7. Lou C

    Need some help just bought 96 chris craft

    Post up pix & see my post in your other thread
  8. Lou C

    Need some help just bought 96 chris craft

    Likely OMC or Volvo drive system which in those years was actually identical but painted different colors. Cone clutch drive just like a Volvo SX drive….
  9. Lou C

    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    I think for both Merc and OMC when you went from the 4.3 2bbl to the 4.3 4bbl you went from 175 hp to 205 hp so it's not a big jump but I guess comparable to what you get with the Vortec heads. My pre-Vortec came with the 4bbl Quadrajet and you can feel a definite surge in power when the...
  10. Lou C

    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    I had a no crank no gauges condition one year that was caused by oxidation on the glass fuse base and tabs in the fuse box, for the ignition system. Fuse had continuity but there was too much oxidation for current to pass.
  11. Lou C

    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    I don't want to start an oil debate, but look at how the Mercruiser syn blend 25/50 held up in my engine. I have used it for the '23 and '24 seasons so far, before that I used the regular Merc 25/40 conventional oil. And before that (like before 2015) I used Delo 400 40 wt. It also has more...
  12. Lou C

    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Sounds great. I am doing a few upgrades to my old boat, most will be done in the spring, I am going to take it back to the 'glass shop that painted it in Imron 13 years ago and have them replace the stripes and replace all the old FW Logos with reproduction ones plus the name we never put on it...
  13. Lou C

    Mercruiser 165's First Engine Align, Having Trouble

    I think alldodge is referring to the rubber engine mounts in the inner transom plate. The bellhousing sits on these mounts….
  14. Lou C

    1988 26 foot bayliner trophy 262 king cobra

    I wouldn’t consider any older boats that are wood cored, meaning more than 8-10 years. The work you’d have to do and the time it takes, I’m saying life is too short, keep saving money buy a late model composite boat like 5-7 years old. Old wood cored boats, old I/O power systems is just asking...
  15. Lou C

    Has anyone used the ready lime (not the brand name) to descale their outboard

    I thought of using this or barnacle buster in my old inboard, I don't have cooling problems though, so haven't tried it yet. Any risk of damaging gaskets, either head gaskets or exhaust elbow gaskets?
  16. Lou C

    1988 26 foot bayliner trophy 262 king cobra

    An '88 "King" Cobra with the small block Chevrolet V8 would still be the standard Cobra dog clutch drive, most parts are out there, but some you have to use used parts, or aftermarket. That said, why make it more difficult you don't want to wind up like me and have a bunch of Cobra spares in...
  17. Lou C

    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    Been there done that!
  18. Lou C

    Can I Prevent Corrosion and a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    Makes sense, I would coat the internals with a good waterproof marine grease like OMC/Evinrude triple guard…it stays where you put it even if it gets wet….coatibg the grease zerk with gasket sealer like Evinrude gasket sealer or Permatex Aviation also makes sense. The other way water can get in...
  19. Lou C

    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    Congrats you’re officially a salt water marine mechanic!
  20. Lou C

    Single point drain

    If you are only storing it till spring, I don't think it's necessary. My brother had a 2020 Chap with the Merc 4.5, we used to winterize it by draining with the quick drain and watching what came out the bilge (usually about 4 gallons) and then I filled with -100 via the vent hole on the left...
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