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  1. Lou C

    Need Help Selecting New Trailer Brake Kit/Actuator

    Do you need salt water corrosion resistance? If so the way to go is full stainless pricey but you pay once. Even though it says Dexter it is really Tie Down because Dexter bought Tie Down as well as several other trailer parts suppliers. Kodiak or Dee Maxx both make full stainless disc brakes...
  2. Lou C

    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    Another data point, online I have found a couple of different OEM Mercruiser remote oil filter kits, none of them appears to come with a different by pass valve. https://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercruiser-sterndrive-parts/43l-mpi-alphabravo/0m300000-thru-0m614999/remote-oil-filter Here's one....
  3. Lou C

    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    I asked MM when I ordered the kit they said they install lots of these on their turn key engines and you don't need to change the bypass. However, you won't know until you install it and run it till the engine warms up and see if the filter gets warm indicating that oil is flowing through it...
  4. Lou C

    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    I called the guys at Canton Racing who made the mount that goes on the engine, they said you can use either as long as you use it properly. BUT, still worried about the bypass issue. The standard one is an 11 lb bypass, I have heard from a few sources (but Michigan Motorz doesn't agree with...
  5. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    Adding this for any V6 owners who want to add the filter mount. As you can see in this pic, on the smaller 4.3 mounting pad, there is no added bypass housing. That housing would not fit, it would have been a lot easier if they were the same but they aren't. So the only way you are going to...
  6. Lou C

    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    BTW the price of this kit now is about double what you were quoted!
  7. Lou C

    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    Yep there are fittings that thread into the mount for the filter & the block mount; those are the ones that get the sealer, the threads on the fittings for the hoses don’t get anything. I like the idea of this but have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand not having to remove half of the...
  8. Lou C

    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    OK I bought this remote oil filter set up from Michigan Motorz that will work on my 4.3 with Volvo style exhaust. They sent a roll of teflon tape to seal the threads of the connections but I have read not to use teflon tape on oil or gas threads. So then what to use if anything? Permatex thread...
  9. Lou C

    Oil leak - Volvo Penta 5.7

    Also the P/S actuator mounted on the transom mount is known to leak.
  10. Lou C

    Oil leak - Volvo Penta 5.7

    I agree with Scott the most likely source is the adapter that’s bolted to the block, that or the oil lines bolted to it.. A rear main seal would be leaking between the oil pan and the bell housing.
  11. Lou C

    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    Another vote for closed cooling. Right now I’m in the process of extending the block drains with 2 lengths of hose so that I don’t have to pull out the rear seats just to drain the motor. They way I’m doing it they are not tied together & can be rodded out if they don’t drain. That & the remote...
  12. Lou C

    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    When I had my issue with leaky head gaskets & salt water in the oil I spoke to a few mechanics & both said the same thing water in the oil or even antifreeze will deteriorate bearings & you might not know that there bad till you put a load in it. In my case the water wasn’t in the oil long...
  13. Lou C

    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    Yep well if it’s been that long then yes that’s the way you may be going. I was able to re hab an engine that had salt water in it but it was only for a few days and multiple oil changes were done….
  14. Lou C

    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    What about the fiberglass/wood composite structure? These are the most time consuming of all boat repairs so make sure to check those points as carefully as you can. Mechanical repairs are actually far easier & less time consuming than rot repairs…. The engine estimate only says that salt water...
  15. Lou C

    Pumping out oil from dipstick

    If you have a good vac pump and your connection at the female fitting on the hose seals well you can do it that way. Engine had to be warmed up first though.
  16. Lou C

    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    The average lifespan of OMC/Volvo bellows is 10 years before small cracks start to form, that means the rubber is getting stiff and eventually those small cracks will become big cracks. However this assumes that you used OEM parts and stored the boat with the drive down, both of which correlate...
  17. Lou C

    Need help with winterizing first boat

    Also….you will have to be able to get parts of the boat that are in your way out of the way (seats etc) to access the drains especially the block drains those are the worst to get at…. On many of these there is a power steering cooler on the back of the engine to get the water out you disconnect...
  18. Lou C

    Lower Transom Cable Won’t Budge - Stuck in FWD

    To the OP it is possible that the cable broke inside the pivot housing and that's why it stayed in FWD this can happen if you don't pull the drive at the end of each season and clean out the area where the shifter bell crank lives inside the pivot housing. Water can leak in around the gasket and...
  19. Lou C

    Pumping out oil from dipstick

    There is no worry about the OP's question, the only vacuum you have to be concerned with is in the oil dipstick tube, you need to have a good gasket on the female fitting and make sure it is tight on the threads of the dipstick tube. I made this up years ago, sucks all the oil out in about 3...
  20. Lou C

    Pumping out oil from dipstick

    Exactly my experience
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