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  1. Lou C

    1988 four Winn horizon 200

  2. Lou C

    1988 Bayliner Capri with a 2.3L OMC Ford cobra

    Check the terminals on the back of the gauge for power & ground. If good then check the tank sending unit.
  3. Lou C

    2015 Motor MerCruiser 4.5L 250hp NO EC - OVERHEATING!

    Either that or get an older boat last year without cats. I’m keeping this one as long as I can when the time comes I will just get a reman 4.3. Cheapest way to do boating even though here Id also be better time wise off with an OB, I do know my way around the old Chevy small block. Nothing...
  4. Lou C

    2015 Motor MerCruiser 4.5L 250hp NO EC - OVERHEATING!

    that's why a cat converter equipped inboard is a no sale for me. Not when I have to replace manifolds every 5-7 years. Especially because outboards get a pass on that.
  5. Lou C

    1989 Bayliner Trophy OMC 5.8L - Help with new boat

    PS those instructions are basically what I followed but I used the OMC tools that were not yet made when those manuals were published. I have an OEM 1988 Manual and the pix & procedures are basically the same. The typical problems are: cable jacket cracks, lets in water, cable gets sticky gasket...
  6. Lou C

    1989 Bayliner Trophy OMC 5.8L - Help with new boat

    Yes you need to be on the prop side make sure the keys are out of the ignition first! You will be able to feel if it locks in Fwd & Rev that way. The best way to get the right cable is to use the model number. These were on a sticker on the engine valve cover or thermostat housing.
  7. Lou C

    1988 Bayliner Capri with a 2.3L OMC Ford cobra

    My HD galvanized single axle trailer for my 20’ F/W weighs 850 lbs but that’s a roller trailer with a 6,000 axle & 12” brakes & 15” rims & 225/75-15” tires so it’s gotta be heavier than typical. I bet that trailer is 550-600 lbs.
  8. Lou C

    1988 OMC 4.3 2V - Leaking Manifolds

    I don't think so, I know I replaced them at some point, might have made the replacements a bit longer than the originals. IIRC they are just 3/4" hose, you can use automotive heater hose, the water doesn't get very hot and not under much pressure either.
  9. Lou C

    Opinions on Volvo Penta engines and drives

    Also find out how available service is, in how many shops will work in them in your locale.
  10. Lou C

    Overheated 1989 4.3 OMC questions...

    That looks great including the fish! Every 3 seasons or so I’d change the impeller & every 5 seasons remove the manifolds & rod out those 4 outlets. Doing that I doubt you’ll have a problem. Just watch for any water in the cyls. I never had that problem with the OMC batwings but in salt water...
  11. Lou C

    My poor old Buick took a hit

    I had an accident in our ‘75 Olds Delta 88 on the iced over Clearview Expressway in Queens NY back in 1980 or so. Road iced over with light snow & freezing rain came over the hill at Frances Lewis Blvd and cars were spinning out of control everywhere. A ‘64 Pontiac Lemans spun & stopped facing...
  12. Lou C

    Opinions on Volvo Penta engines and drives

    They have a bad habit of making certain parts NLA, the drives & transom mounts themselves are very good, maybe better than Mercruiser. Watch out for ones with either throttle body injection or port fuel injection, often ECMs for these are NLA. If it goes bad you're SOL. That and the modules for...
  13. Lou C

    3.0LX Mercruiser always running cold

    I have had this same problem, it is usually a bit of rust flake(s) that keep the stat from closing, then the engine will run at a cool 120* instead of its normal 160 unless I get it up on plane for a while. Even in freshwater you will get flaking rust on the inside of a raw water cast iron...
  14. Lou C

    1988 Bayliner Capri with a 2.3L OMC Ford cobra

    Yep that little Ford OHC sounds quite good, they were used in many smaller Fords way back when. My cousin had the smaller version in a European Ford Capri, 2.0 version I think. Quite a nice car for the time.
  15. Lou C

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    the flood maps of the South Shore of LI were actually scary to look at. after Sandy even though the winds weren't a true hurricane down on the South Shore the Ocean met the Bay, nearly covering the City of Long Beach. The parking lots of the local beaches on Lido Boulevard were filled with...
  16. Lou C

    1993 omc cobra 4.3 stuck in reverse

    That sounds more alike a separate problem with the shift cable.
  17. Lou C

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Isn’t New Orleans technically below sea level? I live about 300 ft from the water but am about 80 ft above sea level. North Shore of LI is very hilly South Shore is very flat…
  18. Lou C

    2000 5.7 craps out when going above 3500

    There’s usually an anti siphon valve on the fuel tank where the fuel line attached to the tank. If these corrode or get clogged with debris you can have that problem.
  19. Lou C

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    About raising up water front houses after Sandy that became a big business here on Long Island especially on the South Shore many communities there are only 5-10 feet above sea level. You see it in the City of Long Beach & all over Fire Island.
  20. Lou C

    Second mortgage for a carb?

    Some Holly carbs have the nipple for the tygon hose on the air horn, ones that don’t you have to use a flame arrestor with a nipple built into it.
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