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  1. Lou C

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

  2. Lou C

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    I bought a Taylor Made custom cover for my boat about 15 years ago & built a frame for it so it won’t cave in under snow loads. Worked out pretty well all these years….
  3. Lou C

    Water when pulling stern drive

    Stumpy's Fab Works makes a very nice one, I've been using it for about 10 years. Saved a LOT of money not paying for outdrive R&R every year. It paid for itself the first year.
  4. Lou C

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Same here there’s always a list of things I want to do if I get through half of them I’m doing well lol. Next spring I should finally fix the rot in the starboard coaming panel and replace the old OMC remote control with the new Teleflex I bought…8-9 years ago!
  5. Lou C

    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    If you mix the Sierra PG 50/50 it gives freeze protection down to -26*F, you can vary the mix as you see fit for your conditions. Use an antifreeze refractometer it’s easier to use & more accurate. Anything that gets hard like that you don’t want inside a cast iron engine or exhaust manifold...
  6. Lou C

    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    I did the same test years ago with -50 & -60 and that’s why I used -100 which has a freeze point of like -45*F. Now I mix up some Sierra PG antifreeze with water 50/50. Less expensive & totally adequate for our coldest winter temps.
  7. Lou C

    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    Good to know, most people wouldn't think of that....
  8. Lou C

    4 stroke air /fuel screw setting

    You can do that on old carbed motors but anything with electronic control….don’t think so!
  9. Lou C

    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    Ok I had an intermittent (not frequent) jerking/vibration on my 07 Grand Cherokee that took me a while to figure out. Finally I realized it happens usually right after parking on a steep hill with the parking brake firmly applied. Then once smelled hot brake smell from driver side rear bake...
  10. Lou C

    Winterization Question

    If it’s just the manifolds & the heat exchanger & raw water intake hose it’s not that hard to manually drain; to run in AF with a Volvo I’d add an electric pump to the winterizing tank to make sure the impeller doesn’t run dry, gravity feed doesn’t always work with engine mounted impellers
  11. Lou C

    Steering issues

    Also take a look at the actuator & see if there are any leaks, that's pretty common. Any noise from the pump? That's a sign of low P/S fluid level and leaks are likely....
  12. Lou C

    350 mag mpi manifold/elbow temp

    However, I did think that Merc designed those manifolds to maintain a certain temp, because otherwise the cats would be too cool to work. Since not that many people have done this, there is not much information on it and I bet that is why Merc will not provide that information (temps) they don't...
  13. Lou C

    1992 liberator 201...fuse box location

    look for oxidation on the fuse for the ignition circuit. happened to my 88 H-200 a few years back...tilt n trim worked but no gauges or engine cranking
  14. Lou C

    305 V8 - Rusty spot on intake manifold, with ports that nothing is connected to

    Actually it is the exhaust cross over. There are exhaust gases passing through there and under the carb. Here's a 4.3 V6 version of the intake... And a pair 4.3 pre-Vortec cyl heads....that center opening between the intake ports is an exhaust passage....some of the exhaust gases are routed...
  15. Lou C

    Quit My Job . . .

    That’s the same thing that happened to me when I “retired” in 2017. The school district that I worked for 30 years hired me to do 2 part time jobs. Did it till Covid closed the schools.
  16. Lou C

    1993 OMC 5.8 EFI and drive system conversion to Volvo Penta

    You should always hesitate in neutral when shifting from Fwd to Rev & vice versa. Check to make sure that the ESA system is lowering the idle speed when you shift from Fwd or Rev to neutral. Your normal idle should not be higher than 600 rpm in gear. If you trigger the ESA interrupt switch is...
  17. Lou C

    convert a cuddy from sterndrive to outboard?

    Run like hell from that boat. What’s with the giant hunk of plywood?
  18. Lou C

    Is this a reasonable quote?

    In this pic you can see where they pried the drive off, that's probably what trashed the pivot housing (grey arrows) I'm sure it wasn't coming off any other way. I highlighted the areas in blue where the marine grease should be spread to keep the drive and pivot from seizing together.
  19. Lou C

    Is this a reasonable quote?

    https://www.stumpysfabworks.com/boat-outdrive-jack.html this and the alignment bar and you'll be in business. My boat has not been to a mechanic since 2006. The only thing I contract out is having bottom paint done, that's one job I won't do.
  20. Lou C

    Is this a reasonable quote?

    what you want those parts to look like lol
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