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  1. Lou C

    What are good internet places to get vintage Evinrude parts?

    Try Sea Way Marine, NLA Marine and the Outboard Wizard
  2. Lou C

    Carburetor Issues, Dripping Carbs...

    I seem to wind up rebuilding my Q-Jet about every 6 seasons or so. After a few times it's easy.
  3. Lou C

    Mercruiser 233 Overheating--Out of Ideas

    That’s exactly what I was about to say Kenny! Note that you can have close to normal compression test results and still have leaky head gaskets. I had that with mine then noticed a bit of water in the cyls. Also I’d make up a pair of clear hoses from the stat housing to the manifolds. Bubbles...
  4. Lou C

    Carburetor Issues, Dripping Carbs...

    Dripping issues can be a needle valve not seating or sealing properly. After replacing the valve & seat turn the carb upside down & try to blow thru the inlet. You should not be able to if the needle valve is sealing. Do you have grit or crud in the fuel?
  5. Lou C

    New valve cover gaskets and still leaking V6 4.3

    Just wait till the steering actuator decides to leak. Now, THATS A MESS!!! My old 4.3 really doesn’t leak oil surprisingly.
  6. Lou C

    Mercruiser 8.2 w/Cats & Closed Cooling Question

    True Western Europe depended on us for their security for the cold war and post cold war period and on Russia for nat gas & other resources. This allowed their economies to flourish while avoiding the true costs of security and energy independence. The "green agenda" so trumpeted in Europe...
  7. Lou C

    Burned coil after upgrading to Pertronix

    Have thought of the electronic conversion several times but in the end points work well enough and are not hard to replace when they act up. In all my years of driving cars with points I only had one breakdown due to bad points (1965 VW Bug when I was in college). Meanwhile we had to replace the...
  8. Lou C

    Mercruiser 8.2 w/Cats & Closed Cooling Question

    Actually the real problem is the EPA and how these bureaucrats who are not elected can write regulations without any regard for cost benefit analysis WHAT SO EVER. Guess what World leaders are finally starting to learn the cost of the green “revolution”. Boris Johnson found out the hard way that...
  9. Lou C

    Risers - think I caught this just in time?

    wow those look great good job!
  10. Lou C

    4,3Gi different fuel pressure?

    I think you have a Volvo and you’re posting in the Mercruiser section they are like 2 different religions lol. Try posting this in the VP forum
  11. Lou C

    Risers - think I caught this just in time?

    True and both Merc & Volvo came up with ways to reduce that. Merc used a gasket designed to catch the water before it winds up at the bottom of the manifold exhaust passage and V/P used a vacuum relief valve to allow air into the exhaust to reduce the effect of vacuum created in the exhaust flow….
  12. Lou C

    Twin Merc. 6.2 Mags with Bravo 3 - EMCT Temperature Overheat Fault - Port side Manifolds (Only)

    Unless you find the right older boat that has no cats, big engine compartment etc. A nice 26’ cruiser with a single big block and DP drive and large wide engine compartment. The way they design sport boats with I/Os today is just awful, all about looks and stupid “features” like transom walk...
  13. Lou C

    New impeller and housings, no water..

    That hose plugs into a hole in the upper gear housing so you don’t see the water coming out. If you wanted to use it as a tell tale I guess you could re route that hose to a hole in the plastic cover. Your idea about filling the raw water hose is a good one, I do that for my first start of the...
  14. Lou C

    New impeller and housings, no water..

  15. Lou C

    New impeller and housings, no water..

    From The nipple on the housing I think I read somewhere it was also supposed to be like a tell tale on an outboard & you’d see water coming out from under the housing letting you know the impeller is working. Make sure no water is seeping out around the housing when running it on the muffs Did...
  16. Lou C

    New impeller and housings, no water..

    1) which impeller kit did you use? OEM is best 2) that oring gasket for the housing can move out of place when installing it. I will test that by running it on the muffs & watching for water leakage around the housing before re installing the plastic cover 3) there is a nipple in the housing...
  17. Lou C

    Proper Castle Nut Installation

    They also make spindle nuts with more slots to give more accurate pre load adjustment.
  18. Lou C

    Twin Merc. 6.2 Mags with Bravo 3 - EMCT Temperature Overheat Fault - Port side Manifolds (Only)

    Bravoitis involves the collar for the thru the transom hose necking down due to corrosion. You have to pull the drive to inspect. Merc & others make a repair kit but it can be tough to install depending on access. With stern drives you should always troubleshoot overheating starting with a raw...
  19. Lou C

    Which boat? Brit in Canada ..

    I have a 20’ Four Winns & I would not put more than 4-5 people in it. 8/9 people would be falling over each other! For rough water I’m not really a fan of open bow boats. I don’t they are that safe in rough water and even so called “self bailing” boats have small drains & only a single bilge...
  20. Lou C

    Risers - think I caught this just in time?

    They don’t look bad to me, if you scrap em with a paint scraper see how much metal comes off. Surface flakes is ok but big chunks then replace
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