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  1. Lou C

    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    also make sure to clean out the head bolt threads with solvent, a thread chaser and compressed air. They tend to get crudded up with raw water cooled engines. Make sure all your head bolts will thread all the way in before installing the head. That will assure proper torque readings.
  2. Lou C

    What is this sound on Mercruiser 4.3, Alpha One?

    best way to tell is get a mechanic's stethoscope, I found a noise using mine that sounded like an engine knock coming from a rubber covered flapper on my Cobra...drove me crazy after my top end rebuild till I found it.....thing was I had to change to a different exhaust design at the same time...
  3. Lou C

    Another v6 to v8 swap question

    I’m thinking that the OP is saying that his motor mount pads are long enough for the V6 but not for the 4” longer V8 so he needs to extend them forward. Some boats like mine were built to take either engine so the original pads are long enough. I know the rear mount spacing is the same for the...
  4. Lou C

    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    https://www.easternmarine.com/kodiak-brake-pads-dbc225cermpadss https://www.thehulltruth.com/trucks-trailers/812955-trailer-brakes-stainless-kodiac-calipers.html see post #8 just a thought we don't even know what brand of brakes the OP had.
  5. Lou C

    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    It was reported on salt water boating boards like the hulltruth a number of times, Kodiak then revised the material used and problem solved.
  6. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    as we used to say in Brooklyn, bada-bing!
  7. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    Yep double check your head bolts. Any brackets on the rear of the cyl heads? Maybe post up some pix. As much as it was difficult to get the intake off on mine once the head bolts were out (that took a 1/2” electric impact gun) the cyl heads came right off. I just slid a long breaker bar in a...
  8. Lou C

    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    Agreed in using the IR temp gun that will tell the tale if one or more brakes are sticking. I know on some disc brakes there was an issue with non stainless backing plates causing the pads to swell and drag on the rotors. If they are Kodiak brakes with painted steel backing plates for the pads...
  9. Lou C

    Surge brakes not working. Where to start

    With drum brakes it is possible to design them so they don’t activate enough in reverse to stop you from backing up. Free backing drum brakes they are called. Disc brakes can’t be made that way so you need some type of solenoid or other mechanical lock out. In this case the first thing I’d do...
  10. Lou C

    1990 4.3 vortec new motor water in oil

    The orange coloring on the center electrodes suggests water getting in. Did your try cranking it with the plugs out to see if water cones out of the plug holes? Any rust on the electrodes? A good test Is to replace the manifold feed hoses with clear tubing and run the engine till good and hot...
  11. Lou C

    Best Oil Extractor

    Most engines have the male end being the threads at the top of the dipstick tube…does yours not have that?
  12. Lou C

    Something to Think of While Towing a Boat

    Hey Scott that’s actually a brake line…the wire between the tongue & frame is actually a ground strap…
  13. Lou C

    Best Oil Extractor

    With the topsider the trick is to pinch the plastic hose while building vaccum inside and then let go once its hooked up to the dipstick tube. It also works MUCH better with the garden hose adapter than with the thin plastic hose down the dipstick tube. Make sure the garden hose adapter has a...
  14. Lou C

    Something to Think of While Towing a Boat

    in addition to transom straps & safety chain, especially with roller trailers...
  15. Lou C

    Something to Think of While Towing a Boat

    For safety everyone should get their boat/trailer weighed because often boats are a lot heavier than what the manufacturer listed and this is really the only way to know if your trailer tires/axles are overloaded Trailer brakes should be installed as per your tow vehicle manufacturer...
  16. Lou C

    Exhaust Flappers too tight

    Well what a trial trying to get a relatively simple thing to work! I wonder if you could simply remove the exhaust bellows and replace it with an inboard style flapper to keep water from rushing up the Y pipe. I have seen someone do that with a Volvo SX after Volvo stopped using the OMC Cobra...
  17. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    When you get the heads off you’ll know! Stick a breaker bar or long ratchet in one of the intake ports and pull back on it, should come right off. Mine came off much easier than the intake manifold.
  18. Lou C

    1986 V-6 OMC repairs.

    Doesn't look like a Cobra to me....anode on the Cobra is above the upper plate
  19. Lou C

    1990 Four Winns 190 Freedom Deck Questions

    PS... The Four Winns brand has gone way up market, there are no more inexpensive boats...the smallest Horizon (H-1) starts at approx 57K. This boat is a 20'1" whereas my old one is 20'9". However the outboard version has a nice big interior due to no sterndrive engine in the rear. So fixing the...
  20. Lou C

    1990 Four Winns 190 Freedom Deck Questions

    Here's mine....these pix are about 15 years old...hope yours is easier....
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