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  1. Lou C

    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    Having repaired my original old motor (1988) successfully, I know these jobs can be done, but truthfully if you want to be able to boat without anxiety and inconvenient break downs, with a drivetrain that old, replacing with new or late model remanufactured makes a lot of sense. It's hard to...
  2. Lou C

    Chips in hull of new boat. Used it twice. How serious?

    I'd look carefully at the trailer to see if a bracket is causing the chips. All it takes is a bracket in the wrong place or a bolt head or threads sticking out too far to do that.
  3. Lou C

    Cleaning Manifolds & Risers

    I used Permatex Aviation as per what the Barr Marine tech told me. Worked out fine 4 seasons later no leaks.
  4. Lou C

    88 mercruiser 4.3 low compression and water in oil.

    have you ever noticed the euphemisms that are common in boat deals.... "I was told" suggests I should have looked further "I recently acquired" means I am reluctant to admit I actually bought this thing... We've all done it at least once.... but learned a lot in the process.... in this case...
  5. Lou C

    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    It's a 1969, do you know if it still has the original engine? Sounds like a bad exhaust leak. Exhaust manifolds crack because people don't winterize their engines. What are your plans for this boat? It looks to be in good shape besides the engine. If you want it to be reliable I'd be thinking...
  6. Lou C

    Chips in hull of new boat. Used it twice. How serious?

    Gel coat isn’t really waterproof that’s why some boats are prone to blisters.
  7. Lou C

    Cleaning Manifolds & Risers

    If those are the metal Volvo gaskets I recall reading that they said to use a Permatex copper spray sealer on them. See what the instructions say.
  8. Lou C

    Locating leaks in Walker Bay tubes

    Those boats are made of a rigid plastic (like ropolene) and the air tubes were an add on. We have 2 Walker Bay boats a 10’ & an 8’. We thought of getting those air tubes but even when they first came out the reviews weren’t that good lots of leak complaints. So we never wound up buying the tubes...
  9. Lou C

    Divorced choke

    You know that as long as the spring is in good shape & the choke the linkage is clean those chokes can work just fine. I still have one on mine. Only drawback is if the engine warms up very slow it takes much longer to open than the electric. The well type responds directly to engine temp. Just...
  10. Lou C

    Marine Power 454 Engines Fuel Pump

    It would be at the front corner, passenger side if it were in a car, starboard side in a boat. I think you could use a mechanical pump up to model year 1990, 91 and up you had to use electric.
  11. Lou C

    Marine Power 454 Engines Fuel Pump

    Yes to mechanical pumps if you can use them. The one I replaced a few years ago was 30 years old! No wiring, no oil pressure switches, etc. Works just fine with a carb engine.
  12. Lou C

    Chips in hull of new boat. Used it twice. How serious?

    I agree I would get that fixed you don’t want water in the laminate. Looks more like trailer damage than beaching, beaching not as likely to take off chunks like that.
  13. Lou C

    Seller said it came from factory that way ? Doubt it

    Yep no reputable boat company would spec a 4.3 in a boat that big, and if it’s a Merc sourced long block they probably just swapped enough Volvo stuff onto it to make it work (like the bell housing and maybe front mounts). You might see a black Merc motor with a grey or red (94-99 grey, 2000 &...
  14. Lou C

    Remote Controlled Blower

    Sounds like it could be done but I’d feel more comfortable opening up the engine hatch and checking for fuel vapors before turning on anything electrical. I think all gas inboards should have gas vapor detectors.
  15. Lou C

    Time for a ‘new’ boat?

    Well that's good, at least people get a break there!
  16. Lou C

    Time for a ‘new’ boat?

    What about if you give a vehicle to someone as a gift? They still pay tax on the KBB value?
  17. Lou C

    Time for a ‘new’ boat?

    Lol 'tis better to not worry and be happy!
  18. Lou C

    Time for a ‘new’ boat?

    Just more of what less than honest governments do to balance budgets. Yes we are not raising taxes we are raising the cost of just about everything else, we will get our money out of you one way, or another. The local tax burden here is just out of control, at one time Eastern Long Island wanted...
  19. Lou C

    Air don't freeze... RV antifreeze DOES!

    Yep, and not only that, Hooker Chemical had a plant in Hicksville LI right next to the Grumman plant in Bethpage and they got blamed for the first pollutants found, there was undoubtedly political pressure to not make Grumman look bad because they were a military contractor and a big employer...
  20. Lou C

    Air don't freeze... RV antifreeze DOES!

    Here in Long Island we have a big issue with ground water pollution. It has been an issue for decades, because of the legacy of farming and aircraft manufacturing (Grumman Aircraft Engineering and later on, Grumman Aerospace, and Republic Aviation) that was big on Long Island from 1930-1995 or...
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