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  1. Lou C

    Winterization- Drain Plug Locations, Etc.

    OK a few things, if you want to avoid an expensive mistake you MUST get at the block drains. So do whatever you have to do to gain access to those drain plugs, remove the rear seats, bulkheads, stand on your head, etc. Then poke each one with a pick to make sure it drains. Next disconnect the...
  2. Lou C

    Volvo Penta overheating issues

    yes that will show that you are sucking air in from somewhere, could be the water tube/gaskets in the drive, pivot housing plastic fitting or even the impeller housing. The other thing that can cause overheating is leaking cylinder head gaskets which requires a major repair, what happens is that...
  3. Lou C

    NEW TIRES!

    that's what they have in my Jeeps owners manuals...
  4. Lou C

    Stalls out on idle after 30 to 45 minutes. Mercruiser 4.3 TKS Thunderbolt V Alpha II

    If you're getting dripping from the discharge tubes, with the engine off, that means that your needle valves may not be holding and have to be replaced. This can happen even if the float height is correct. Now if its dripping when the engine is running but not when its off, it can be dirty or...
  5. Lou C

    Volvo Penta overheating issues

    Yes now I remember. Getting the drive apart can be a trial if used in salt water, I used some bolts and 3 scissor jacks to get mine apart.....take a close look at this pic, I put one jack under the 2 bolts on the front mounts and one under each side of the long one that goes through the trim ram...
  6. Lou C

    First post, new (to me) boat, and how badly did I screw up?

    If its cracked it will be on the sides of the block, between the starter and the engine mount on the starboard side and same thing on the port side, also if you had pulled the intake manifold you'd see it in the cam valley. You might also see that the heads have cracks and lower edges of the...
  7. Lou C

    Volvo Penta overheating issues

    There was a member on here or one of the other forums that had a similar problem. What they found was that a hole had rotted in the water transfer tube that is inside the drive. It can also be the rubber grommets for this tube
  8. Lou C

    First post, new (to me) boat, and how badly did I screw up?

    Cobra impeller very easy to replace start there
  9. Lou C

    NEW TIRES!

    I have found that the Grabbers wear more evenly than Duratracs at least on the Jeeps
  10. Lou C

    NEW TIRES!

    For Jeeps and other 4x4s you can’t beat General Grabber ATs. Great all around tires.
  11. Lou C

    Trailer brake system opinions

    I think that many trailers have cheaper disc systems than Kodiak so those are the ones that don’t seem to last that long. The disc rotors if not stainless seem to rust pretty badly.
  12. Lou C

    Trailer brake system opinions

    Many people here In salt water them and unless they are flushed yes that’s what happens!
  13. Lou C

    NEW TIRES!

    I put a set of Michelin Cross Climate tires on my wife's Subaru Forester and she loves them. My Jeeps have General Grabber AT2s on them... excellent tires and my son's has Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs, also excellent. Trailer has Kenda Load Star bias tires, even though people seem to prefer steel...
  14. Lou C

    Mooring Cover Options for a 1993 Stinray 556?

    You might consider having custom canvas made in Sunbrella. I had mine made in 2003, and every summer its been on a salt water mooring out in the sun and still looks good! The seams have had to be resewn a few times but the fabric held up. See if you can get a canvas shop to do it for you over...
  15. Lou C

    Gimbal Bearing Compatibility and Source?

    Interesting discussion. I have a grease-able one my mechanic installed back in 2005 and its been fine all these years because the bellows didn't leak, I had a new bellows installed then and replaced that one in 2016. Its good to know the sealed ones last, I was skeptical about them but then...
  16. Lou C

    Surge Brakes

    It sounds like your surge brakes are not functiong. Disc brakes will get pretty hot even under moderate braking, normal temps would be between 150*-200* or even more depending on how fast you were driving. Get an IR temp gun and test further. I have surge drums and I can feel them working for...
  17. Lou C

    Trailer brake system opinions

    If you want to use electric brakes on a boat trailer in freshwater they do make galvanized electric brakes. The only issues I have had with surge brakes even in salt water has been in drum wheel cylinders seizing up (by the way happens with disc brakes just the same here) and the adjuster...
  18. Lou C

    winterizing question

    There you have it! If the boat is stored in a dry area indoors it may not be so critical to fog it but if it’s stored outside in a damp climate all winter as it is here fogging is recommended
  19. Lou C

    winterizing question

    I'm surprised that Volvo didn't have a procedure for fogging EFI engines, is this their manual or aftermarket? If I were doing it in that situation I might just follow Mercruiser's procedure which is to use a 6 gallon outboard tank, fill with 5 gallons of fuel, 2 qts of TCW-2 two stroke oil and...
  20. Lou C

    Gimbal Bearing Compatibility and Source?

    Quicksilver should be as good as Merc because its really the same thing but who knows where they source their parts from now.
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