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  1. Lou C

    Winterizing a 2004 3.0 glm-b

    You don't have to 'RUN' antifreeze through it, you can simply drain, poke the holes in the block and exhaust manifold, disconnect the bottom end of the hose from the circulating pump to the thermostat housing, disconnect the raw water intake hose at the impeller housing, point it down in the...
  2. Lou C

    New elbows on a 5.7 LX.

    good question, it just doesn't make sense to me for them to eliminate the drain, for the reason I stated above. I know that in some Merc applications it would not matter where the exhaust is raw water cooled since draining the manifold drains the elbow just like on OMC/Volvo exhaust. Another...
  3. Lou C

    New elbows on a 5.7 LX.

    Question.... If used on an engine with closed cooling (including the exhaust manifolds) wouldn’t the elbow require a separate drain in order to get the elbow to fully drain? I guess alternatively you could disconnect the hose feeding raw water to the elbow...
  4. Lou C

    Riser Extension Blocks - Full Closed Cooling ???

    Sounds like it’s all coming together!
  5. Lou C

    Hydrolocked - now what??

    Well oil in the exhaust could have other causes....bad valve stem seals, worn/sticking piston rings for a few. Then if you had an engine oil cooler or power steering cooler if either leaks it may be possible to see oil in the exhaust. I’d do a compression test and check the exhaust carefully...
  6. Lou C

    Need advise on bringing a 92 beretta succsess 200 back to life.

    If that little tab that the choke spring hooks onto doesn’t move back n forth something is wrong with the choke linkage; but make sure you have the choke spring hooked on that tab correctly. The spring is a bi metal spring that contracts (cold) to close choke and expands (opens choke). It has to...
  7. Lou C

    Need advise on bringing a 92 beretta succsess 200 back to life.

    If that little tab that the choke spring hooks onto doesn’t move back n forth something is wrong with the choke linkage; but make sure you have the choke spring hooked on that tab correctly. The spring is a bi metal spring that contracts (cold) to close choke and expands (opens choke) .
  8. Lou C

    Strange noise Mercrusier

    Yep. The classic I/O problem and why I pull the drive at the end of each season. Check for leaks in the drive shaft bellows and replace bellows any time you see water in there or even see small cracks developing in the folds of the cracks. Every 5 years or so would be a good interval. I have...
  9. Lou C

    Riser Extension Blocks - Full Closed Cooling ???

    I guess because raising up the elbows with spacers slightly changes the angles of how the down pipes match up to the Y pipe....
  10. Lou C

    Hydrolock, swim platform, riser height and static water line question

    Glad to hear you got it worked out & that will help others!
  11. Lou C

    Hydrolocked - now what??

    There is a Mercruiser document out there that explains how water gets in cylinders, but most often it can happen from the following: leaky manifold to elbow gasket---> puts water in cyl, then oil rotted elbow or manifold--->same rotted intake manifold---> puts water in the cam valley right in...
  12. Lou C

    Is there any hope???

    P.S.: while the hoses on these last longer that on a pressurized system they still get hard over time. Tip: Check the small hose between the P/S cooler and transom mount, I had this pop off one year overheated the engine and filled the bilge with salt water! That eventually led to my top end...
  13. Lou C

    Is there any hope???

    I do that too; we have a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 that I bought new! Only 180,000 miles although some parts are getting harder to find and rust affects all these older Jeeps to an extent if you are in the rust belt. They are far simpler to repair than modern Jeeps that’s for sure. We also...
  14. Lou C

    Freese Plug

    One thing I learned is if the fitting in the block is a right angle one, these can clog more easily than the straight ones. On my old '88 the one on the side with the starter is a right angle one probably because the old style large starter and front bracket interfered with the straight fitting...
  15. Lou C

    Freese Plug

    More important question is HOW did you winterize it? Drain? or run AF through?
  16. Lou C

    Merc 5.7 bogged down under load

    That looks like an electric choke conversion for a 4bbl Quadrajet. I'd make sure the choke plate closes with the engine cold and completely opens with the engine warm, electric chokes usually open faster than the older style manifold heated chokes. These usually work well but if there isn't a...
  17. Lou C

    Are surge brakes always a PIA?

    The Tie Down model 66 that I have had for approx 16 years has some type of a damper and it does not bang or clunk, you can feel it working but just barely.
  18. Lou C

    2 cycle oil for my garden tools

    To add to the mystery or confusion I’ve heard some say that adding more oil (running a 50:1 machine on a 40:1 mix) actually leans the fuel mix since there is now more oil in the same quantity of fuel/oil mix. I have only 50:1 machines so that’s what I use and have not worn one out. The oldest is...
  19. Lou C

    Starter help!!!!!! Omc cobra 4.3

    The bolts I got are sold by ARCO as an installation kit. Look on their website for a part #. But you may have a different starter and you must verify that the bolts will clamp the starter to the block before they bottom out in the block. Thread the outer bolt in the block all the way and measure...
  20. Lou C

    Mercruiser exhaust systems.

    Also looks like a bit o water leaked into the exhaust manifold...
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