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  1. Lou C

    Remanufactured Carb recommendations

    Never experienced vapor lock with E10 fuels in my Quadrajet (and the old pre-vortec manifold does have an exhaust crossover passage unlike the vortec manifolds so it probably does run a bit hotter). However, I did have this problem on an old 1970 Ford Torino with a 302 V8 and Ford Motorcraft...
  2. Lou C

    New to me Boat, did I make the right move...plan on towing

    Here's where mine has lived for approx. 18 years.... PS the flags, are to keep the birds off, they can really make a mess of mooring covers!
  3. Lou C

    Oil Change adapter

    female garden hose adapter. Like what I have on this pump...
  4. Lou C

    2007 VP 4.3 GXI Stalling when shifting from forward to Neutral

    The dumping of the fuel in the mason jar is one of my favorite diagnostic tests lol. You see what's really going on in there. as you can see no water in this fuel.....
  5. Lou C

    To start or not to start, this is my question.

    If you are worried about rust in the cyls….try this.... disable the igntion system and remove the plugs, spray PB blaster in the cyls and let it sit a few hrs, Then follow that with fogging oil like we use for winter storage. Then spin it over with the starter, this just dissolves any rust...
  6. Lou C

    2012 Merc V-6 I/O cat converter exhaust question...

    I've got a friend with a 2012 Merc V6 I/O with the cat converter exhaust. Used in salt water just like out boat, moored approx. 6 month season. Their mechanic is advising replacing the manifolds and elbows as it typically done here with cast iron exhaust every 5-7 years. The cost parts and labor...
  7. Lou C

    Have replaced transom cable before no problem - Delco EST now problem

    pick set and carb cleaner and compressed air is fine. if you saw mine...you'd see nothing but Evinrude Triple Guard grease in there (we used to call it OMC's blue snot)...great stuff...look in this pic...might be able to see....and this is after 6 months sitting in the salt water...see the...
  8. Lou C

    OMC Cobra freshen up

    Here's some pix of mine shifted into fwd and rev.....top pic is fwd bottom is rev ESA trigger is centered in both, can't see it in the top pic.
  9. Lou C

    Use Antifreeze to winterize? Here's a choice few think of.....

    If you use antifreeze to winterize (and there is as much debate on this point, as there is on motor oils), but let's just say Mercruiser has recommended it for years....for the purpose of reducing corrosion...not freeze protection per se....you always manually drain first...here's another I...
  10. Lou C

    Rochester Quadrajet Issue

    This one shows the choke spring rod...
  11. Lou C

    Rochester Quadrajet Issue

    Here's a pic with the carb not installed. Just took it apart to rebuild it about a year ago. The only thing missing is the rod that comes up from the thermostatic spring
  12. Lou C

    1999 4.3L Mercruiser Consuming Oil (Some Diagnostics Done-What Next?)

    It depends on how you feel about having to be vigilant about checking oil often and having to add oil. On an older engine that is not really a big deal, it would only be if someone who was using the boat never checked the oil. Actually removing the heads with then engine in the boat for me was...
  13. Lou C

    Carb corrosion.

    Here's my old Q-Jet after rebuilding....there was some whitish surface build up but the inside was very clean....it got sprayed with everything else in the engine compartment with salt water some years back....but has been in a salt water environment (moored on a rotating mooring) close to 20...
  14. Lou C

    Rotten Bat Wings; Water Injected Headers?

  15. Lou C

    Fresh water-closed system over run by salt water, leaking into bilge

  16. Lou C

    Rotten Bat Wings; Water Injected Headers?

    PS in my boating environment, those small outlet ports, clog up every 5 years or so with rust. So my boat which came from the midwest, around 2000, had 3 sets of batwings in the time I had it, and now the later style is the 4th set. The outlets in the center riser style are much larger than...
  17. Lou C

    '99 VP 5.7 GSi - PWTR continues to overheat after running w/o water line hooked up

    there is a work around for that lousy design.... OK this is an OMC Cobra but the design is basically the same because Volvo copied OMC's transom design. What my previous mechanic did was cut off the original wires and left the plug in the transom in place. Then took the new sending unit and cut...
  18. Lou C

    Good vid on re-assembling a V/P SX-M transom assembly....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y83ud7V8kDM very well explained and detailed, for those who may need to re-do one of these.... might want to make it a sticky....
  19. Lou C

    Replacing the Tilt Trim Sender unit OMC

    Garmin pix....in case you don't have a depthfinder/sounder....
  20. Lou C

    Fuel fill very slow - boat initially hard to start - Volvo Penta 4.3L GL

    You can check if the choke heater is working without running it by carefully disconnecting the + connection at the choke heater and then run a jumper wire from the + terminal to the battery + terminal. (Make sure not to touch any metal on the engine with the wire when you do this because it will...
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