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  1. nola mike

    I need a car

    Very specific wants, I don't know if such an animal exists (currently driving a '01 BMW 330 convertible): 1. Convertible 2. STICK SHIFT 3. 4 seater 4. Sporty/ish 5. At least upper 20's mpg on the highway 6. <$20k 7. <100k miles/probably 2010+ Whaddya got?
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    Crap. Broken spark plug

    Trying to chase down a high speed miss/bog. Rebuilt the carb with no effect. Started looking at regular tune up stuff. #4 plug broke off. Any way to remove the remainder without pulling the head? Some sort of ez out/left hand bit?
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    470/3.7L Carb spec question

    TL;DR version: What's the correct float drop for carb #1389-3489? Seen online in a few places, in the sierra carb rebuild kit instructions, and in the merc 3.0 manual that the drop should be 27mm. The merc #8 manual says 44.5mm, which is what I went with. Level set to 14mm using spring loaded...
  4. nola mike

    How much is this trailer worth?

    Just finished stripping a junk boat hull, and need to sell the trailer. Looks to be freshwater only, in very nice shape. Had been holding a 19' bowrider. Actually nicer than my current ride, but I prefer the rollers on my trailer and don't feel like going through the hassle of reregistering...
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    And this... Is why I didn't want to buy a junk hull

    Thought I was in the clear... Admiral didn't ask the outcome of me sneaking off to, ahem, "lookataboat" last weekend. Would have got away with it too, if not for those meddling neighbors! See, told you Scott Danforth , Bondo
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    Nola Mike's 3.7/470 --> 4.3L swap thread

    And we're off! I managed to remove the steering, disconnected cable from the helm and from the transom plate via the 2 clevis pins. Finally got an opportunity to see how the system works. I neglected to say that I was unable to turn the wheel at all when everything was hooked up, and have no...
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    Nola Mike's 3.7/470 --> 4.3L swap thread

    I'm sure that this will be a saga, so starting a new thread. Just picked up an '89 Glastron donor with a 4.3. I'm planning on refurbing the engine and adding a 4bbl carb and vortec heads. I'm going to start on the engine in a bit, and then swap it in the fall after the season. 1st question...
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    STILL no 4.3L :(

    OK, so that wasn't bad. 2.5 hours, then another 3 to strip some of the boat. I didn't have a compression tester, and the gas was obviously bad, so I just poured a little gas down the carb. It popped, so at least the ignition is working. Didn't see a reason to screw with it much. This made me so...
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    How long to pull a motor?

    Finally picked up a hull with a 4.3. I don't have an engine hoist. I'm thinking about disconnecting everything, and posting a CL or similar ad, driving somewhere and have them lift and place it in the back of my truck. Guessing that part of it shouldn't take more than 15-30 minutes, right? In...
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    Screwed up sig pic?

    Been trying to update my sig pic. Looks good, I hit save, and well, take a look at my sig. Is it me or the board?
  11. nola mike

    STILL no 4.3L :(

    So hey, new boat! It's an '89. Interior was indeed rough (yes, that's Trex being used as the floor). Given that, I assume that the stringers are rotted. Nice looking boat back in the day though. Looks strictly fresh water. Didn't spend a ton of time inspecting, since regardless of whatever's...
  12. nola mike

    Need more oomph for skiing...

    Well, had hoped to be running a 4.3 this year, but it looks like at least another season on my tired 3.7L 19' bowrider, 1700#. Current prop 23p aluminum/quicksilver stock prop. Actually performs pretty well, gets out of the hole quick even when loaded, turns 45-600 rpm 48 mph solo, 4300 @45 with...
  13. nola mike

    Teleflex steering cable replacement?

    Need to replace the cable on my '04 25 hp Merc. Saw a faint teleflex marking on the cable, so looks like I need a teleflex rotary replacement. Couple of questions. 1. There appears to be a quick connect and threaded fitting. Not sure which I have. It isn't obvious to me how to remove this thing...
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    Got out this weekend, all went eerily well.

    Normally I need to do SOMETHING in the spring before I get on the water. This weekend wasn't planning on taking it out, but it was too damn nice. Charged it a few days before. Started on muffs, ran rough for a minute but started right up. Got on the water, went about 30 miles. Beautiful. Only...
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    STILL no 4.3L :(

    I've been looking for a 4.3L for quite a while to replace my 470. I was fairly diligent looking for donor motors and junked hulls this offseason without much success. The ones that I found were '80's vintage. V8s are more plentiful, but I'm very wary about adding even more weight to my light...
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    Max output of 470 stator?

    Trying to troubleshoot something remotely for a guy with a 470. He says that he's getting 60v to his battery, doesn't know the problem. I haven't got any more info, but this seems like an awfully high output, even with a completely fried regulator. I had helped him after he took it to a shop...
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    Wacky Tachy

    Been having an issue with a floating needle on my tach. Seems more pronounced when hot or at high rpm. I've had the problem before, I thought the issue in the past was some internal corrosion in the tach. It seemed to resolve last time when I worked the selector screw back and forth. This time...
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    470 overheat (?) troubleshooting

    Finally got out today, went 34 miles. Had a hard time getting the gauge back up to 160, riding 33-3400 rpm in a lightly loaded boat on a calm day. A few long 37-3800 rpm runs got it close though. Immediately put it in idle and checked temps. The mechanical gauge reading is below, might have...
  19. nola mike

    OMG, is it the coil?

    Finally got back on the water after a ton of rain. Was trying to see whether I could get the temps up after flushing the HX. 17 miles each way to our destination, running it a bit harder than usual, 33-3400 rpm on the way out, way back with a few longer runs at 37-3800 rpm. Stopped on the way...
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    Freeing up a stiff Teleflex steering cable?

    2003 Merc 25 hp. I kind of assumed that the stiffness was at the engine side. Today I removed the cable completely from the tube. The flexible aft end of the cable had fresh looking grease on there, no corrosion. However, still tight to turn even disconnected. The helm end has the cable that...
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