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  1. Lou C

    I have had enough winter and snow in N J.

    I could not live in Fla year round, too hot but I have had it with NY: property taxes ($13,000+ for a small house) unaffordable housing market for youngsters--bad for a generation of young people high cost for fuel, electricity and insurance (although not as bad as Fla and Cali) 4 months of...
  2. Lou C

    maybe changing from 4.3 liter cobra to 175 Suzuki outboard on a Starcraft Islander Islander.

    The outboard puts different force to the transom than the I/O does and the weight is distributed very differently. You can't just add an outboard bracket and replace the transom as it was designed for the I/O the transom itself must be strengthened, but you're planning on that I can see. Don't...
  3. Lou C

    I have had enough winter and snow in N J.

    you know there are parts of the USA with exactly that weather. if I ever can get out of New York, that's where I want to land Southwest! Nothing rusts, cars/trucks last decades, and wood cores in boats don't rot, no moisture!
  4. Lou C

    There will be a shortage of parts in areas that had freezing temperatures for the first sustained times.

    Charlie, you know that we don't usually get snow here in Long Island before Christmas and now it's snowed twice already. Unusual and for the weekend it looks like we could get the same as we did last weekend (3"-4"). Fired up my 2 stroke Toro (ole smokey) and had some fun. Glad I put these on my...
  5. Lou C

    Volvo Penta engine coupler runout … aka wobble

    When the outdrive separated from the transom mount did the driveshaft pull out of the coupler or was it broken off and one end stayed in the coupler? if you are seeing the same run out of the center section then I'd get a new coupler. Something was wrong either from the start (defective) or...
  6. Lou C

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I have an original Lionel O gauge J Class with the Powhatan Arrow passenger set. Got the engine for Christmas I think around 1962 or so, used it as child and forgot about it till about '94, pulled it out and rewired it, everything worked including the light, smoke and whistle. Finally bought the...
  7. Lou C

    Question about paint chips in fuel system

    Unless that 10 micron isn't really a 10 micron! I know there was some discussion about this in reference to Sierra's self-certification of their filters. Might be worth it to switch to Racor. Just watch that extra gasket.
  8. Lou C

    Question about paint chips in fuel system

    Just thinking of the difference in fuel flow from idle to 4500 rpm in terms of GPH makes you realize the effect of fuel restrictions..
  9. Lou C

    Good Ear muffs

    True, the only real test of an impeller is when the lower unit is in the water.
  10. Lou C

    Good Ear muffs

    I used to use the Tempo rectangular dual inlet muffs but the stiff rubber and rectangular shape just didn't seal that well.
  11. Lou C

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    That carb had the nipple built in so you can use a standard flame arrestor
  12. Lou C

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I was driving up to the F-1 race in Montreal QC like we do every year and driving a rental Chrysler Pacifica (nice vehicle for trips by the way). After we crossed the Canadian border and were in an area of mostly farms (La Prairie I think) at about 1:00 AM this deer, or moose runs out in the...
  13. Lou C

    Good Ear muffs

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/074ke9bp0zk1ys6xg767h/Cobra-running-on-the-water-hose.MOV?rlkey=mu0s4k98e3zs6rfsyius2hl8u&e=1&dl=0 You can tell these are working well by how much water is coming out of the idle reliefs, right in front of and above that front anode.....
  14. Lou C

    Volvo Penta engine coupler runout … aka wobble

    Maybe remove the coupler and make sure nothing of off with the mounting also you might be able to check the run out of the flywheel where the coupler mounts…
  15. Lou C

    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    The only way to be sure is to disconnect those easy drain hoses at the block itself and probe those block drains. You’ll get a fair amount of water out of each side. You know I thought of making my own easy drain set up just for those hard to reach block drains but then realized I could not...
  16. Lou C

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    Post up a pic of what your stock intake looks like. If it looks like a 2 bbl intake I would not use it. If when you remove the plate it looks like a 4bbl intake then I think it’s fine..
  17. Lou C

    OMC 4.3 V6 dry joint "batwing" conversion exhaust kit

    That’s great! Thanks for the follow up! I’ll be considering this when I have to change mine next time….
  18. Lou C

    Good Ear muffs

    these, the rubber is softer and more compliant and with the clamp you can get them tight and they can't fall off.
  19. Lou C

    Good Ear muffs

    The best I have found is the Merc/Quicksilver round ones with the rod clamp. Those have to pass the rod thru the holes on the lower unit to work, they appear to be made out of softer rubber than the typical rectangular ones so they seal better.
  20. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Tight Bubba Tight Busted!
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