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  1. Horigan

    Knocking noise in gimbal when trimmed up

    Bottom line, don't start or run your engine until the drive is down. You can trim up a bit while running within the operational range for raising and lowering the bow. If it's quite in that range, while turning, you're good to go with all the new parts you've installed.
  2. Horigan

    Broken Spark plug

    Reduce the torque on the head bolts incrementally. Don't remove bolts completely with others at full torque. It makes the last few bolts very difficult to remove.
  3. Horigan

    Ignition/Fuel Fuse keeps popping up

    No idea. Look for a mounting hole within reach of the wires.
  4. Horigan

    Tie down caliper mounting bracket

    Next step is to replace the rotor...
  5. Horigan

    VP SX tag missing- need help ID’ing gear ratio and model

    My 200hp V8 has a 1.60 ratio. You'll need a protractor to differential between 1.88 and 1.79. Actually, if there's enough room, an iPhone app would work.
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    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    To freeze it free you can also use a can of gum remover. From my high school janitor days ski bumming you spray it on gum in carpet and it freezes hard so you can break it out of the carpet.
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    VP SX tag missing- need help ID’ing gear ratio and model

    It's gonna depend on your horsepower. I would just count the revolutions when turning the engine. From Google... "Later model drives in the SX family will vary some: 4 cylinder = 2.18:1 maybe the 1.97:1 in a small boat. 6 cylinder = 1.97:1 and maybe the 1.88:1, 1.79:1 8 cylinder = 1.43:1...
  8. Horigan

    Ignition/Fuel Fuse keeps popping up

    Just went through this. My issue was ignition wiring chafing on the block. If you find that with everything unplugged the fuse still blows, chase the wiring. In my case, it was the wiring to the alternator that was chafing the block.
  9. Horigan

    Manifold & Risers no longer available

    That's my plan when my EFI system goes TU or I can't get exhaust components. I do have a couple spares of those...
  10. Horigan

    Manifold & Risers no longer available

    The Ford EFI risers are different to make room for the larger intake manifold system. The riser/elbows are canted outboard on each side.
  11. Horigan

    Manifold & Risers no longer available

    The challenge is finding the Ford risers, which are different part numbers port and starboard...
  12. Horigan

    Boat trailer bunk bracket question

    A metal fabrication place could easily make them for you if you had the dimensions.
  13. Horigan

    Crank no fuel - oil pressure safety switch ?

    Your connections don't look too bad, but I ran into a similar limp mode issue due to corrosion at the connection to the oil pressure switch. Maybe just remove and clean the connections as a first attempt.
  14. Horigan

    Trailer Bunk Bracket Mounting Questions

    I would mount them so they are perpendicular to the bunks, but at 10 degrees, it really doesn't matter. Relatively low side loads at those small angles.
  15. Horigan

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3 - no reading on temperature gauge

    I would find a wiring diagram for your engine to confirm the configuration. If you don't have access to one, post your engine model and maybe someone can share it, assuming they can get over the server photo linking issue.
  16. Horigan

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3 - no reading on temperature gauge

    Realize there are two temp "senders". One is an alarm temp switch that completes a ground and triggers the high temp alarm, the other is a sensor that has variable resistance that is read by the gauge.
  17. Horigan

    Trim pump or rams issue?

    Good point. The SX-M manual says the opposite, and I assumed it was the same on later drives/trim pumps. On the seal leakage, gravity puts a much lower load on the seals than drive thrust, so it still could be the seals.
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    Trim pump or rams issue?

    Even if the trim pump reservoir is full, you could still be leaking internally across the piston seals. Note that you need to trim the drive all the way up before you open the reservoir. At other positions the reservoir is pressurized.
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    2000 vp 5.0 - can i use the closed tstat housing for raw conversion?

    On most heat exchangers you can remove the end caps and run an appropriately sized rod through the raw water tubes to clear them out. If you can do that, that should get it cooling enough.
  20. Horigan

    Warning buzzer

    The hot side will connect to the purple ignition wire from the ignition switch that powers the ignition and gauges. The other side will be connected to the ground signal wire from the oil pressure alarm switch in parallel with the water temperature alarm switch (possibly tan wire with black...
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