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  1. Lou C

    Thermostat GLM13230 OEM # 87290A4

    an old school radiator thermometer is great for checking a 'stat in a pot of water....I rigged up a length of coat hanger wire to hold the stat and the thermometer off the bottom of the pot....
  2. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    the ones in this boat are dried out & stiff but not crumbling but i do plan to replace them... one last thing I noticed...the ID of the old fuel supply hose to the engine (3/8") seems bigger than on a new section of hose of the same size.....wondering if they could have been sucking in air even...
  3. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    Ok I’ll have to smell around again some more!
  4. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    Last question for my iboats friends…anybody know if fuel can be tested to tell if it is still usable or not? Blackstone Labs does offer a test kit but it’s expensive….
  5. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    I replaced the one from the tank to the fuel filter but I know the fill & vent should be done too…thank goodness the tank appears to be in pretty good shape…
  6. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    Good thought! I checked the vent, I think it's clear, who knows with that old fuel line though. I "think" the hoses were original if you can believe. It's a 1988 boat!
  7. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    Thought of that but it ran perfect with the test tank. The use of the test tank reduced the possibilities to: Anti siphon (tested good) Pick up tube ((clean no screen tested good but will do more testing) Fuel line, cut in half to check for delamination found none. Fuel (unknown). Only other...
  8. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    Good suggestions I thought the same thing. Cut the old fuel line in half to check for delamination but found none. The filter, pump & steel lines from pump/filter to carb functioned fine when tested with the remote tank.
  9. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    When I ran the test tank it was hooked to the regular filter so I assumed that filter & the fuel pump were OK. The boat ran absolutely perfect on the test tank. Also I changed the fuel filter after spring start up and dumped the contents into a large mason jar & it was totally clear like it’s...
  10. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    As far as vacuum leaks I had the same idea and tested the old (actually well made) pick up tube, no leaks that I could find. It is all alu with the tube threaded into the top fitting, no screen to clog. Today I will rig up a better way to test it with my vacuum pump. The anti siphon valve was...
  11. Lou C

    Simple winterization process / draining 4.3gl

    I don’t think much if any would come out if you did that…
  12. Lou C

    Simple winterization process / draining 4.3gl

    I don’t think your engine has that extra hose that is referenced there.
  13. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    That’s my thought. I may have to get a service to do it for me because it’s about 35 gallons of gas. Gonna ask people I know in the business….
  14. Lou C

    Fuel starvation conundrum

    Ok so all season had a performance problem where the engine was reluctant to plane the boat and max rpm was way low 3800-4000. First I went thru the ignition system & verified total timing advance, then rebuild the Qjet (but no real problems found). Next ran it on the remote tank with fresh fuel...
  15. Lou C

    Simple winterization process / draining 4.3gl

    That I can’t say, because my OMC Cobra doesn’t have that set up. Why not post a pic of yours?
  16. Lou C

    Do you have a DIY vacuum / pressure tester?

    I have the same ones, very helpful, also used them for other things like checking anti-siphon valves....
  17. Lou C

    Simple winterization process / draining 4.3gl

    My OMC manual said the same and I felt the same as you. What I do is disconnect the raw water hose at the 'stat housing and fill that hose with -100 (-50 freeze point) marine antifreeze till it runs out the water intakes on the outdrive. Doing this 20+ years and never had a problem. Yours is...
  18. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Very interesting, so you can see besides the location of the lever arm being higher on the outboard transom, with the I/O, the front engine mounts & sheer weight of the cast iron engine in effect could counter act the tendency of the thrust of the prop to try to force the power package up...
  19. Lou C

    Considering a 22-25ft cabin cruiser. thoughts?

    Grady White Walkaround
  20. Lou C

    How much water pressure is too much, for running on the hose?

    Long Island uses ground water & pumping stations so there aren’t a lot of water towers but there are some…
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