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  1. Panoguy

    GM 5.7L TBI & Thunderbolt IV compatibility

    Long story short - my purchased (5-yrs.-ago) reman. short block was improperly assembled, resulting in wristpin SEVERELY etching #2 cylinder wall. Yay. I have a handle on pulling a complete 5.7L Vortec TBI out of a 1998 Chevy 2500HD truck. I'm wondering if I can use the TBI (I'd need to add an...
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    5.7L Non-Vortec to Vortec conversion

    I have a 5.7L crate engine (home build) with low compression on several cylinders, likely cause is a bad head rebuild on my behalf. Assuming all goes well with my (wet) compression tests & I don't have piston/cylinder issues, I'm thinking of replacing my non-Vortec heads with (guaranteed)...
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    Mercruiser Alpha 1 G2 Trim (probably dumb questions!)

    Hi: So I'm having a problem where my trim will go all the way up, but won't come down. - Trim pump motor runs in either direction, so I don't think it's electrical (solenoids, but see my last paragraph). - Drive will come down slowly if I stand on it, but won't come down on it's own. - Drive...
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    Engine sundeck/upports; glass & paint ?s

    Hi. Not sure how I should treat the support "beams" used to support my engine hatch/sundeck. These supports are being made of 3/4" X 3" Marine-grade plywood, and will likely be seeing some heat (engine). I'm thinking first a layer of thinned polyester (let soak-in), then some exterior house...
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    Mercruiser Power assist retrofit question

    Hi: (The back-story): So, my (2.0 4-cyl) Sea Ray originally had manual steering. During the course of my complete rebuild, I beefed-up the stringers & upgraded my power to a 5.7L V8. I bought and pulled a Mercruiser V8 from another thrashed Sea Ray, to use heads/tin/etc. on a short-block that...
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    Mercruiser Shift Cutout Switch seems wonky

    Hi: My project boat is a collection of a number of brought-together parts from other boats, but I'll try to describe relevant parts as best as I can: 5.7 GM crate engine - non-vortec, new SEI outdrive to accommodate the engine,shift cables came with my boat, which originally had a 3L mercruiser...
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    Adding power steering to my boat re-build

    Hi: I have what's turned-out to be a long term project boat - see my progress in my signature line. Last fall, even though it's not completed, I splashed my boat - just to see if it wouldn't sink... it didn't, but the change from the 2.5L engine to the 5.7L engine radically changed the ease of...
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    Mercruiser Alpha 1 shifts into gear, won't shift out

    I have a 5.7L crate engine attached to an old (used to be white... that old!) Sea Ray upper unit (gear ratio=1.47), that looks pristine inside, which in-turn is attached to a new SEI-106 lower unit. First time I splashed the several weeks backboat, all worked well - it would shift into/out-of...
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    Longer-term storage

    Hope someone can help me out - I put my boat to bed last fall, by running the engine till warm, then spraying engine fog into the carb for a bit, careful not to stall it for a while, then finally stalling it with the fogger, I then I drained it, pulled hoses, & pulled the battery. I may not be...
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    Engine compartment ventilation question

    Hi: I'm designing a 3-compartment engine hatch/storage areas, the lid will act as a sundeck/fishing platform. I'm wondering if the ventilation scheme that I've come-up with will be sufficient? In particular, I'm wondering if my air-in should be beefed-up... perhaps a 4" or 5" diameter vinyl...
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    Truck bedliner roll-on paint

    My restoration involves removing the engine doghouse, enclosing my I/O engine from gunwale-to-gunwale, and creating a combination sundeck and fishing platform. I'm thinking of using that thick bedliner paint to do the job. Has anyone tried using this for something similar (perhaps a boat deck)...
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    HELP! Mid '80s Sea Ray Seville fuel tank openings question

    Ugg - probably a silly question, but I just can't remember, after 3 years of disassembly! The 30 gallon under-deck fuel tank that came with my 1984 19-Ft. Sea Ray Seville, has (obviously) a fuel fill opening (on the starboard side), then right next to that is a smaller opening, then off to the...
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    Chevy 5.7L Harmonic Balancer quandary

    Hi: Just fired-up my Mercruiser (Chevy) shortblock rebuild today, it fired right up! Once I had it warmed-up, I tried to set timing, but the timing mark was right off of the scale - at about 10-o-clock, instead of the normal 2-o-clock position by the scale. Rotating the distributor to where I...
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    Chevy 5.7L fuel pump mounting... what's this hole?

    Hi: I'm building-up a GM 5.7L engine, using a new (well, remanufactured) short block, & heads, manifolds and tin from an old motor. The original fuel pump is fine, but I didn't remove the mounting plate, so never saw beneath it. (Please refer to the picture) What is this hole beneath the fuel...
  15. Panoguy

    Transom rebuild - sliding the engine forward instead of pulling it out?

    Has anyone tried to do this? I just don't have the room to get an engine hoist behind my boat, I have a dirt floor, and the engine is HIGH UP! OK, I guess that I could pull the boat forward & buying some plywood for a temporary floor, but wouldn't sliding the engine 3'-or-so forward, over the...
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    84 Sea Ray Seville Cuddy - Floor work, new interior

    Hi: Last fall, I decided that I wanted to freshen the interior of my (fairly new to me) 19' Seville cuddy - my first-ever boat. This is "a local" according to the papers that came with it (the original 1984 bill of sale!), it has never seen salt water, & has been wintered inside... it however...
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    1984 Searay Seville 19 - Lounge seat question

    Hi! I've started tearing-down the interior of my Searay Seville 19-Cuddy, the plan is to replace the "back-to-back" lounge seats with captains chairs on adjustable pedistals, and the doghouse engine cover/jump seats with a bench seat just forward of the engine. I'm concerned about weather the...
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