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    kicked a rod through the pan, what to patch the pan with

    i want to get my boat back to my marina this weekend. its about 20 miles away and i lost either the #1 or #2 rod. i dont want oil getting into the bilge so what do i patch the pan with before my trip. any suggestions?
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    yellow fuel line to carburator?

    there is a yellow color tygon hose comming off my mechanical fuel pump on my 1988 chris craft with a mercruiser 454. the hose routes up to a full time vaccumm port on my quadrajet. i understand this is a USCG regulation incase the fuel pump were to leak the carb would suck fuel into the...
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    Where do I buy "H" channel extrusion to fix my winshield

    The poly "H" channel between the panes of glass in my windshield have gotten brittle and are cracking. I want to replace them with another set of poly ones or perhaps some rubber ones. The glass is 1/4" thick. I have been able to find a few companies on-line that make "H" channels but they...
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    removing a 2 piece rear main 454 and replacing with a 1 piece - what parts do I need?

    I currently have a 454 with a 2 piece rear main in my 1988 chris craft 245 with bravo 1 I have a 454 out of a truck but it has a 1 piece rear main. Correct me if I were to build the truck motor into a 496 and do a swap this winter the only 2 parts I would need to buy to perform the swap is the...
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    Will a tall valve cover fit on a 454?

    I put new rockers on my 1988 chris craft with a 454. Now the stock valve covers wont sit down on the head. I kind of thought this may happen. I look online and i see two heights listed for BBC valve covers. Standard height and tall. I (think) standard height is 2-5/8" i (think) tall is 4"...
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    gains from a 1.8 rocker?

    I have a bad rocker on my 454 so I am going to order a new set. The current set is the stock 1.7 ratio. I see 1.8 ratio rockers available. What sort of gains can I expect to see with 1.8's. I am assuming I have a stock cam.
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    Which oil for flat tappet cam?

    For those of you with flat tappet lifters. Which oil do you use, or do you just buy normal oil and add zinc?
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    Exhaust water way hotter coming out of starboard side tip... why?

    1989 Chris Craft 245 with a 454 and thru hull. I put new exhaust manifolds and risers on it not more than a month ago along with a new thermostat housing and hoses. Both risers are equally cool to the touch after running for extended times. Temp gauge (if accurate) reads about 170 with a 160...
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    How do i remove trim sender bolt?

    The bolt that holds in the retainer for the trim sender on a bravo 1. It looks tough to access with the drive on. To avoid removing the drive what tools do you use to remove the bolt? 11mm swivel on an extension is what i am assuming. Im going to buy a 11mm swivel this week unless someone...
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    Best option for quieting loud thru hull exhaust

    My first boat had thru prop and I liked it. I stumbled on a great deal for a 1988 chris craft 245 limited with a 454 and thru hull. I took it out yesterday for the first time. I like the thru hull, but off plane, trolling around, it was difficult to maintain a conversation with my passengers...
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    Mini or regular starter for my 454?

    I got the engine together in the boat i was given but the starter doesnr spin fast enough to get it to fire. Figures i found this out after i put the exhaust manifolds on but whatever. I have a mini starter and a regular starter from my old chevelle. Do guys run minis in boats? Im thinking...
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    how many hours of running to burn off milky oil?

    I bought a boat that was sitting for 4 years with no intake or heads on the motor. When I pull the dipstick the oil looks clean and new, but when I changed it, it looked milky. I would expect it to after sitting for so long, but even after I changed it, it still looks milky. How long does it...
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    cool way to easily change your oil

    my last boat had a chevy 350 in it and i would change the oil at the end of every boating season. I bought the mercury hand pump. I would screw it on and pump until my arm got tired and usualy drip a bit into the bilge. The boat i recently picked up has a 454 and when i went to pump the oil...
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    Which 454 Cylinder head to buy, opinions welcome

    I just picked up a 1989 chris craft 245 with a 454 and a Bravo 1 "performance" drive, whatever the heck that is. I never saw the word "performance" on a bravo 1 before but what do I know? Anyway. I got the boat because I couldn't beat the price, but I took a gamble because only the short block...
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    1989 Chris Craft 245 Limited - anyone with personal experiance

    I had a 22' wellcraft for a couple of years. I wanted to hang onto it but I lost my storage so I sold it last year. I was on a waitlist at my local lake marine for a spot to open up and I got the call last week so I took the spot without owning a boat. I should have hung onto my wellcraft, that...
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    Are pre-1998 crownlines prone to rot?

    I see a clean looking 1996 CR225 not too far from me and the price seems good. I started doing some research on-line last night and I saw a post on another forum about staying away from pre-1998 crownlines. Something to do with the floors not being treated with marine grade wood. I have to...
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    what is the floor in a 1987 formula 242 made of

    Super novice question here but these white panels on the interior floor of a boat i am looking at buying what material are they? The reason I ask is because the only boat i have ever owned was a 1987 wellcraft that had was carpet over marine plywood. The entire floor was solid as a rock and...
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    Can I add through prop exhaust to a boat that currently has through hull

    My first boat was a 1987 wellcraft elite 222XL with a chevy 350 and an alpha 1 Gen 1 drive with through prop exhaust. I sold that boat. I am currently looking at a 1986 Formula 206 that has the identical engine/drive combo. The only difference is that the formula has full time through hull...
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    Where does the Tachometer read off of a Thunderbolt IV ignition

    1987 Wellcraft with a 260 merc I/O Engine Serial # 0B489983 Last season I had this issue where my tach wouldn't work upon start up and then start working 5-10min into my trip and be fine up until the engine got cold and then it would do it again. I took the tach out of the dash and cleaned...
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    Oil change question

    I have a 1987 wellcraft with a chevy 350. I bought this boat 3 years ago and did an oil change before putting in the water but i remember it being tough to get the drain plug out and dripping oil in the bilge that i had to clean out. I have been meaning to change the oil these last couple...
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