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    Crusader Revs Great! Won't go over 1800 rpm in Gear?!

    Crusader Classic 5.7 litre with direct Velvet Drive Transmission LH Now Runs Great, as long as I don't put it in Gear! Had a ceramic resistor issue with the engine. Fixed that and now it starts every time and revs up tp 4500. Sounds pretty. However, when I get out in the open water and put it in...
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    Crusader Classic '04 LH Engine SQUEALS! Serpentine belt on wrong! oops.

    Recently our boat mechanic, who by all accounts is a brilliant guy, did some work on the oil pan gasket seal on my port side engine (counter rotating). After putting everything back together he unfortunately INSTALLED THE SERPENTINE BELT WRONG. HERE'S THE STORY. 2 weeks ago our mechanic...
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    Crusader Classic 2004 5.7 litre - Engine Just Shuts off after 5-7 minutes!?

    Crusader Classic 2004 5.7 litre - Engine Shuts off after 5-7 minutes. Confusing... The engine starts easily when cold and idles nicely. Also, revs up to 4000 easily. However after 5-7 minutes of running it just shots down. Doesn't matter whether it is idling or up at higher RPM's. It does this...
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    Help! ANTIFREEZE IN 2-4-6-8/HEAD GASKET OR EXHAUST MANIFOLD?

    Recently rebuilt Crusader 5.7 Classic Series port engine with a total of maybe 30 minutes running time. Ran great then... Began blowing white smoke out the exhaust. Pulled the plugs and found equal amounts of water (antifreeze) in 2-4-6-8. No water in the oil. When you turn it over, shoots...
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    Crusader 2004 Classic Carb Timing Woes

    Hydrolocked my 2004 Crusader 5,7 liter Classic Carb Series Port engine end of last season and bent two rods in the process. Had an excellent car mechanic fix it. Dropped it in my Aquasport 29 TM last week but didn't start it. Had faith in the mechanic... Put it in the water today and went to...
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