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  1. Goldie627

    86 Sea Ray Restoration [Splashed Oct 2017]

    these two pics should have been in post 1207.... not sure why they didnt show up.... pics are the barely legal striper that i threw back and what the leak looks like
  2. Goldie627

    86 Sea Ray Restoration [Splashed Oct 2017]

    should i put some 4200 around the shift cable where it goes into the back of the bell housing?
  3. Goldie627

    86 Sea Ray Restoration [Splashed Oct 2017]

    hey guys, I may have found the problem... no zip tie on the small side of the shift cable bellow :eek: would kinda explain why it leaks more underway... is not having a zip tie on the bellow enough to actually make me take on water???
  4. Goldie627

    86 Sea Ray Restoration [Splashed Oct 2017]

    I did the best external examination i could of the bellows and didn't find any water, i didnt think i would because its a trickle and sometimes an intermittent trickle so im thinking it may need to be under some kind of force/pressure to make the leak happen. Anywho.... i pulled the outdrive...
  5. Goldie627

    Mercruiser Alphaone Stubborn Outdrive

    Hey all, at the end of last year I pulled my motor for a makeover. I finally get the motor back together and installed, check my alignment (its good), and cant get the dad gummed outdrive to go on all the way. Its about a inch, maybe inch and a quarter out. Its not binding by the shift shaft, it...
  6. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    more carnage... should i take off the oil pan and redo it with a new gasket?
  7. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    i'm embarrassed to post the pics of how it came out, but if i could help one person not make the mistakes i did its worth the humiliation :joyous:
  8. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    instead of weather stripping adhesive i used permatex high tack gasket sealant, my downfall was not letting it cure more before installing the pan... i should have waited til it was sticky to the touch but didn't stick to my finger... plus, like rick said "Don't tighten past snug until it...
  9. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    adding the rtv... too much? too little? should i have smoothed the bead out before installing the oil pan? my dummy pegs didn't work out, i couldn't get the pan on with the pegs so i took them out to install the pan
  10. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    cleaning the rtv that squeezed out from under the main bearing cap that was installed yesterday. the two tiny rectangle cavities have to be clear so fresh rtv and the rear rubber oil pan seal can fit well...
  11. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    unraveling the tape...
  12. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    centering the timing cover...
  13. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    Thanks Rick, I pulled the oil pump, that made crankshaft removal/installation waaaay easier. :joyous: I pulled the crankshaft, lubed all the bearings, installed the rear main seal and installed all the caps. Mains were torqued to 65 ft-lbs, rods were torqued to 40 ft-lbs (40 if your rod bolts...
  14. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    Thanks guys, lots of good info, I appreciate all the advise. Today went well, i installed the camshaft (got it all lubed). After that I installed the crankshaft dry to check bearing clearances. I used the green plastic gauge and I was .002 for all rod and main bearings. Service spec for rods and...
  15. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    oh yea, i almost forgot, i found out why my valve cover was leaking after i just had did that gasket not too long ago. while taking out the lifters i hadda take off the valve cover to losen the rocker arms and look what i found, the gasket had slipped in a spot where there's no bolt to hold it...
  16. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    theres some heavy rust on the block near the water pump, im scared to use any kind of wire brush... any advise for getting it clean? so far ive used razor blades, gasket scraper and a plastic gasket remover drill attachment, the yellow one. maybe i just need more patience....
  17. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    anything on the outside of the rear main seal? oil? rtv? perfect seal? again rick i think you answered this already but im just making sure i understand correctly, sometimes without a pic i get a lil confused with the orientations of the seal
  18. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    anything on the inside of rear main seal? oil? rtv? perfect seal?
  19. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    does perfect seal go in between where the upper and lower seals meet? (where the blue tape is)
  20. Goldie627

    Mercruiser 140 3.0 Makeover

    should i install the main seal like this so the connecting edges are hidden?
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