I have noticed that there is a small noise coming from the sterndrive when the stern drive is tilted.Its a rotating noise like a bearing at the point where the drive shaft enters the top of the upper housing.
If i lower the sterndrive the noise goes away.
I changed the gimbal bearing a couple of...
Here is a particularly irritating problem.
Leave boat for one week.
Put the boat in the water stone cold and turn the key ...fires up almost immediately...in the time it takes the pump to prime the carb.
Tear up and down for a bit skiing/ringo's stop the boat ten minutes and fires up again no...
Hi Y'all ...Happy Christmas!!
Just a couple of quick questions that you may be able to help with concerning the manual on the 3.8.
Head bolt torque settings seem too high in the manual.
Can anyone confirm what they should be?
Any sequence?or just from middle outwards and start say 30lbft and...
Does anyone know where i can obtain the little heat exchanger that sits on top of the inlet manifold of the omc/chevy 4.3l v6 which has a pipe connected to it which links to the auto choke assy of the holley carb...think its holley maybe a rochester?
Anyway the little pipe busted off.The unit...
Anyone found a means of convert the std delco? distributor to an electronic vs
This boat has the shift easy block that shorts out the points for a couple of cylinders to enable easy shift.It hangs on the neg side of the coil.
For that reason i suppose its more difficult to find a bolt on...
Just undertaking the overhaul of a 3.8l OMC with the original selectrim rams.
Having taken the manifolds and heads off found a generous coating of rust all over the pushrods and rockers.
The manifolds look like they are shot as there is a lovely coating of rust inside them and water.Two springs...
