It’s neither. New nuts, and thoroughly cleaned surfaces. I think the problem is the two surfaces in the skinny parts aren’t completely square any longer. 30 years of gasket changes and cleaning and scrubbing with scotch bright to get the old gasket off has rounded them a little. That’s why I...
Tried getting a few from Tungsten Marine, but they are out of stock as shown online. They won’t answer their phone or call back either. Are there any other sources for the gasket without the bead on it?
I’m looking to get a moisture survey completed on my 1990 280 Sundancer. I found this website: https://www.marinesurvey.org/?geodir_search=1&stype=gd_place&sgd_placecategory%5B%5D=&s=+&snear=Wisconsin+&sgeodir_businessname=&sgeo_lat=44.4308975&sgeo_lon=-89.6884637
Anyone have any...
Running my ‘90 4.3L’s this weekend, I noticed my water temp indicating about 163 on my stbd gauge. Port was indicating 140-145. Can’t say that I stare at the gauge, but remember seeing closer to 145-150. I can bring a temp gun next time out and shoot the thermostat housings and see how...
Just got done putting on all new manifolds, risers, and shutters on my twin ‘90 4.3lx motors. Fresh water motors, original manifolds. They were over due.
Ran the motors in the hose today to check for leaks. Even at idle, after the engine came up to operating temp, I was putting my hand on...
Reinstalled both drives today, and i found the thin part on both sides, both drives was wanting to squeeze out on me to the point i could see the orange. I don't remember this being an issue last year. I did spend a lot of time making sure all old gasket material was scraped, and wiped down...
I replaced gimball bearings last season. Checked and adjusted alignment last year. Thought I had it pretty good at the that time. This year, I pulled the drive for annual maintenance, checked alignment, and found it off pretty noticeably. It's taking the grease off the top splines pretty good...
