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    Quick start, quick stall.

    My starboard engine will immediately start, run for a second or two and stall. It will do this about 3 times before it will keep running. Port engine went throught identical routine and starts and runs fine. I recently did some carb work to solve a chronic running rich situation and this is...
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    Gear Oil Question

    First of all, HAPPY SPRING!! I hope everyone's winter wasn't too harsh and that your boating season is a good one. I bought a case of Volvo Penta 80W90 GL-5 gear oil at a Marina liquidation auction for about 2 bucks a quart. It's description reads - "Petroleum based gear lube for older Volvo...
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    Electronic Ignition Conversion Question

    I plan to change over to Pertronix kits in the spring and have a question: I have heard and it's stated on the Pertronix web site that there are "special instructions" pertaining to some circuitry that needs to be made in order to have this work in an OMC situation, and this is fine. On...
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    Exhaust Troubles

    Good Morning, Had some trouble last night on a slow cruise with my wife. I have twin 1990 OMC Cobra 5.7s. We cruised at a relaxed 1600 RPMs for a while, the boat was running nice and cool. There was a sudden tapping sound that seemed to indicate trouble. Within seconds the boat was...
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    1962 Chrysler 318 inboard question.

    Posting for a friend This boat abruptly began to over heat recently. We discovered a demolished raw water pump impeller, fixed it and have no obstructions anywhere It still overheats, although not as quickly or as hot. He removed a riser and found the exhaust passage in the manifold...
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    Opinions Needed

    In the interest of not dragging you all through another over heat thread, I'll let you know what I've done and learned and the last things I've boiled it down to. 1989 OMC Cobra 5.7 liter. Over heats at higher RPMs, but does not cool down at idle. The boat never had thermostats in...
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    Thermostat Question

    Hello and thanks in advance for your assistance. I have suspected that my 1989 Cobra 5.7 liter engines had no thermostats in them and I was right. I ordered thermostat kits and don't think they're right. Somethings not right at least. The new thermostats are small in diameter...about 1...
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    Cobra bellows

    Finally, with a break in the weather, I tackled my twin cobra bellows repairs. I did all 4 bellows and gimbal bearings (while I was in there of course). It wasn't as bad as I thought, although the pivot bolts were harder to put back in than they were to get out. Thanks to everyone's help...
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    Another bellows question

    Hi folks...sorry to exhume such a dead subject, but lots of searching still has me missing something here. I should add that this is my 1st OMC equipped boat. I'm going to do bellows replacement on both of my '89 Cobras in the spring and upon taking them apart last week I noticed that the U...
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    Intro and question

    Hello everyone. New forum member, old boater with a question. I just bought a very nice 1989 Amerosport 280 and have to get the fuel gauges working. The port side gauge sending unit is very easily accessible behind a panel in the cockpit near the companionway, but before I start removing...
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