1985, crusader 7.4L, Carter quad. jet op Start eng. good head out power up engine quits and gas blows out of every opening in the carb. Installed new carb. kit. (Needle Seat attach needle hang correctly p install all other parts accel. pump etc. On power-up carb. after rebuild still the same...
Fresh water pump Jabsco, has short run ever 3 min. or so to pressurize. Have checked all connections no water leak or seepage need to know if there is a check valve before the pump to stop water running back into fresh water tank causing drop in pressure at pump?
Put 30hrs on boat last season, this spring oil clear much less time on it than on car when oil change needed is there any real reason to change oil if engine low time, oil clear like honey would like to run another season don't want to dump what might be good oil and filters. Thoughts?
Same power outlet, same cable, three month ago marina added GFI 15amp. All was fine but if refrig, and battery charger kicked in same time blew GFI. Added Split harness two plugs to get 30amp to panel. Oh yea it is a 32ft 1985 Wellcraft St Tropez. Switched the double panel switch and now get...
5.7L Starter Bolts, have socket to fit the close fit bolt can get torque bar and socket on bolts, need suggestions on removal as they are on so so darn tight worried will bust of bolt. Have torque bar with pipe on handle from starter to front end of engine where I can get a handle on it but...
Welcraft 28ft, twin 350's, have two banks of batteries on for house with three large deep draw
800 marine cranking amps, 105 amp hours, 185 minute reserve capacity. Used for frige. and house facilities when down to just under 12v when running alternator heats and smells of overheat, have...
1986, 454, 7.5 engine. Backfire in exhaust manifold. pull left bank valve cover off exhaust rocker only moving 1/4 the travel distance of all the others. Valve springs good non broken portion of push rod showed travel mark as did all the others, this one showed it only moved small bit. if a...
1987 454 new points set dwell, timing,cap, rotor and plugs. Tried new coil. Get it up to 2200rpm under load and pops in exhaust no power. Timing light can see variance in light will float from 8 to 10 degrees.
1987, merc. 5.7L starter turns engine over well and engine will start but as it cranks there is this bang, bang, bang or clunk clunk hard to put accurate word to it, as it cranks. I turn engine over by slave sol. and feel the solenoid on top of the starter and feel the banging at the tail end...
Would like to know if anyone has information if 1993 was a cross over year for Volvo and the transom plate would work in place of the King Cobra big block transom plate. I have heard this could be done as cannot find King Cobra Transom plate.
Can I get rid of my 1993 big block King Cobra out drives for Merc? My transom plate busted up broke and can't find one to replace, would rather replace with Merc. out drives is this a hard change out with the transom cut out. Is there a way to adapt the Merc. unit?
1993 Thundercraft 32ft, 454 engines. Transom plate, part of the casting that the main bellows attach to has broken clean off all around due to corrosion. Would like to understand if this particular transom unit is hard to find as I am told it is due to being manufactured for only a few years. I...
1992 Wellcraft St. Tropez or LX 3200. need to replace the rudder stuffing box blocks for the rudder shaft on the inside of the hull old ones rotted and shaft moves. Using Star Board would like to know if anyone knows the angle of the hole needed for the rudder shaft for the inside stuffing box...
28ft, 1987 Wellcraft Monte Carlo. found on port side two ribs separated from bottom stringer, the fiberglass has cracked and rib will wiggle free there are two of them in a row like that one has even separated from the hull on the tip end. Can I tie these back in with angle brace to the...
