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Hello I have an old 1979 Orrion open bow 19 foot boat that I have working on for a Long Long LLOOONNNGG time now been many time I though about pulling it out of the shop and torching the dam thing!!! would have been cheaper to buy a new boat at this point !! but I am in to deep at this point...

Hello hope I can get some help please? every time I dig into something on this boat I open up a can of stinking skunk worms!!! so this time I will ask a few question 1979 Orion 19 foot open bow with a OMC 140hp inboard / outboard 400 with tru course steering 1 my steering wheel has a wood...

Hello I am in kind of deep here I am rebuilding a 1979 OMC sterndrive 400 and I am at that worm gear in the upper gear case I have some questions if I may? 1 - how tight do you set the threaded cat on that worm gear till there is no end play?? or a bit tighter ?? 2 - on the treaded end cap do...

i got a 1979 omc inboard outboard stringer OMC 400 with a GM 181 cid motor i got the motor and upper unit in and a new boot seal. well i hung (installed} the out drive got everything tight, then noticed that i could move the out drive about less then a 1/4 inch out by the prop from side to...

Re: Ball Chain bolt ends?? well the is what the ball chain end looked like before it broke but the hole size is for a 1/4 inch bolt to fit through

Well i do not really know were to put this post! as it could be applied to all makes!! what i have is a inboard outboard omc 400 some will ask so its a 1979. well on the pivot end caps on the outboard i have a garden hose connector on the drivers side pivot end cap, the hose cap has a stainless...

Well i do not really know were to put this post! as it could be applied to all makes!! what i have is a inboard outboard omc 400 some will ask so its a 1979. well on the pivot end caps on the outboard i have a garden hose connector on the drivers side pivot end cap, the hose cap has a stainless...

Just got a new alternator and it only has a single post. my 1979 omc stern drive system has a 3 wire for the old alternator! the new alternator has a built in regulator! so my question is ( if i get it wrong please correct but be kind as its a ego thing) with the new alternator i can do away...

I got a top end kit listed as a marine kit for a GM 3.0L 181 cid 4 cylinder! But the head gasket is not a stainless steel head gasket that came in this kit does this make a differance?? or should i stay with the stainless steel head gasket and look for a new one of those??

I am getting ready to put in a new water pump in my omc 400 out drive i have no leaks no were all the oil is clean no water in the oil so i got a water pump kit and a new ball gear kit and i was wondering how big of a job this but my question is should i get a upper gear case seal kit???? all...

well i got my motor all rebuilt new mains and rod bearing new piston and rings 1979 omc chevy 3.0L inline 4 cylinder 140hp!! so i went to pressure test everything i could and all was fine till i got to the exhaust!! there is a heat tube in the intake / exhaust manifold about in the middle next...

Re: Quicksilver cylinder head?? ok been at this all day the casting #2776954 is on my head the manifold is this one Manifold Exhaust OMC GM 181 140 HP 3.0L Part Number: BAROMC-1-984054 and this looks like the gasket and it has the Rochester 2 BBL Carburetor ya i have looked at that head...

Hello does any one know anything about these QUICKSILVER CYLINDER HEAD ??? replacment for the 3.0L 181 engines?? are the a true replacement or for a differant 3.0L??

Hi Guys I got a 1979 omc 140hp 3.0l engine! i guess i did not get all the water drained out of it and it crack the block the head and the manifold! today i took my 140 volt (110v) mig welder with 0.25 flux core wire and took my die grinder and on my manifold i ground out the crack on my...

Disaster has struck my 3.0 L engine is cracked!!:facepalm: exhaust manifold too 1979 orion with a 181 cid 140hp omc whith a omc 400 out drive what i have found is a older boat dont know the year but it is in the 80's it has a omc 3.8 L v6 cyl the block is shot cracked but is has a out drive for...