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Lou C replied to the thread Outdrive will not go back into transom.

get the height correct, get the bell housing square with the drive sealing surface, guide the driveshaft in straight, use a long thin...
Apr 12, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

that or a stuck valve might be the cause....

Apr 12, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Outdrive will not go back into transom.

just hit the trim down and they should both retract equally, then position them straight back, and after bolting up the outdrive, you...

Apr 12, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Outdrive will not go back into transom.

throw down a couple of lengths of 2'x4' plywood, make a ramp for the outdrive jack's casters...

Apr 12, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Outdrive will not go back into transom.

It is similar to doing an R&R on old school VWs such as we had in the '70s. We had a reinforced creeper with 2 scissors jacks on it, and...

Apr 11, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs.
Apr 11, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Outdrive will not go back into transom.

If you want to save your back, & make your life easier get an outdrive jack it makes all this 100% easier, all you need to do is get it...

Apr 11, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs.

I have used both the dual feed ones and the round Merc ones with the metal rod clamp and found the Merc ones much better. They are...

Apr 10, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs.

One thing I like to do for the first start of the season, is hook up the muffs, turn on the water but before firing it up, I disconnect...

Apr 9, 2025
Lou C reacted to DuKn's post in the thread No water coming out of the exhaust on muffs with Like.

Right on the money Bondo, let it run for a few minutes then water started coming out. Guess I was too chicken to run it longer than a...

Apr 9, 2025
Lou C reacted to dubs283's post in the thread Need some help just bought 96 chris craft with Like.

Based on OP pics/comments it seems to me the boat in question is more of a "let's just make it work" vessel than a legit, sound, factory...

Apr 9, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Need some help just bought 96 chris craft.

Yep I also noticed that second set of gauges and I would for sure pull off the flame arrestor and check the carb for J tubes…also make...

Apr 9, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Cross country trailering advice/tips.

In addition to all the good suggestions above, I would bring a spare hub with bearings already packed, installed with a new seal. Also...

Apr 9, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Testing Gas Flow on 82' Wellcraft Sterndrive.

check the anti siphon valve on the fuel tank, it's what the fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump is connected to at the tank. They...

Apr 8, 2025
Lou C replied to the thread Need some help just bought 96 chris craft.

There is a sending unit on the outdrive mount that might be bad, these are a pain to change, most people don't bother to change it...

Apr 8, 2025

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