'New" boat to me so still addressing "opportunities" The engine, a replacement engine, is a 1999 5.7L 350 cid, 260 HP. I've drained and flushed the closed cooling system (I did remove two plugs on the sides of the block) and bought the five gallons of antifreeze supposedly required per the...
I want to chemical clean my engines (5.7L 350cid, 260hp) transmission heat exchanger (HX) which is a single pass copper/bronze. The transmission is a Velvet Drive model AS1-71c. I want to clean both sides of the HX. Do people still use muratic acid or what else that is readily available?....and...
First post, first "power" boat! Just bought a 1976 Mako 23 with supposedly a 1999Mercruiser 5.7L 260 HP. Where is the engine serial number located on the engine/block? Also any opinions on "best" oil & grade. Any specific engine manual considered the best???? I live in coastal North...
