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I've taken apart the helm control for relocation purposes and figured I'd try to lube things up while in there. With the throttle and shift unhooked from the engine, it's still pretty stiff going through the ranges. Is there an effective way to lube the shift/throttle cables?
And can one lube...
Boats in the sig. I noticed on the back of the tach there is an "adjustment" screw. When I first got the thing running the tach showed idle to be 2500+/- rpm. This was obviously not the case, but what is the tach supposed to be set at? It appears to have some numbers, 2-4-5-7-12 (there abouts, I...
If I get this;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OMC-COBRA-HI-PERF-EXHAUST-MANIFOLDS-1986-1988-CHEVY-350_W0QQitemZ310084684346QQihZ021QQcategoryZ31285QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
is there anything else I need?
I have a manifold leak (exhaust) I think at the starboard front cylinder. Can't...
Well it runs... :D
Got new oil in it today, put some fresh gas with seafoam in a 1 gallon can and went to crankin.. With water of course..
After dumping a few spray can caps worth of fuel down the carb with the intermittent running/sputtering, I pulled the inlet line. No fuel. I blow into it...
As stated, the tilt & trim work fine, but the guage always show 0.
I have the book now, but doesn't mention anything about the guage in the tilt/trim section. It's (from indications here) the mid 80's sterndrive 800. Any pointers as to where the "sender" or whatever is located?
I just picked up a 1971 Hydroswift (according to the papers) with a 260 OMC I/O, SternDrive 800 on the outside...
I'm ordering a Seloc Tune-up/Repair manual as we speak, but I don't think it was winterized properly and I need some info.
In the attached pics there are "plugs" (green arrows) on...
