I am not overly concerned about the cost. After all, a shroud has no pockets.
What is holding me back at this point is removing everything on top of the manifold then replacing the manifold and after that is done,reinstalling everything. That takes quite a bit of time and with the winter coming...
Get a large bottle of rubbing alcohol and pour it on a plate situated under the cover of the boat. The alcohol fumes will penetrate the tracheol system of the insects. It will cause dehydration and dissolving of the chitinous layers of the bugs and they will die. It will only work if it is still...
Lou is completely right. Don't touch those two. Neither facebook nor Craigs list will give you the info you need.
You should take a walk in the marina and talk to small time professional fishing boat owners about their rigs. they can probably tell you what not to buy. You are in salt water , so...
It seems to me that you have now pinpointed the crucial difference which is causing the engine problems.
The fuel in your tank has been in your possession for 15 months and because it was stabilized it probably did not stink. But you do not know how old it really is and gas only stinks when it...
I just went into the maintenance guide for the 1988 4.3 liter omc and just fir you to double check, here are some numbers.
The sparkplug : AC (delco) MR43T with a gap of 0.035 inch
Breaker Points: Dwell (degrees)39+/-2 Gap 0.019
Fuel : RON 93
Timing : 6BTCD
The reason why I wrote this down, is...
I have had very good luck with "Magical Mystery Oil.
Pour some in the cylinders and let it sit overnight. I will more likely than not loosen up the rings. Besides, it smells really nice.
My boat is an 89 and it had the original fuel hoses, that is, what was left of those hoses. The filler hose was mostly rotten and sweated fuel onto the foam, while the air hose was completely dried out and crumbling. I would never have found out If I would not have taken the floor out in order...
A fairly easy way to remove the fuel from the tank into a fuel can is running a hose through the drainage hole in the transom (where you normally stick the plug) and pull it all the way to the fuel hose and connect it to that hose. On the other end(behind the boat) attach a shut off valve and...
If the fuel lines are from before the year 2000 they might not be completely ethanol resistant. And even if they look good, they might still have very small holes that allow air to be sucked in. Also, what you did not mention is the fuel tank air vent hose. maybe that is crumbling or folding up...
It would be interesting to find out how much your water pressure is when there is another tap wide open. I'm saying this because the water pressure is a nice thing, but what you need to know is how much volume you have with the tap open.
I'm not at all sure that this is the original plug. At least on my pre 1972 outboards there is a rectangular little metal plate, which is the same color as the rest of the lower unit, that is held in place by 2 screws. It is called a "cover plate"
When the gasoline vehicle was introduced it took America less than 20 years to have gas stations all over the nation.
What you mention are details of ancient technology that will be solved within that same time span. The next generation of cars will no longer use batteries. I can envision...
