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  1. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Yeah, I can understand why you want the gauges working. I feel the same with mine. I like knowing what the engine is doing. Thing is, these factory gauges are 30 years old, and dont take kindly to being outside as much as they are..... Ill probably replace most of mine with some same sized Faria...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    if yours is like mine, the choke has a large round cylinder like thing on the port side of the carb. there are 2 wires going to this. one is 12v, the other is ground. This contains a small heater and the bimetallic spring. There are no other controls for the choke. Ill double check my manual in...
  3. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    bearing buddies will often have a rubber cover over the outside of the cap. these are the first things lost, and usually never replaced. None of mine currently have them....... shooting some grease through the nipple does pack the bearings to an extent, but not nearly as well as doing it...
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    Exhaust Manifolds and Risers

    those risers look fine. Unless you have running issues, I wouldnt worry about the black in the manifolds. Most exhaust is soot covered on the inside to some extent. Being water cooled, these cannot by design get hot enough to burn it off..... IOW, dont go chasing a problem that may not exist...
  5. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    if you are careful, you may be able to save the gasket. A full impeller kit for my pump with the gaskets was like $30 on Ebay, and if its been a while since the impeller has been changed, that isnt a bad idea to do.... mine hadnt run since 2017, and was not only deformed, but starting to crack...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    my pulley isnt that tight, but if there is a bit of crud built up in the pump, it will stop the impeller from turning. May want to pop the rear cover off (3 bolts) and remove the impeller... that will tell the tale for the bearings. IIRC, your drive is a late Cobra with the humpbacked drive. If...
  7. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    the pump looks "normal" to me. The o-ring acts as a slinger to keep any water that leaks past the seal from accessing the bearings which are in the housing closest to the pulley. As long as you have little to no runout on the pulley, you should be fine. The back section where the hoses connect...
  8. ScottinAZ

    Moving outdrive with engine off?

    My 1995 OMC Cobra (Volvo in drag) is solid when trying to move the drive. Only way to move it is with the wheel... valving between Volvo/OMC and Mercruiser may be different with their power steering rams. That would account for why those with a Merc can do it, and those with a Cobra/SX cannot
  9. ScottinAZ

    Hi-Lex side mount control

    ok, just checked my "spare parts" Hi-Lex controls, and the light blue wires going into the back of the controller are for your neutral switch. The other three go directly into the handle for your trim. If your boat is not starting, as a TEMPORARY MEASURE, you can join the two light blue wires...
  10. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    that coupler looks pretty good to me... wear on the splines can be pretty obvious if you know what to look for (there is usually some step on the drive sides of the spline from the wear)... I would clean yours up as clean as you can get it and then inspect. Couplers usually dont fail from wear...
  11. ScottinAZ

    Hi-Lex side mount control

    lemme check the Hi-lex that I have sitting around.... Ill try and answer for sure later today..... IIRC, the light blue wires are the neutral switch.
  12. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    The alignment tool is the same for the merc and OMC/Volvo.
  13. ScottinAZ

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    for the record, the cone clutch drives dont care what gear they are in (even neutral) as the cable doesnt interface with anything during the mating process. The jacket attaches to the pivot housing, and it connects to the lower with an eye fitting and cotter pin once its all said and done... I...
  14. ScottinAZ

    license plate mount.... where would YOU put it....

    Im more concerned with ripping the damn thing off TBH..... My other boat trailer had it below the tail lights, and about all of the plate that is left is the top inch..... and this boat hangs about 2 feet off the ass end of the trailer, so that doesnt help with "visibility"..... I wish I could...
  15. ScottinAZ

    license plate mount.... where would YOU put it....

    Boat licensing is through fish and game.... thats already been done... Much easier than MVD...... the subsection C referenced is only to the "Arizona" being obscured on the top of the plate.... because AZ is stupid, we have like 75 different plates, so you have no idea what state its from...
  16. ScottinAZ

    83 Chevy SB crack repair...braze or JB Weld?

    reason folks "repair" the 3.0 is they are a bit harder to come by than a small block v-8. They also tend to leak to the OUTSIDE, whereas that small block WILL leak to the inside and ruin the rest of the engine with water contaminated oil..... its just a small block v-8... Chevy made MILLIONS of...
  17. ScottinAZ

    license plate mount.... where would YOU put it....

    there is a link in the original post to the appropriate statute 28-2354 - License plates; attachment; civil penalty
  18. ScottinAZ

    license plate mount.... where would YOU put it....

    I would generally agree, however, that does not meet the 12" height requirement to the bottom of the plate..... Above it may work, but I dont want the boat either ripping the plate off when loading/unloading or the plate scratching the hell outta the boat.... I am rewiring the trailer anyway, so...
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    license plate mount.... where would YOU put it....

    Boat trailer for the current "new" boat is a 1988 TrailRite tandem axle. Pretty decent piece, with one fairly glaring exception..... THERE IS NO LICENSE PLATE... I have the title, so getting one isnt gonna be an issue, however, I cannot see where one has ever been mounted. There is no light for...
  20. ScottinAZ

    bimini top fitment

    I was thinking more along the lines of moving the mounts back, and going with a 4 bow for a longer style. May still do that, but if this looks "correct" then we will leave it alone for this year.....
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