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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    Could very well be.
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    An interesting thought... the older S10s were built on the line with factory remote mounts for the oil filter as well as oil coolers and then at some point they were eliminated or not used on 2wd trucks. Perhaps there was a point where they were always shipped with the higher bypass pressure. I...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    Good to know. Then I am in spec lol.
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    I actually found an AC Delco valve that claims 21psi bypass. 25014612. A whole 5 dollars.
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    I actually compression tested it a week or two before my last big trip... so september or so but there were five or six more outings after that. Figured with nearly 50 hours on the rebuild that would be a good A/B to the original test after the first run. I didn't observe any anomalies...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    I would've went back out and took a crack at the block but being we accumulated nearly 3 inches of rain in the last 48 hours all of which occurring while I was awake... I worked on the manifolds as I value being dry and the boat as well.... and the manifolds were already on the work bench. Next...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    I'll dig through the paper work later and see if I can find the P/N. Then I can rule it out. I have the old cam on the work bench which was the same part number that has a 2d matrix on it I can't decode... chances are it'll cross to the part number/cam card as most GM cores do... In the...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    Yes on the winterization. Raw water + NJ means I have to. On the rebuild, I don't have the folder near me but it was a sierra PN that crossed to a mercruiser part number for that engine year range. I didn't have a serial number for the engine as it was rebuilt once before so we used the drive...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    The manifold pressure test included the joint and gasket. Standard wet joint.
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    So I'm actually more confused than when I started out. Allow me to explain. This morning I did the following: Pressure test the block to 18 psi. I lost half a psi in about 20 minutes. I noticed the weep hole on the water pump is dripping as is a small amount of air escaping the plug in the...
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    Caddy XT5 Towing Capability

    True, the LGZ is the more truck oriented one which I have... Where the LGX is the sedan/suv one but the architecture is more or less identical as are most of the important parts. And yes, the turbo stuff blows everything away (have a 3.5 eco boost pickup) though towing the same or similar load...
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    Caddy XT5 Towing Capability

    I can't comment on the caddy 3.6 in particular as I have the 3.6 in a Colorado but the only real cylinder deactivation problems GM has are with the push rod engines.... Something about intentionally collapsing a pushrod into a lifter just seems to cause problems. And it is ongoing regardless of...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    The static level is worth measuring as the boat does sit lower with a 4.3l than it did with the 3.0l. Again, this is all speculation as I haven't gone further but I have a feeling whatever the issue is will reach out and kind of slap me in the face once I actually start looking beyond what my...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    I only use merc when it comes to exhaust.
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    I agree I don't think the shutters are/were the issue in my current situation. I never got around to testing last night. Ended up getting hung up and now I'm back at work... I will test eventually... it is just difficult right now with the boat not being at my house. It's still suspect that...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    The shutters are actually brand new... While I don't have experience with it I know of people who did... one more than one occasion I've had people with bad shutters hydro-lock their engine just from being anchored and taking a pounding of waves at the back of the boat with the drive tilted...
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    your opinion

    I'll go on to add that on the later vortec 880 casting blocks (not what we're talking about here) you can sometimes get away without any grinding if you use "stroker rods" which most aftermarket ones are now... however some of the late 880 blocks have shorter bores than a typical SBC so you have...
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    your opinion

    I'll add that if the crank needs work you end up at the same price for a stroker vs a 350. I picked up a 3.80 inch forged crank for less than $300... between everything else the 388 I am ready to build for my car cost like $600 including the block. All forged internals are overkill for it and...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    I mean a little bit more on the port side (the side in question) but nothing I'd call drastic as far as water flow. Even running hard wide open and doing the feel test by hand they both are warm to the touch but never uncomfortably hot. Like 130-150 on the IR gun with 85 degree water running...
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Good epoxy will stick to just about anything. Just saying.
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