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  1. Lou C

    5.0 oil weight and amount

    Wix actually has 2 lines of filters for the same applications, the higher line product seems made for syn oils, but check their website. If you have a flat tappet cam... I have done oil analyses with a few different oils, and what I found so far, was that of these: Delo 400 straight 40 (old...
  2. Lou C

    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    Evinrude Triple Guard grease is what I use on things like this. Can't get used to the fact that they changed the color from that cool blue color to some baby poop brown though. My Lucas Marine grease in the grease gun is still that cool blue color....
  3. Lou C

    Rebuild old mechanical Fuel pump or go for Electric Fuel pump

    I think based on what I have read here that by & large mechanical fuel pumps are more reliable because with electric pumps the wiring to maintain power to the pump sometimes cause problems. The last mechanical pump I replaced was 30 years old! And they are cheaper too!
  4. Lou C

    Mercruiser 5.0 Mpi issue

    How much money did the bean counters save by making a plastic distributor? I still have the original 1988 Prestolite points/mechanicsl advance distributor. Works fine as always; a set of points/condenser & few drops of oil on the advance mechanism wick is all it needs…
  5. Lou C

    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    Maybe you should! Grease keeps threads from seizing. Corrosion happens even in fresh water…
  6. Lou C

    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    The only thing I put on the drain plug is marine grease it never gets stuck even after months in salt water…
  7. Lou C

    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    lol that too
  8. Lou C

    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    Thinking outside the box!
  9. Lou C

    What oil should I use?

    Just not an automotive 5/30 that will thin out with sustained high rpm use. 15/40 or 20/50 are good and much cheaper than the marine oils.
  10. Lou C

    4.3 vortec Mercruiser..lots of questions

    before putting tons of money into it, what kind of condition is the rest of the boat? If it's an 18' or so, stick with the 4.3, 20' and over, V8 conversion makes sense if you need a new motor. I thought of doing that on mine too but was able to get by with a top end overhaul, didn't have to pull...
  11. Lou C

    The End

    Here people with I/Os start pulling them 2nd to last week of Oct, the outboards stay in longer. Usually I'm out by Halloween and winterized soon thereafter.
  12. Lou C

    Thats all for this year folks, time to hibernate this beast.....

    Ok for the P/S cooler the way I’ve done it instead of trying to reach that impossible to get at drain plug (did that the 1st 2 years) is this: Put the outdrive all the way down Disconnect the raw water intake hose at the thermostat housing (86-93) or impeller (94 & up). Hole the hose down to...
  13. Lou C

    5.0 oil weight and amount

    Yep Wix is good, you could also use an AC Delco or Purolator. BTW check your access on this job it can be tough to get at. A cap style wrench makes the job easier if it fits right…
  14. Lou C

    1993 OMC 5.8 EFI and drive system conversion to Volvo Penta

    I’d love to see what the official factory shop manuals says!
  15. Lou C

    5.0 oil weight and amount

    25/40 Merc or Quicksilver oil 5 qts Oil filter do you have the standard one or the remote mount? That might matter Fuel filter just the standard filter for the Merc fuel filter mount
  16. Lou C

    1993 OMC 5.8 EFI and drive system conversion to Volvo Penta

    AI isn’t that smart lol; they mixed in the neutral safety switch which is mounted on the remote control with the interrupt switch! One has nothing to do with the other. What I read was that they encorporated a timer into the ESA module and eliminated the overstroke switch; yet yours has 2 switches!
  17. Lou C

    Trim cylinder hose replacement

    Ah so Merc used a flare like a brake line then, I might not use sealer in that case. If you have the cylinder off & there’s no fluid in it heat the alu part where the threads are and put some ice on the cap itself for a few min…that might break it free…
  18. Lou C

    Trim cylinder hose replacement

    Also forgot to mention; depending on the trim pump you have you may have to raise the trim all the way up before removing the fill plug. Not sure if Merc used the same or similar pump to OMC but that’s how mine is for sure; says it in both the shop manual & owners manual…if you don’t hydraulic...
  19. Lou C

    Trim cylinder hose replacement

    I have not done an Alpha but on the Volvo/OMC units the seal is made with an O ring on the trim hose metal end so you could use sealer on the threads of the fittings without it getting into the hydraulic oil…
  20. Lou C

    Trim cylinder hose replacement

    When I had a leaky trim cyl I was going to replace my originals with good condition used units from fresh water but I had the same problem one of the hydraulic fittings would not budge. So I backed away from it and thought it over. My original cyls were still in OK shape. If I could get the end...
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