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  1. Lou C

    Outdrive Maintenance

    Yep those look like salt/calcium deposits About the bellows; check to see if what looks like water can be liquified grease. Dip a paper towel in it & see if it gets absorbed in the paper or not. I don’t see any rust on the gimble bearing so it may not be water…
  2. Lou C

    Stupid me, no oil

    Maybe put some dye in the oil & use a black light to track it…you’re thinking it’s leaking not burning it correct? Also sometimes the valve cover gaskets can leak behind the exhaust manifolds in that rear lower corner…
  3. Lou C

    Stupid me, no oil

    Do you have a remote oil filter mount? How about the oil pressure sensor & the plug above the normal oil filter mount? What about the sealer on the back of the intake? A qt in 10 hrs isn’t that bad, I’d just check the oil before each use. That’s what I do with mine…
  4. Lou C

    Where did my oil go?

    Holy thread revival! Those dipsticks are tricky. What I found works for a more accurate reading is to pull out the stick wait 5 min to allow the level in the tube to equalize then check it. Because with a cold engine it will often read too high with a hot engine too low. The oil in the tube...
  5. Lou C

    Power Steering Actuator Part

    Just make sure whatever you do to just get a straight pull on it…on my Cobra when I did that job it was 33 years old. Once I got the cotter pins out the bolts came out easily. Thinking back for the bottom one the issue was the top of the Y pipe was slightly in the way. It’s REALLY nice to have...
  6. Lou C

    Power Steering Actuator Part

    VP like OMC used 2 big cotter pins instead of the locking plate used by Merc. It took removing the rear seats, all the engine compartment wood work and exhaust on both sides to remove mine. The worst parts of that job were getting the cotter pins out and the steering cable cotter pin. Stainless...
  7. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    My boat sits on a mooring with 2 pennant lines that are looped around each front cleat. It’s been out there in 40 mph gusts when storms roll thru with no problems. If you never use a mooring you don’t usually think about your cleats but I check them before launching the boat every season.
  8. Lou C

    Shoreland'r Rebuild

    In a choice between bias & radials for lower cost tires I’d always choose bias. I won’t buy cheap radials they are a lot more complex to manufacture and there more to go wrong. I have not had any failures with the Kenda Load Star bias tires & have used them for 20 years. If I wanted a radial for...
  9. Lou C

    Shoreland'r Rebuild

    Nice work! Here you never see painted trailers the only thing that lasts is galvanized or aluminum The frame on my galvy Load Rite is 30 years old… PS I use those same Load Star bias ply tires. Great for local driving. I change em every 6 years or so…
  10. Lou C

    Ford 302 mechanical fuel pump

    Yep, the OEM Carter is what I put on my V6. Original lasted 30 years!
  11. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    It’s like modern vehicles…integrated fuel, ignition and wiring systems make modifications a lot more difficult. That’s partly why I kept the old boat this long. It’s big enough for my use in local bays, small enough to store at home saving a ton of money each year, easy to tow etc. options for...
  12. Lou C

    Cobra intermediate cable replacement

    Can you post up pix of how yours looks?
  13. Lou C

    Brass block drain plug leaking like a sieve

    I have those adapter pieces in my block and my rule is if they don’t leak DONT touch em! I replaced the original t handle drain plugs with Merc hex head brass plugs to make it easier to remove.
  14. Lou C

    88 4.3 omc ignition switch

    On the switch the terminals are labeled: B = battery— red wire I = ignition— purple wire S = start— yellow/red wire Some have a 4th terminal that is an accessory position, might be labeled A.
  15. Lou C

    Broken gear lube fitting

    agreed but on some boats, you can't reach the V6 or V8 block drains without standing on your head!
  16. Lou C

    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    Unless a clear moonlit night I think it’s very risky esp without good nav system with easy to read screen.
  17. Lou C

    Broken gear lube fitting

    Good to hear they replaced the plastic. The number of plastic fittings in the easy drain system including the manifold is concerning to me. Would not want that failure prone stuff on my engine. I bet wedging yourself into position to do that job with the engine in place is a real treat. Even...
  18. Lou C

    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    As much as I’d like to for the experience I don’t go out after dark; just too many hazards.
  19. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Yep and a high performance Edelbrock intake manifold, although some of these have a brass liner in the cooling passage so they can be used with raw water cooling. My other motivation is to make winterizing less of a chore.
  20. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    this is the same for both the GM and Ford engines, even though the Ford uses that additional adapter to adapt from the vertical water outlet on the Ford intake manifold You can see why when I install a reman engine one day, it has to have closed cooling. No more corrosion in the block...
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