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  1. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    watching South Main Auto and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics, often the problem with modern electrical/electronic systems is bad ground and broken wires. The scanner can't tell you that directly, it can show communication faults etc. So the issue is that the technician has to know how the...
  2. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    I will be able to get more pix maybe after the weekend, I have to pull the seats to get the hatch for the gas tank off, because I have to replace the anti-siphon valve and the fuel pick up tube. So I'll be in there. You can measure how wide the rear seat area is, and see if the standard width...
  3. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    PS I thought of ditching the back seats all together and just put a cooler and jump seats in front of the bulkhead, but I'd have to have that upholstered to make it look good and had a hard time finding jump seats that would be easy to remove. To convert to a dog house, would have been more fab...
  4. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    OK had that same "problem". Dealt with it for a few years and had enough. Changed the whole set up. I will post up pix so you can see, to summarize I got rid of the big bench seat and replaced it with a pair of 36" wide pontoon benches. Took the heavy bulkhead that ran behind the seat and cut it...
  5. Lou C

    Should I use a kicker when trolling in a 4.3L Mercruiser?

    wow that is a dramatic difference, where you learned how to stop the wandering! as far as 4.3 reliability, I have found it to be excellent and mine has led a pretty hard life, 100% salt water use, and moored in salt water for 6 months each season for the 23 years I have owned it. Problems have...
  6. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I think you have to keep in mind, you have the understanding to troubleshoot and repair these data network systems. The average mechanic of today, does not appear to have that level of knowledge and skill. Just watching both South Main Auto and Pine Hollow Diagnostics on you tube, these guys fix...
  7. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I have 2 older Jeeps, one is an American Chrysler era Jeep (1998 ZJ 4.0) the other is a Daimler Chrysler era Jeep (2007 WK1 5.7) while the '07 is much faster and more comfortable, I actually prefer the old '98 because every repair job is an order of magnitude easier, no CANBUS, only 4 modules...
  8. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I like these, for classic cars and boats...when you understand these, you will never be stuck for the lack of an NLA part....no modules here, no $600 fuel pumps, etc. Downside, they don't run "perfect" after a cold start....that's it.
  9. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    OK I’ll say it: Technology is not really your friend It’s like living with your parents till you’re 40 You never learn! Drivers are less capable than they were when I started driving in the early 1970s. Both in driving skill and mechanical knowledge. If you can’t check oil, change a tire, or...
  10. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    What were the scariest words you could hear according to Ronald Regan? “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” Unelected bureaucrats have run wild and created this outt of control regulation and ever escalating costs. State legislators thinking to adopt California emissions (why is that...
  11. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Somehow, we got everywhere we had to go with simple engines with points distributors and carburetors and 3 speed automatics. Those cars, now, can still be restored. Today's cars, forget about it. Same reason why I kept my old boat. Simplicity, low cost of parts, ease of repair....
  12. Lou C

    2012 Dodge Charger fuel pump issue again

    post the question up on www.allpar.com it's a good Chrysler website, there are some knowledgeable people that helped me a few times, post it in the Repair and Maintenance section.... Any codes? would be good to know...
  13. Lou C

    Engine wouldn't fire without throttle after overnight

    That spark plug suggests an underperforming ignition system or too rich fuel mix….
  14. Lou C

    Need to remove pulpit on 1999 Chaparral 290

    I wouldn't do it. That nice boat will look butchered up! Too hard to make it look like it didn't come with the pulpit....
  15. Lou C

    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    that's the Japanese government's little plan to make sure that their OEMs never go out of business! otherwise known as the Sha-Ken where you can fail for the most minor things imaginable. Ironic, isn't it? Japanese cars are generally the longest lived but Japanese can't enjoy it themselves!
  16. Lou C

    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    Just for information, I perused some Toyota parts catalogs on line to see how much is available for older 4Runners. What I found was that it appears that a lot is available for ones as old as 15 years old, but their prices tend to be quite a bit higher than the domestics, perhaps that's the cost...
  17. Lou C

    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    the simpler your vehicle, the longer you can theoretically keep it going. Modern vehicles, I think 10 years you can get parts, after that, it gets difficult. Ironically certain parts are easier to find for my old '98 Jeep than for my '07 Jeep, maybe because the '98 has a lot of common parts...
  18. Lou C

    Aftermarket Mercruiser parts, What are you using???

    Agreed with a bellows job, for one thing it's not that much fun to do, for another, if it leaks, even less fun. I have shelves of OMC Cobra spares for this reason, I buy what I think I'll need, but sometimes don't need it as soon as I thought lol!
  19. Lou C

    Steering hose to steering actuator - compression or o'ring

    They shouid last longer than that! I would only use a non pitted cylinder that’s probably the cause of leaks. I installed a used old style OMC/Merc unit 4 years ago and no leaks. These are different though than the later style used by OMC/Volvo & Merc. The control valves can be rebuilt but the...
  20. Lou C

    Steering hose to steering actuator - compression or o'ring

    The end with the O ring looks just like the ones used on trim rams.
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