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  1. Lou C

    New engine installation

    I’d show that photo to the shop that did the work….
  2. Lou C

    Towing friends boat damage

    Probably a good idea with a new trailer or one new to you, to try to lift the tongue with the tongue jack after latching the coupler, just to see if it pops off! I recall adjusting that nut many years ago, got it tight but not enough to bind up the ball.
  3. Lou C

    New engine installation

    Something odd there, the upper hole seems threaded but the lower hole does not and what’s that odd looking gouge/casting flaw to the right of the lower hole?
  4. Lou C

    New engine installation

    Some engines have an oil pressure switch to turn on the electric fuel pump after starting that goes there. I don't think that VP wires it that way but for sure that hole has to be plugged. The right size plug will work but you need to find out the size and type of threads (straight thread or...
  5. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted your patience is an inspiration!
  6. Lou C

    Stalling, sudden low idle.

    This is carb was bought new but now it's 2 years old correct ? Have you contacted Edelbrock tech support? The only thing I have ever heard of with these carbs is that one of the floats can be too close to the side of the float bowl and cause the float to stick. One thing you could do is remove...
  7. Lou C

    Towing friends boat damage

    I'd ask your agent as suggested above, this is different than a typical accident in that the other "vehicle" is not someone else's car or truck. Might fall into the realm of comprehensive ins. They will probably look at it as user error unless there was a flaw in the coupler that led to this...
  8. Lou C

    Rebuilt my mercarb, now runs awfully

    either the float is too high, sticking, or the needle valve isn't holding (sealing off fuel flow).
  9. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I can just imagine the conversations of people putting these together in Fond-Du-Lac, laughing to themselves at the poor guys who actually have to work on them.... The only I/O boat I'll ever have are the older, simpler kind, with wide open engine compartments, carb fuel systems, etc. I look at...
  10. Lou C

    Stalling, sudden low idle.

    The symptoms you mention suggest internal carb problems like a failing needle valve or bit of dirt holding it open. What do the spark plugs look like (the porcelain insulator of the center electrodes)? White = lean, black =rich that will give clues to point you in the right direction. When you...
  11. Lou C

    Best way to get to my boat?

    "you're gonna need a bigger boat" lol
  12. Lou C

    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    Just be patient with the anti siphon valve and the fuel pick up tube, threaded into alu if it's an alu tank, don't force it use penetrating oil and patience.....
  13. Lou C

    Best way to get to my boat?

    How about a platform on the beach with a zip line out to the lift lol.
  14. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Seeing as how they were closed cooled from the factory that also adds a lot in a saltwater environment! Looks like you're getting it done!
  15. Lou C

    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    Unless you've recently replaced the anti siphon valve and the fuel pick up tube in the fuel tank, try running it on an outboard tank for a test, it might surprise you. I was chasing a fuel starvation when the boat was on plane all season. I rebuilt the Quadrajet, and replaced the points and...
  16. Lou C

    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    I think it's easier on the Merc because the shift linkage on the starboard side mounts to the exhaust elbow, so it's not in the way of the fuel line on the Edelbrock, on the OMC which the OP has, there is a bracket for the shifter assembly that also has the large old style trim relays on it that...
  17. Lou C

    Is this engine oil good?

    For the 4.3 if it was a marine engine to start, I'm pretty sure they went to a roller cam starting in 87 or 88, my old '88 definitely has a roller cam. Mercruiser sells a variety of oils and after doing oil analyses with the 25/40 conventional and the syn blend 25/50, the conventional has about...
  18. Lou C

    Best way to get to my boat?

    As I have gotten older, I stared paying the boat yard for the water taxi service. I drive to the boat yard (5 min) park, walk in and the owner's brother takes me to my boat on a pontoon boat. When it's time to leave I call them on the VHF and he comes out to get me. Honestly just to not have to...
  19. Lou C

    Is this engine oil good?

    What it sounds like to me is they are trying to avoid paying the premium to get their oil certified. If it is as good as they say, then cost is the only reasonable explanation. If someone was really curious, they could buy a qt of it and sent a virgin oil sample to Blackstone Labs or similar and...
  20. Lou C

    Mercruiser 260 350v8 choke spring? Different clocked positions

    Simple and it works! Just make sure it opens all the way up. I found that when I tried a 140* stat, my engine took forever to warm up so I went back to the 160* I have always used even in salt water.
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