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  1. Lou C

    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    Remember the engine serial # is at the front of the block the casting # is at the rear. It’s also possible that someone put an earlier set of heads on that engine.
  2. Lou C

    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    Ahh you definitely have the adjustable valve train on that engine but are following the procedure for the non adjustable valve train or so it seems. Now why you have the adjustment valve train? Well the Romulus engine plant didn’t switch to net lash till 1995 you might have an early engine from...
  3. Lou C

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    well worth what I paid for it about 12 years ago
  4. Lou C

    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    If you need it I can scan the procedure out of my OMC shop manual.
  5. Lou C

    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    Yep you beat me to it, was thinking the same thing after I posted all that above....
  6. Lou C

    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    And from what I was able to find, of the 2 plants making 4.3s, the Tonawanda NY plant (this is where the industrial and marine engines came from) switched to the net lash system in '92, whereas the Romulus Mi. plant didn't switch till '95, and when the change was made, the base circle was...
  7. Lou C

    lifter issue and rock arm registration

    OK I don't want to add more confusion here but on these engines besides all the other changes like no balance shaft/balance shaft, and pre-Vortec/Vortec heads, there is also this: adjustable valve train net lash valve train (non adjustable) I'm not sure what year they changed from adjustable to...
  8. Lou C

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    Yep I'm not sure where I read that, but it does make sense. The other thing that really helps the older you get is a drive jack to get the height just right, so much easier on your back!
  9. Lou C

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    As far as the issue of the O-rings on the driveshaft, grease can get under the o-rings in that groove and keep them from seating, so when I install those, I clean out the grooves and just lube the orings with bit of motor oil, not grease. Grease goes only on the splines.... For lining up the...
  10. Lou C

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    crowfoot wrench will work there, some are made to be used with a socket/extension, some have a flex head, all different combinations so you can get to things. I had to be creative to get the lower retaining bolt out on my Cobra's steering actuator, similar problem, the top of the Y pipe was in...
  11. Lou C

    Boat Battery Questions - Cranking

    I have used GP 27 dual purpose batteries from Deka about 20 years, they last an average of about 7 seasons….
  12. Lou C

    How many very new 4 stroke engines will be running trouble free at age 50 to 75 years old ?

    While I know intellectually I "should" have an outboard here in the salt pond, I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of coin on just an engine! Yes I/Os are a pain here, due to salt water moorage but the repairs are generally simple, can be done by competent DIY guys, and you can even...
  13. Lou C

    How many very new 4 stroke engines will be running trouble free at age 50 to 75 years old ?

    What I see with 4 stroke outboards is that the OEMs are the only source of parts. That keeps prices very high.
  14. Lou C

    How many very new 4 stroke engines will be running trouble free at age 50 to 75 years old ?

    this is the one real advantage of older I/O boats with simple GM marine engines, you can buy a decent junkyard engine and with some help from a good machine shop and aftermarket parts, go boating. or even a complete reman from any number of online retailers
  15. Lou C

    How many very new 4 stroke engines will be running trouble free at age 50 to 75 years old ?

    The availability of countless aftermarket parts for the small block Chevrolet make repairs and rebuilds easy and practical. Not so for high tech modern outboards.
  16. Lou C

    How many very new 4 stroke engines will be running trouble free at age 50 to 75 years old ?

    In the distant future someone somewhere will be rebuilding the best 4 stroke engine ever built, the small block Chevrolet.
  17. Lou C

    Shift cable resistance, best lube point to possibly help?

    North Shore Huntington/Northport is the same thing Charlie!
  18. Lou C

    Shift cable resistance, best lube point to possibly help?

    They grow all over everything on the drive unless you paint it with 2 coats of Trilux!
  19. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Look at one for an Etec
  20. Lou C

    OEM Exhaust Manifolds Looking for some other info

    I was thinking the same thing! They shouid be tested with Acetone then you’ll know for sure they don’t leak…
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