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  1. Lou C

    Mercruiser 165's First Engine Align, Having Trouble

    I think alldodge is referring to the rubber engine mounts in the inner transom plate. The bellhousing sits on these mounts….
  2. Lou C

    1988 26 foot bayliner trophy 262 king cobra

    I wouldn’t consider any older boats that are wood cored, meaning more than 8-10 years. The work you’d have to do and the time it takes, I’m saying life is too short, keep saving money buy a late model composite boat like 5-7 years old. Old wood cored boats, old I/O power systems is just asking...
  3. Lou C

    Has anyone used the ready lime (not the brand name) to descale their outboard

    I thought of using this or barnacle buster in my old inboard, I don't have cooling problems though, so haven't tried it yet. Any risk of damaging gaskets, either head gaskets or exhaust elbow gaskets?
  4. Lou C

    1988 26 foot bayliner trophy 262 king cobra

    An '88 "King" Cobra with the small block Chevrolet V8 would still be the standard Cobra dog clutch drive, most parts are out there, but some you have to use used parts, or aftermarket. That said, why make it more difficult you don't want to wind up like me and have a bunch of Cobra spares in...
  5. Lou C

    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    Been there done that!
  6. Lou C

    Can I Prevent Corrosion and a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    Makes sense, I would coat the internals with a good waterproof marine grease like OMC/Evinrude triple guard…it stays where you put it even if it gets wet….coatibg the grease zerk with gasket sealer like Evinrude gasket sealer or Permatex Aviation also makes sense. The other way water can get in...
  7. Lou C

    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    Congrats you’re officially a salt water marine mechanic!
  8. Lou C

    Single point drain

    If you are only storing it till spring, I don't think it's necessary. My brother had a 2020 Chap with the Merc 4.5, we used to winterize it by draining with the quick drain and watching what came out the bilge (usually about 4 gallons) and then I filled with -100 via the vent hole on the left...
  9. Lou C

    OMC/ Volvo penta 3.0gs ignition fuse keeps blowing

    The fuse is sized to protect the wire, if the fuse blows the circuit is drawing too much amperage, therefore the fuse blows. You need to find out why. Check all connections in the ignition circuit for high resistance/oxidation/corrosion. You will need a wiring diagram for your model, start with...
  10. Lou C

    What's the best wood to use for stringers replacement.

    Lol Looks like un pain francais!
  11. Lou C

    Relocating oil filter on a Mercruiser 5.7?

    I didn’t even try to change it with the engine in place because I didn’t want to bugger up the removal of the old one. There’s just no easy way to get at it; Id have to use an inspection mirror just to see it. So as long as I still have to pull the seats to winterize its not a big deal to get...
  12. Lou C

    Is a closed cooling system safe for cooling the engine at higher r.p.m. runs? Pro's& Con's.please.

    While raw water cooling has an unlimited supply of cool water, a closed system is pressurized, which prevents localized boiling in hotter parts of the system (cyl heads, valve seats) so if the system is designed with enough cooling capacity, it should provide improved cooling. It also allows the...
  13. Lou C

    Relocating oil filter on a Mercruiser 5.7?

    Some will recall I bought a remote filter kit from Michigan Motorz, same as they sell on their turn key motors, with a Canton Racing mount for the adapter, and I asked them about the 30 psi bypass. They said they don't do it, and have sold many engines with the standard bypass, but I felt that I...
  14. Lou C

    1997 Mercruiser 5.7 Electric Fuel Pump Conversion

    You could install a solenoid with the correct # of terminals. What you have is the 3 terminal style but what you need is the 4 terminal style.
  15. Lou C

    Can I Tell if Water is Getting into the U-Joint Bellows?

    Unfortunately the only way to do that is to pull the drive. Now as a practical matter I have only had water in the bellows once, that was way back in 2005 before I took over the maintenance on the sterndrive. The shop I was using installed a new bellows & gimble bearing. After that I built a...
  16. Lou C

    Rebuild old mechanical Fuel pump or go for Electric Fuel pump

    If re powering I’d actually take a pre Vortec because I can still use a mechanical pump and the heated air intake for the Quadrajet auto choke….I think both are more reliable than the electric equivalents…..
  17. Lou C

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    I’ve got an original old one of those, it was given to me by a family friend who used to run his own limo business here in LI, he’s 94 years old so who knows how old this thing is!
  18. Lou C

    Mercruiser 496 MAG Refresh Thread

    I would say that anything that might possibly fail and result in the need to pull the engine again, I'd for sure do it now. That includes all possible leak areas on the transom mount/exhaust Y pipe, etc.
  19. Lou C

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    I got that coupler too, it really works!
  20. Lou C

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    Hey Ted don’t you think that trailer is a tad short 😉
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