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  1. kingsfisherman

    Sealing compound for DP-SM / SX lower assy

    I have the VP Service manuals and will look to see what it says to use. I know where it says to use a sealing compound for the outdrive mounting bolts I use pipe thread sealant.
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    bushings for TBI shaft

    Hello, I am trying to find the bushing set for the shaft in a GM TB I on my '98 5.7 GSI.
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    Water in 4 cylinders

    yup did it once already last weekend and got enough oil to change it twice more. Hopefully it wiil be cleared up after 2 more changes.
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    Water in 4 cylinders

    apparently I did get lucky, I started it up and got it to run good, turns out it was flooded. No pun intended.
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    Water in 4 cylinders

    Thank you Dubs, I am going to do a compression test but not sure about being able to get the engine up to operating temp first before testing? Will it hurt to run it to get it up to temp?
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    Water in 4 cylinders

    Thank you, t, I pulled the plugs and cranked it over and blew the water out, then shot WD40 in each cylinder and cranked some more. Everything sound normal after the oringinal cranking which it made a pop then cranked normal. It starts like it starving for fuel then runs rough.
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    Water in 4 cylinders

    Was cruising on step 3200 rpm and engine stumbled and died, ended up hydro locked with water in 4 cylinders. Got the water out and got it started but it's not running on all cylinders. Any ideas on where to start looking?
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    grease not going in gimbal

    thank you alldodge for your reply, same old boat new greaseable bearing,. gonna pull and replace
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    grease not going in gimbal

    thanks Brich for your reply, it is greaseable and I will pull it out and replace to try again
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    grease not going in gimbal

    trying to grease the gimbal and it's coming out by the hole, did I miss it or maybe the band spun around?
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    corroded posts in distributor cap

    possibly condensation? is there any thing that can be applied to protect them?
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    corroded posts in distributor cap

    Hello All, Just curious as to why this happens to my distributor caps? It looks like chunks of corrosion on the posts.
  13. kingsfisherman

    gimbal bearing install

    Thank you for your reply tpenfield, turns out the bearing was seated just fine, but it was not pivoting which made it difficult to insert the alignment bar. after watching a video that showed how the bearing pivots I figured out that my gimbal bearing wasn't pivoting and after I gave it a good...
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    gimbal bearing install

    Hey Bondo thank you for your reply, I used the installer cup that attaches to the alignment bar, there was enough resistance driving it in that I had a hard time removing the bar from the coupler, that's when I realized how bad the alignment was. I attempted to adjust my motor mounts but they...
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    gimbal bearing install

    30 views and no one has any thoughts?
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    gimbal bearing install

    I am installing a new gimbal bearing and have encountered some resistance installing it. I figured it is due to not checking the engine alignment prior to pulling the old gimbal out. I also read in the service manual to "make sure the gimbal bearing is properly aligned" prior to adjusting the...
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    Gimbal Bearing Stiff

    so you had good engine alignment?
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    Gimbal Bearing Stiff

    oskarol, did you get it figured out? I am installing a new gimbal bearing and encounter similar resistance and figured it is due to not checking the engine alignment prior to pulling the old gimbal out. I also read in the service manual to "make sure the gimbal bearing is properly aligned"...
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    lower unit compatibility

    Hello All, I have a friend with a pair of 290 DP-E drives and he would like to replace the lower units with a set of lower units from a pair of DP-Sm's, will this work? TIA
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    outdrive gear case flushing?

    Hello, I have the gear oil drained on my DP-SM drive and wondered if anyone has ever used a solvent to flush out their drive case unit before refilling with gear oil? Seems like a good idea to me to clean out the gear case.
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