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  1. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    There is a slant 6 and automatic pretty local but the guy wants wayyy too much for it. I do have an LS 4.8, a 350 and a 460 in storage. But not really sure I want to use any of them. Originally I wanted a 1UZ-Fe Toyota V8 but not with an original frame
  2. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    Perfect. I thought that was probably the case and the internet was wrong. I’ll either see if I can get a Chevy II manifold or a Clifford. I’ve wanted a 470 for this use but I don’t want the hassle of finding a good core, when I have a good 2.5 here
  3. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    Somewhere I read that the Mercruiser 2.5 has a special intake bolt pattern and one needs to be built for it. Is that true or can I grab a Clifford intake? I bought stuff from Steve Langdon years ago for a Chevy 235
  4. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    This is more or less how it sits now on a back halved Ranger frame
  5. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    I’ve been thinking about starting work on my long abandoned scratch built rat rod in my nice insulated and partially heated garage ( has 8’ of baseboard heat for washer/ drier. Never gets ‘cold’ )… and I happen to come across a model A frame that is perfect for it as I’ve never liked the frame I...
  6. matt167

    any tire preference for vans at the boat ramp?

    I would use a tire with rain and snow characteristics for the launch ramp slime. Something like the Kumho Road venture HT 51 which is an all season highway tire with 75k warranty but it has siping and rain channels for rain/snow and is 3 peak snow rated. You may never need the snow capability...
  7. matt167

    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    Outboards are built with a transom angle. Do I/O’s have the same angle? I’ve never checked. The tilt pin/ position would negate it a bit if it was different tho
  8. matt167

    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    My dad launched a StarCraft Offshore V-18 with a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. Once, because his jeep was in the shop and it’s a couple miles to the launch
  9. matt167

    3.0 Mercruiser

    Hook up an external fuel tank and see if it’ll run. My parts boat quit on the previous owner and he thought it needed a fuel pump. It would run out of fuel after a short while. I hooked it up to my portable tank, and it fired up and ran great. I looked into the fuel situation quickly as it’s...
  10. matt167

    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    They use 4L60E transmissions. Good enough for towing but only with a trans cooler imo.
  11. matt167

    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    I used to work on them all the time. W/ the Atlas engine.. they were usually roached out at the point I got to them. ( 2013-2015 ). TBSS will scoot as it’s an LS2 if memory serves me. But the V8 TB’s have the front CV running through the oil pan. Not something I would want.
  12. matt167

    How do I rate hp size of outboard with the new pod installation

    They did put 4.3L in them. The 3.0l was base model. 180hp would be about right. You could do with 150
  13. matt167

    Looking for pump to drain oil through dipstick tube

    pumps are fine. I was proven they worked once by pumping a car out. Then filling it up with junk mixed grade leftovers, draining that and, no sludge… I’m not saying a pump is my preferred method, as I’m a drain person.. but it does work. A basic $6 harbor freight pump will work well enough...
  14. matt167

    MR outdrive

    I would try a little heat and something like a very small punch. I was very mad when I saw what the previous owner did to mine trying to get it apart. But when I got a replacement. I was sure to get an Alpha Gen one so that I got threaded pins
  15. matt167

    Who did you use to have a plexiglass windshield made?

    Dont discount your local glass shop ( NOT Safelite ) Many of them will do plexi/ Lexan fabrication. UDP is probably the most well known for mail order
  16. matt167

    Fuel injected parts no longer available

    I know a mechanic that can refurbish ECUs on the bench. But he’s not an average mechanic. He switched from TV/ radio repair in his early years to mechanics and is good at anything he does. Anyway. Anything marine spec EFI for a Ford is NLA. The biggest issue is the Ford EEC ECUs have issues...
  17. matt167

    MR outdrive

    Don’t drill them out. On my big boat, the previous owner tried drilling them and destroyed the housing. didn’t realize it until I was putting it back together. I bought the boat with disassembled gimbal.
  18. matt167

    Looking at 8hp and 15hp 4stroke Merc

    Yes, my dad uses the main engine as a rudder on his boat. But currents will require him to turn the kicker from time to time to get more control ( turned slightly opposite of the current ). That would drive me nuts. I’m glad that my 25hp will troll just fine on my boat, and steering is steering
  19. matt167

    Eska won’t start.

    That is a Techumseh 2 stroke that was originally manufactured by Power Products, a smaller company that Tech acquired.. at one time Tech was using their SSI ignitions on them, which is a special unit because it uses both a trigger and a charge coil, unlike a Briggs and Stratton that put a...
  20. matt167

    Just bought a Winner Wildcat 1972

    The only way to really test the transom is to drill test holes with a 1/4” bit and check for dry shavings. A boat that old with a rotten floor isn’t going to pass the test. Be prepared for the worst
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