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  1. Lou C

    Is my Mercruiser fuel injected or carb?

    Agreed I’d always want a 4bbl carb in a marine application on a V6 or V8. They are a bit more complex to set up & rebuild than a 2 bbl but I feel it’s worth it.
  2. Lou C

    Is my Mercruiser fuel injected or carb?

    Looks like a Mercarb (modified Rochester 2bbl).
  3. Lou C

    Sundowner 205 prop

    I have a similar size boat (1988 F/W H-200), same hull with different top cap (H-200 is the bow rider, Sundowner is the cuddy cabin). Mines got a pre Vortec 4.3 4bbl with a Cobra drive with a 1.68:1 ratio. I’m running a 15x17 alu prop and it performs about the same as yours, perhaps a bit slower...
  4. Lou C

    VP 5.7 GL caruburetor swap to 4 barrel?

    Holley also sells brackets that you can use to mount your throttle cable to, that use the carb mounting nuts/bolts https://www.holley.com/search/?q=throttle%20bracket
  5. Lou C

    Swap an OMC 5.8 with OMC 5.7

    http://machineworldny.com/asp/CylinderHeads.aspx?type=A&mid=37&ltr=5.8&cyl=V8&cno= if your cyl heads got cracked in an overheat (usually what blows HGs) reman units are available. I got mine from this place (Machine World) in Long Island, $275 each
  6. Lou C

    VP SX-M Trim Hose replacement without pulling drive?

    thanks for posting this, that is a tricky job for sure. when I needed new trim hoses on my Cobra I had my mechanic do it but that was way back in 2005 or 2006. Still good now lucky.
  7. Lou C

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    or like the rum runners who ran between Long Island and New England during the Prohibition. That boat is from Long Island ya know lol! The crossing between where I live and Stamford is only about 10 miles.......
  8. Lou C

    Swap an OMC 5.8 with OMC 5.7

    Did the HGs blow because of an overheat? If so did you get the cyl heads checked out by a machine shop? Overheats can cause small cracks in the cyl heads that you can’t always spot but that can cause leaks. Oftentimes the block is still good when that happens.
  9. Lou C

    Swap an OMC 5.8 with OMC 5.7

    I also believe that is true about the transom mount. Now you have the chance to get away from the OMC parts & repair headache I for sure would do it. Plus it makes the boat way easier to sell if you do want to sell it
  10. Lou C

    Swap an OMC 5.8 with OMC 5.7

    https://www.crowleymarine.com/omc/oem-parts/stern-drive/1992/584aplamh/intake-manifold-exhaust-cooling Ford exhaust PS GM Y pipe is the same so you probably could re-use the parts from the upper exhaust pipes, and hoses from the Ford engine with the manifolds and elbows required for the GM 5.7...
  11. Lou C

    Swap an OMC 5.8 with OMC 5.7

    What you’d have to do is go thru OMC parts manuals to see what parts are different between the GM engine versions vs Ford. Likely items to check: Bellhousing Exhaust Y pipe Exhaust down pipes If it were me I’d take this chance to swap the whole thing over to Merc; if you want to keep the boat...
  12. Lou C

    Exhaust Bellows 3.0 cobra

    if you have a lot of water by-passing your muffs get these.... the rubber is softer and conforms to the shape of the lower unit better than the harder rubber Tempo and other ones using the rectangular muffs...
  13. Lou C

    battery charger question....

    That's what I thought, I'm not going to use that one anymore. The NOCO seems to charge at a rate safer for the batteries.
  14. Lou C

    Exhaust Bellows 3.0 cobra

    If that goes back to the transom mount yes. Looks like it connects to the power steering cooler then should go back to the transom mount behind the engine Ford 2.3 liter OHC engine right? Those were used in all kinds of small Fords throughout the 70s and 80s
  15. Lou C

    Exhaust Bellows 3.0 cobra

    I have found that the Tempo style and other muffs with the rectangular cups don't fit as well as they used to, I also think that the rubber is stiffer than it used to be, I found the best ones are the Mercruiser/Quicksilver round ones with the metal rod clamp. Also something else you can do if...
  16. Lou C

    battery charger question....

    Question, I have an older Schumacher "smart" charger that I have had, about 10 years. Today I was using it to charge one of batteries on the boat, the other battery I was charging with a newer NOCO 10 amp charger. Just out of curiosity I checked the charging voltage of both batteries, the one on...
  17. Lou C

    Considering a new Porta-bote 8 or 10 foot

    I have a couple of Walker bay boats; a 10’ and an 8’, not easy to transport but nearly indestructible & very rugged.
  18. Lou C

    VP SX-M Trim Hose replacement without pulling drive?

    I would use a thread chaser rather than a tap; I think it’s safer. Also don’t fear pulling the drive & pivot housing; a very important job on these is replacing the drive shaft bellows & both need to come off to do that. I did the bellows on my Cobra which is very similar to the SX & it just...
  19. Lou C

    Considering a new Porta-bote 8 or 10 foot

    Hilarious
  20. Lou C

    Quicksilver 5W30 for all sterndrives

    In the case of I/Os I think the main causes of engine failure are under maintained cooling & exhaust systems…overheating & water intrusion. Oil is probably a cause only when you have a dramatic failure like a blown remote oil filter hose or rotted thru oil pan. That said I won’t use an oil that...
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