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  1. Lou C

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    My brother has a 2020 Merc 4.5 200 hp and it’s the same as that; instant starts, smooth running day after day. Just like modern cars. I’m old enough to have had new/used cars with carbs & know the good & the bad with them. Quadrajets, 2GVs, Autolites & Holleys.
  2. Lou C

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    If I recall correctly the older Volvo fuel pumps for port fuel injected engines were a low pressure & high pressure unit and retail on them was about $1000. Yes fuel injection is great better cold starts & running & idle smoothness but you get slammed with parts cost.
  3. Lou C

    Boat trailer brakes

    If the full up weight is 7500 lbs a pair of 3500 axles are overloaded and the next step up is 5200 lbs. There are 3750 lb axles but not commonly available. And those leave no safety cushion so the 5200 is your best bet. If you get drop axles like I did you won’t raise the trailer either. You...
  4. Lou C

    Boat trailer brakes

    I have seen galvanized electric drum brakes.
  5. Lou C

    Boat trailer brakes

    I did something similar switched from a 3500 lb axle with 10” brakes to a 6000 custom axle with 12” brakes. I did this because the frame of the trailer was the same gauge as trailers with heavier weight ratings. Axles, rims/tires, & springs all should have close to the same rating in terms of...
  6. Lou C

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    Looks like it is the high & low pressure pumps in one unit
  7. Lou C

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    Ahhh just clicked on that link to the Volvo parts site....do my eyes deceive me...or is the V/P electric pump REALLY $1944.00! These old school mechanical pumps are like $53.99! https://www.summitracing.com/parts/crt-m60201
  8. Lou C

    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    For Fuel & oil filters I have used Sierra; not sure if Volvo used the OMC thread size mount or not; also you can use a Merc oil filter if yours is mounted on the block; if remote mount it’s probably not the same as the block mount filter. I FINALLY got a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 with...
  9. Lou C

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    And make sure your plug wires are in the correct position on the distributor cap! 9:08 AM Friday in Long Island NY…
  10. Lou C

    Explosion and Fire Danger

    One thing that always worried me was the fact that I rarely if ever saw people with gas inboard boats lift the engine hatch & sniff for fumes after fueling up. Everyone is in too much of a rush but the consequences of not checking are catastrophic….
  11. Lou C

    Crack found in the block

    My old 4.3 was definitely from the Tonawanda NY plant because the engine serial # starts with T. Some 4.3s were made in Tonawanda NY, some were made in Romulus Mi., those engines have a serial starting with R. I don’t know if all the marine engines came from Tonawanda but I recall reading here...
  12. Lou C

    Explosion and Fire Danger

    I would add a fume detector to any inboard gas boat You should inspect the fuel system at the start of each season Always lift the engine hatch and sniff before even turning on the blower I will never have a lithium battery of any kind on a boat that I own. A major EU marine insurance firm will...
  13. Lou C

    Crack found in the block

    Not only that, but other parts that can be damaged by freeze up: intake manifold exhaust manifolds & elbows power steering cooler
  14. Lou C

    Overheating under load

    and definitely the steering actuator and steering cable, exhaust Y pipe, starter motor, bilge pump etc.
  15. Lou C

    Overheating under load

    Here's the old cyl heads, the water passages are the ones at the extreme end of the heads. Bit of calcium there, but not clogged.
  16. Lou C

    Overheating under load

    Yep as Bondo says, you got some more work to do, first. As far as the 140 stat vs the 160 stat, to the best of my knowledge, V/P specified a 160 (even in salt water) for the majority of their engines. Because I heard this so many times (gotta have a 140 in salt not a 160) I looked into it...
  17. Lou C

    daily music fix

    I saw the Stones at Giants Stadium in NJ back in 2019 and they put on one hell of a great show. Also saw Paul McCartney there last spring & same thing. Sang for 3 hrs only took a short break; and he was about to turn 80!
  18. Lou C

    Stupid shake-down cruise? Lake Ontario

  19. Lou C

    Stupid shake-down cruise? Lake Ontario

    I think the question is not just how big of a boat you need to be safe but where you are using it. I see 2 skiffs in my harbor used during winter but these guys stay in a protected bay they definitely are not out in LI Sound. Same 2 boats left out there & used all winter.
  20. Lou C

    Stupid shake-down cruise? Lake Ontario

    As I said even with a CG station literally right at the mouth of Huntington Bay, (CG Eaton's Neck Station) which is within 10 miles of anywhere I might be, I would not be on a small boat at this time of year. Hypothermia kills quickly when the water temps are only about 40-45*F.
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