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  1. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    I did know that there is a bypass in the block & also in most filters; so let’s say you put in the higher psi block bypass; isn’t it still possible for the filter to bypass flow?
  2. Lou C

    Who didn't winterize??

    Yep I was looking at that too, a new hot spring developing perhaps? Maybe missing a decimal point, 8.0*C (46*F) would actually make sense. The harbor behind where I live is starting to freeze up now, only a few boats still out there, most pull their boats in November. We were at 7* this am, it...
  3. Lou C

    Grease on rims

    If you have disc brakes simply look behind the back side of the brake rotors, if the seals are leaking grease it will be obvious there. Unlike drum brakes with disc brakes you can see the grease seals from the outside....
  4. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    OK posted this here because I thought it might be helpful to members who have Chrysler products with this transmission (actually a good unit) who have this problem. Just happened to me last week. 120,000 miles, always shifted great, never had a problem with it all these years, no slips, jerks...
  5. Lou C

    Trailer surge brakes

    Post up a pic of what you’re working on might be easier to advise that way.
  6. Lou C

    Who didn't winterize??

    7* here on the North Shore of Long Island NY. Had lots of wind & rain yesterday & the highest tides I’ve seen since Hurricane Sandy. Entrance road & bridge flooded. 6,000 with power out still 600 out this morning hope they get it back soon with these temps.
  7. Lou C

    Christmas 2022 will be coldest in over 30 years

    We had this long before the chants and rants of climate change activists. The year we bought this house (1992) we had a paralyzing Nor’Easter that started as wind and rain & progressed to ice and snow. Right before Christmas. In fact my friend from work got married that weekend & her whole...
  8. Lou C

    2006 Q6 tahoe Trailer brakes replacement parts?

    I have a Tie Down Model 66 drum actuator I installed in 2004. Still working. My Tie Down galvanized drum brakes lasted an average of 5-6 seasons with 2-4 salt water dunks per year. Most times it was water getting under the boot on the cylinder. I started modifying the cylinders to make them more...
  9. Lou C

    Who didn't winterize??

    I think 2 years ago the great Texas freeze up We northerners are used to it Ted! It seems that in the Northeast winter takes a while to get started but once it does, it hits with a vengeance usually after the holidays, not before or even worse, during!
  10. Lou C

    2006 Q6 tahoe Trailer brakes replacement parts?

    I think parts that used to be labeled Tie Down are being labeled Dexter, you can see this with brake actuators, for example the previously labeled Tie Down 6600 lb actuator is now labled Dexter but is obviously the same unit...
  11. Lou C

    Who didn't winterize??

    Just go out and drain it....better than a light bulb in the bilge if the power goes out. Remember a GM V6 holds about 2.5-3 gallons of water, the V8s a bit more, 3.5-4, each manifold about a half gallon depending on design. Drain it & poke those holes. Be sure to disconnect the big J hose...
  12. Lou C

    2006 Q6 tahoe Trailer brakes replacement parts?

    Drum brake wheel cylinders are pretty much all the same, the price went up but the are still pretty cheap. Now if you want to replace the whole brake backing plate, you need to know if you have a 5 lug hub (10" brakes) or a 6 lug hub (12" brakes) the wheel cyls for both are the same. It is...
  13. Lou C

    Winterization Question

    The general rule is always get all the water out first, adding antifreeze is really just for corrosion protection. If you don't take shortcuts, you probably won't have trouble!
  14. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    That makes sense; I wonder how many people install these & don’t know that. Also I wonder if Merc & Volvo install the higher PSI valve on their remote set ups? It would be interesting if the kits sold by Mercruiser mention this in the instructions.
  15. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    Thanks Scott for the info, I'm not sure why the guys at MM said you don't have to change it seeing as how they are selling engines set up this way. It just pulls out and is a press fit?
  16. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    Also the ones I see listed like at Summit Racing and others list applications for big blocks, are these all the same and do they all fit the small block applications as well?
  17. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    How easy/hard is that to do?
  18. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    Ok getting tired of pulling the rear seats out to do the oil change on my old boat. I found that Michigan Motorz puts together an oil filter kit that works with the Volvo style manifolds I have on my 4.3. I asked them if it is necessary to change the oil filter bypass valve with a higher rated...
  19. Lou C

    Sea Ray engine replacement

    Fel Pro sells a kit for the pre-vortec engines that includes the head gaskets, intake gaskets and distributor gasket. For the Vortec I don't think they actually have a kit, but the HGs I believe are the same, the intake gaskets are different.
  20. Lou C

    Can you change from welded to bolted?

    That or find a similar size used trailer in better shape. The way the original welds were done looks questionable to me; all that weight is concentrated in a small area. The great majority of galvanized trailers are box section not C channel and I think box section is naturally more rigid.
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