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  1. Lou C

    Recycled my fresh water system antifreeze .Anyone else do this???

    Yep those typical Prestone testers are only for ethylene glycol. A refractometer will do EG, PG and battery water. Very useful if you use a lot of PG antifreeze. I bought one to mix my own batch of PG from Sierra concentrate. It’s about $7 a gallon cheaper than -100. I don’t really like using...
  2. Lou C

    Recycled my fresh water system antifreeze .Anyone else do this???

    Refractometer is the way to go
  3. Lou C

    4.3 Carb vs 5.7 Carb

    Even if the carbs were identical; if they came from different displacement engines the jetting, metering rods; and various other parts will be different to allow for the greater volume of air flowed by a larger displacement engine.
  4. Lou C

    The Boating Season That Wasn't

    This is one of the problems with modern technologies…yeah they are great when they work, and they are USUALLY a lot more reliable than when we had engines with points distributors and carbs. However if there is a problem you can’t find they don’t seem able to easily find it; I don’t think that...
  5. Lou C

    New Carb conversion issues 5.7

    Did you add an oil pressure switch in line with the fuel pump? If the wiring for this isn't done correctly you can have intermittent fuel pump cut out problems. Is the carb new or reman? Did you replace the fuel filter? A bit of grit in the fuel inlet could cause this.
  6. Lou C

    My winter cover solution

    was able to do this job, with the cover still on! Just peeled the cover back, removed the last 2 bows, and folded the hinged ridge beam back. brought the old cyl heads to our hot rod shop in Lindenhurst Long Island and they advised replacing them due to cracks and eroded cooling passages. To me...
  7. Lou C

    My winter cover solution

    I got the idea from looking at a West Marine catalog seeing the bows. That would hold up to rain but definitely not snow load we can get here. So I added ridge beams in the front bow area and cockpit area that are supported by 3 PVC poles. 1 pole in the bow & 2 in the cockpit area. The cockpit...
  8. Lou C

    "Christmas staff fund charge" on my marina bill?

    That is exactly why I will only have small boats, that frees me from the highway robbery of "marinas". No thanks, I'll keep doing everything myself as long as I can.
  9. Lou C

    My winter cover solution

    I’ve been using this for 15+ years. Taylor custom cover & home made support system….
  10. Lou C

    Ford 302 pinging

    I think they all have a tendency for the fuel to dry up over time. Back when all our cars had carbs, we liked them or hated them partly based on how well they started when cold, if you live in a climate that gets real winter.
  11. Lou C

    Ford 302 pinging

    Not exactly... old school carbed engines in an auto application used an auto choke and a fast idle system, that allowed the engine to keep running on the choke, it needs like 1500 rpm to keep running when cold. In an auto application this happens automatically but in a marine application an...
  12. Lou C

    Ford 302 pinging

    “Three deuces & a 4 speed & a 389…listen to her tachin’ up listen to her wind…” Know the tune?
  13. Lou C

    Ford 302 pinging

    Even with that big OMC style thermostat housing? I think they used the 4160 with the side mount fuel inlet on the 4.3s because of that. I don’t think a front fuel inlet Holley will fit on the 4.3s. Not sure with those old Buicks haven’t seen one in years.
  14. Lou C

    Can a old mercruiser motor run very well with following pressures?

    Was that a cold or hot compression test? For it to be accurate the engine should be warmed up & throttle wide open. Is this a 4.3 V6 or the old in-line 6?
  15. Lou C

    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    It was about the same as what I've seen by taking off the oil cap with engine running, so it appeared fine to me....what I'd consider enough. Yes when I cranked it over 2 times for 10 sec each my oil pressure gauge went right up to 40 so that was good enough for me. When I started it after the...
  16. Lou C

    Yamaha F115 bubbled metal behind oil filter

    maybe do an oil analysis and see what shows up.
  17. Lou C

    Leaf Springs

    You know Bruce I've been trying to find that out but never could find a PDS listing what the base composition is. I do know that the Evinrude wheel bearing grease (different product) uses an aluminum complex base. I've been using the Lucas Marine grease in trailer wheel bearings and the I/O...
  18. Lou C

    Ford 302 pinging

    4150 has the advantage of 4 corner idle adjustment, external float adjustment and fuel level sight plugs but with the fuel inlets on both bowls it is a good bit longer than the 4160 with the side fuel inlet. Don't think it would fit on a 4.3 but on a Ford 302 it shouldn't be a problem.
  19. Lou C

    Ford 302 pinging

    agreed even my little 4.3 benefited from the Rochester 4bbl...Holley has both 2bbl and 4bbl carbs already calibrated for the Ford 302, I'd make a decision about 2 vs 4 bbl and use one of those. Of course if you want to move up to the 4bbl you have to find a good intake for the 302. If you have...
  20. Lou C

    Leaf Springs

    best grease: Evinrude Triple Guard stays on the whole season!
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