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  1. Lou C

    What is this on the transom?

    As long as you seal the hole in the transom with some resin & then sealer there is no problem with running your speedo tube and transducer cable through the transom above the water line. My boat has been like that for many years. Just seal the hole properly.
  2. Lou C

    What is this on the transom?

    This has worked for me for a LONG time. Every few years re-bed the screws, or use the stern saver idea instead....
  3. Lou C

    overheat mercruiser

    Its risky because with no load on the engine you really don't know for sure how far the 'stat opened, if at all. In fact one year I tried an experiment. I had AF in the engine after winterizing it. In the spring I ran it up on the water hose for 20 min. Then pulled the block drains to see what...
  4. Lou C

    overheat mercruiser

    Or you can manually drain, poke all the holes, then pour AF in via the hoses.
  5. Lou C

    Winterizing time!

    The drain plugs are supposed to have O rings on them, make sure they are in place and I also coat the threads with OMC gasket sealer.
  6. Lou C

    FWD Drive (forward facing drive) Volvo Penta

    That’s what salt water drives look like after being painted with anti fouling paint 20x and never dripping the old stuff off lol!
  7. Lou C

    FWD Drive (forward facing drive) Volvo Penta

    The only thing that makes sense is either the wrong anodes, or a lack of bonding wires, but even so that much corrosion on a 4 year old drive not stored in the water makes me think bad batch of aluminum. Here's mine. 34 years old and used in salt water & moored in salt water for 20 years. Anodes...
  8. Lou C

    Winterizing time!

    OK the one on the port side is to drain any water out of that plastic fitting in the pivot housing that might get trapped (you know the one that the raw water hose to the transom is connected to) if the hole isn't clogged, that is. I do get water out of there when I remove it.... The ones on the...
  9. Lou C

    FWD Drive (forward facing drive) Volvo Penta

    With these units I recall reading that the upper drive unit is the same for both the regular & forward drives and if the replacement Fwd lower unit is too expensive maybe you can find a cheaper used conventional SXA lower. That level of corrosion is extreme for a unit that new, & not left in...
  10. Lou C

    Axle weight capacity

    Maybe you can contact Sea Ray to get a correct HIN & approximate weights from them
  11. Lou C

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    OK you have a Prestolite BID unit, correct? I believe that those have mechanical (centrifugal) advance just like the points distributors did. Have you verified that the advance unit is in fact advancing the timing the specified amount the the specified RPM? They have centrifugal weights that can...
  12. Lou C

    Winterizing: Fuel in tank options?

    I don't drain mine or run them out of gas but I start everything up every 2-3 months, make a huge racket and love the smell of 2 cycle exhaust and that keeps gas from evaporating in the carbs. The one most prone to that was the Toro because it uses a Mikuni carb with a float bowl on it not the...
  13. Lou C

    Replacing carb question

    lol yeah I have posted that one a lot, but I used to think, oh well a Q-Jet is too complex for someone who's not an expert in carbs, it isn't. Only a bit more complex than that Rochester 2bbl. The fussiest carb I ever worked on was a 3bbl Kehin on my 1980 Honda 1300 Civic. Simplest, the Autolite...
  14. Lou C

    Replacing carb question

    Looks like a Rochester 2GV or the Mercarb version of the same thing. The are easy to rebuild, better to rebuild a good original core than buy a 'remanufactured' Franken carb that you get on line. Get a book and learn how to do it. Not rocket science... Here's its big brother the mighty...
  15. Lou C

    Winterizing: Fuel in tank options?

    Strange....I have 5 different 2 stroke yard tools that are running happily on 50:1 E10 gas 3 Echo machines (weed wacker, blower, hedge trimmer) 1 Husquvarna (saw) 1 Toro/Suzuki (snow blower) the oldest is 24 years old the newest is 11 years old... here very few (like maybe 2-3 in all of Suffolk...
  16. Lou C

    Winterizing: Fuel in tank options?

    I’ve never had problems with properly stabilized fuel; even E10…
  17. Lou C

    Working on A Volvo/Penta 350 and 280 leg?

    They're saying it's a "new" engine but that must mean rebuilt or remanufactured because of the obvious vintage look of it....pre-1986 that's a LONG time ago.
  18. Lou C

    Working on A Volvo/Penta 350 and 280 leg?

    Engine looks like a pre 1986 with perimeter valve cover bolts and probably a 2 piece main seal. Quadrajet carb & mechanical fuel pump. It all looks good from the pix
  19. Lou C

    Fogging oil won't kill engine

    I have to use 2 cans on my 4.3 4bbl to get it to stall…
  20. Lou C

    Fuel vent issues 4.5L 250hp Mercruiser

    Something isn’t right there my brother has a 2020 Chapparal 21SSI with the same engine & does not have that problem….
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