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  1. Lou C

    Winterizing time!

    If you have a Cobra with a carb just follow mine… And PS the next day or weekend I pull the drive & check the bellows, u joints & gimble bearing. On these old units they’re all greasable so you do that too…. Many people skip this step but that can be a mistake…doing this has helped me avoid...
  2. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    People are surprised at what the V8 Grand will do. Rated for 7200 lbs and pulls a 20' (5,000 lbs) like the Super Chief. Even the first run Hemis have 375 ft lbs of torque. About 100 more than the Pentastar 3.6 V6. The later models have 390 ft lbs.
  3. Lou C

    Working on A Volvo/Penta 350 and 280 leg?

    Also it depends on if it was used in salt or fresh. Fresh water I/Os usually will be much easier to work on. Get a factory shop manual, look up a guy by the name of Rick on the Bayliner Owners Club, he is one of the experts on those drives, I bet he can answer any question you might have. Don't...
  4. Lou C

    Winterizing time!

    That's basically how I do mine, run engine, change motor oil & filter, then run again, check for leaks at filter, then fog engine & shut down. Then let it cool because that water in the block will be hot. Drain block from block drains, poke drains, and disconnect big hose from stat housing to...
  5. Lou C

    Water in spark plugs

    On the OMC 4.3 with the 160* stat, my temps were usually from 160-170 or so, highest was just after coming off plane where it would go almost to 175 briefly but then cool down. You can check for water in the cyls even after just running it on the water hose, warm up engine, then ground high...
  6. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    I towed our '88 Four Winns (5000 on the trailer) for years with the '98 Grand with the 4 liter six. While it wasn't ideal, if I hadn't upgraded to the '07 Grand Hemi, I would have re-geared it to 4.10:1 and that combined with the biggest transmission cooler I could fit, air bags in the rear...
  7. Lou C

    Axle weight capacity

    That would be the total that the trailer can weigh, but not the carrying capacity (how heavy the boat can be) you subtract the weight of the trailer from the total that it can weigh and that's the carrying capacity. So if it has 2 3500 lb axles but weighs 1500 lbs, then at most the capacity...
  8. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    yep they are almost as big as F-150s were 20 years ago! It was a wise move of FoMoCo to bring out the compact Maverick at a good price point.
  9. Lou C

    Intake manifold

    for the exhaust manifolds....I'd start with the inner bolts torque em to like 10-15 ft lbs then do the outer ones, then come back to the inner bolts and bring em up to 25. They don't really need much to seal the exhaust manifold gasket.
  10. Lou C

    Intake manifold

    about 25 ft lbs.
  11. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    I still see a fair number of the original Ranger pick ups around and they appear to be one of the better trucks Ford built, most of then not even rusted and are all more than 20 years old!
  12. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    Agreed gonna start looking for a newer V8 Grand…
  13. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    My personal preference for towing is a Hemi powered Grand Cherokee. Comfort just big enough and rated to tow over 7000 lbs. Excellent 4x4 system. Pick ups are great for hauling stuff but my parking situation is just too small for one…
  14. Lou C

    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    What may be happening is that the E10 is cleaning out your gas tank and clogging filters and/or injectors. We went thru this in 2004/05. Had a red gunk in the fuel filter that year. But once the tank was cleaned out; nothing….
  15. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    Huh? we don't even go over 10 mph, more like 5 most of the time. I'll tell you what. I'm going to do a test next time I go with one of the automatic Jeeps. One run in high range, one run in low range & then take a reading of the trans temp off the pan. We'll see then.... The whole point here, is...
  16. Lou C

    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    I've done the same, store it with whatever is left, stabilized, and change filter in spring. Never found any water and been doing it this way a LONG time. 15+ years. This is a pretty damp climate too.
  17. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    I found that wearing my half face 3M respirator with P-100 filters (I used it for fiberglass work) was good at keeping people away from me during the worst of covid. I really did wear it going into stores, got a lot of strange looks but P-100 is better even than what MDs got!
  18. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    Given that your boat is, well, a bit heavier than the truck is rated for, using 4-LOW is highly recommended, it reduces the strain on the auto trans by virture of the much lower gear ratio overall and that reduces the amount of torque converter slip necessary to get started. When driving off...
  19. Lou C

    5.7 Overheating

    That part of the cooling system must be 100% right by the book, your Alpha pump is at the bottom most point, any leak point will bleed off water pressure and remember that water has to travel UP about 18" to go through the transom mount and then, about 3.5' forward up to the engine. My OMC...
  20. Lou C

    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    https://corecheminc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Freeze-Point-Chart-GlycoChill-Propylene-Glycol-Heat-Transfer-Fluid.pdf This shows how to mix PG antifreeze if you want to use it for both winterizing and as an engine coolant. If you go up to 70% PG/30% water it brings you to 230* boil protection.
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