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  1. Lou C

    Bowriders that handle waves well?

    I keep the bow cover on when it gets rough & built a stronger support for it so it doesn’t collapse under the weight of the water. My 88 F/W has a 21* dead rise so it’s pretty stable in rough water.
  2. Lou C

    5.7 omc carb leak

    Well hate to say this but pulling the engine is the only way. And those bolts normally don’t just get loose there probably is corrosion in the joint between the transom mount & Y pipe. Might have to replace both. A big job overall. How much do you want to keep that boat?
  3. Lou C

    Easy fix for voltage drop(?)

    I had the 8 gauge left over from a project (installing roof rack lights on our '98 Jeep). My thought was that this problem probably existed due to undersized wiring so going bigger would address that. first pic is before I ran the supplemental feed (notice voltmeter reading, only 11.5V, second...
  4. Lou C

    Rochester Automatic Choke "stuck".. is my priming procedure wrong?

    Ok a couple of things: 1) when priming for a cold start you don’t shift to FWD then back to neutral. You disengage the shift control from the throttle by pulling out the handle toward you (OMC control) or pushing in the center button (Teleflex & others). open the throttle all the way that allows...
  5. Lou C

    Easy fix for voltage drop(?)

    I had a couple of electrical problems with my Cobra: Charging voltage too high, was a known problem according to Arco marine, while the dash gauge didn’t indicate over charging a digital voltmeter on the batteries showed 15.5V. Their recommendation was to disconnect the sense wire at the alt &...
  6. Lou C

    Blowby through vent tube? Mercruiser 3.7

    wow it makes you wonder what could have caused that! stuck rings? bad installation? rings installed wrong?
  7. Lou C

    After market fuel pumps

    It's the same deal with the old style mechanical pumps, you can get the same exact Carter pump from places like Jeg's or Summit Racing for less than half what Merc, Volvo or OMC charged. All you need is the number off the old pump.
  8. Lou C

    2 Fuel Water filters ,2 totally different fuel contents,Fuel pros ,have a look at this

    that explanation makes sense, it would be interesting to test both samples for water and see what comes up.
  9. Lou C

    2 Fuel Water filters ,2 totally different fuel contents,Fuel pros ,have a look at this

    this is what mine always looks like....
  10. Lou C

    2 Fuel Water filters ,2 totally different fuel contents,Fuel pros ,have a look at this

    Charlie is in Long Island as I am and we only have 2 gas stations that sell E0 fuel so it’s quite likely that is E10 but I’ve never seen E10 fuel that looked like that. Looks like too much Stabil. My gas has always been a uniform yellow color with no different layers etc. What is the fuel tank...
  11. Lou C

    Why is my carb oxidizing????

    Be careful with second hand carbs, the carb has to be a marine unit (J vents and the overflow nipple are not on automotive carbs) and used carbs can be in any condition, may never work right etc. I know it's an old boat but just be careful of what you buy. If I could not make my Quadrajet work...
  12. Lou C

    Water in oil

    The Barr after market OMC/Volvo style ones I put on almost 5 years ago have held up quite well. At the end of this season I will probably remove the elbows to check them out.
  13. Lou C

    vista 268 - Loose or broken Wires near propeller?

    Boat looks good, and glad you got those things taken care of. Are you going to paint the outdrive with anti fouling paint? That's pretty much necessary every year here. 100% salt water use. One day I'll have to strip it all off, not looking forward to that lol.
  14. Lou C

    5.7 omc carb leak

    I'm not really sure what you're asking here, you can replace a fuel line without it having anything to do with the cooling system, but do not overtighten the mounting bolts for the Quadrajet, or else you will warp the air horn (top cover of the carb) and it won't seal. Unless you have to...
  15. Lou C

    Water in oil

    don't even think of re-using them, they are trash, scrap iron! buy new Barr Marine aftermarket ~~$725 or so
  16. Lou C

    5.7 omc carb leak

    You might have 2 problems there you have intermittent connections in the 9 pin cannon connector and your carb needle valve may be leaking or the float has absorbed fuel and is causing the engine to flood. In any case take the connector apart clean the terminals and put it back together use a...
  17. Lou C

    Water in oil

    responded to the other thread. those have been trash for a long time. Here's what they should look like (OMC/Volvo exhaust)
  18. Lou C

    Water in oil

    Water in the cyls eventually will get into the motor oil and crankcase. I had 2 blown HGs letting water in to the cyls (#2 and just a little in #1) no leaks from anything else and I had the same water in the oil under the valve covers as you did. You won't see it on the dipstick right away but...
  19. Lou C

    Water in oil

    Those shoulda been tossed FOR SURE. But water in the engine can have more than one source. Did you have water in the cyls, rusty spark plug electrodes? Likely from what I see there. If those sealed it would have been a miracle. What the sealing surfaces look when new for the OMC/Volvo style...
  20. Lou C

    To fuel filter or not. 3.0

    I took my old pump apart, there is no filter inside of these. It is exactly like the same old diaphragm pump used by Chevrolet on those engines since the '50s, just with the extra fitting to prevent fuel from leaking from a bad diaphragm into the bilge. However, it looks like Merc did use a...
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