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  1. Lou C

    can someone tell me what motors are in a 1987 28' Chris-Craft 283 Amerosport 262 ?

    see if Chris-Craft has a website and manuals for older models, like Crusader does. The front circulating pump is a standard pump for marine applications for the old Pre-Vortec V6 and V8 (same part). I used a Sierra pump both times I replaced mine.
  2. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3 cracked intake manifold

    yep that's it. Nice to have the drain port.
  3. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3 cracked intake manifold

    Also if the engine is level when you drain it (as it should be) and you pull the bottom end of that big hose on the circulating pump off, I'd be curious to see if there is any water in the intake if you then pull the plug. First few times I'd do both! Even after pulling the block drains...
  4. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3 cracked intake manifold

    be careful with the intake gasket and make sure you use the correct torque specs, there were some mistakes in manuals on this because the pre vortec took like 30-35 ft lbs but the vortecs are much lower like 10 or 15, you have to check, or else you'll be back where you started (water in the oil!)
  5. Lou C

    OMC 5.0 Part ID?

    Well: call around and see if there are still any shops who know how to set up an OMC Cobra shift cable, this is one of the main issues with them. I can do it, I have the special tools and the knowledge, but younger guys working, may not. also, if you take the boat out make sure there is no...
  6. Lou C

    Swapping Internals From Marine to Auto Block (piston rings, bore size questions, etc)

    The only way you can do that is to measure everything, or take it to a machine shop and have them do it for you. It depends on the wear in the donor block vs the components from your cracked block. Likely is that you need an oversize bore oversized pistons & rings, who knows what else. I...
  7. Lou C

    OMC 5.0 Part ID?

    The 94 and up Cobras are the same as a Volvo Penta SX of the same year. For the older ones, yes some parts are hard to find. I've been able to keep mine going but I have a lot of spares. But old Bayliner, OMC Cobra power, really just save your money. Keep saving till you can get something much...
  8. Lou C

    Buying a used boat anxiety-talk me down.

    boat looks like new. Congrats! I priced out a Four Winns HD2 (20' little shorter than my old one) with a Mercury 150 outboard. Appox 48000 brand new but I bet it could be bought for less. As much as I like Chevy small blocks though I want only outboards from now on. I can't deal with the...
  9. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3 cracked intake manifold

    That's kinda what I thought but I found years back an OMC service bulletin from a year or so after the Vortecs came out that said that these were prone to cracking unless the plug is removed. The only way I can see that is if the big hose between the t stat housing and the circ pump is not...
  10. Lou C

    can someone tell me what motors are in a 1987 28' Chris-Craft 283 Amerosport 262 ?

    I was 14 then and my best friend's dad was the shop manager at the local Ford dealer. At the time Ford and Chevrolet were right across the street from each other. During the gas shortage circa 1974 (not shortage but OPEC's extortion) I saw a 1967 Corvette at the Chevy dealer, sitting on the...
  11. Lou C

    can someone tell me what motors are in a 1987 28' Chris-Craft 283 Amerosport 262 ?

    lol I'm old enough to remember when those cars were NEW. In 1968,1969, 1970. Best years for muscle cars. You could walk into a Ford dealer and buy a Mach 1 for less than 5 grand and a Boss 302 for about 4700.
  12. Lou C

    can someone tell me what motors are in a 1987 28' Chris-Craft 283 Amerosport 262 ?

    Maybe take the one off and take to an auto parts store to match it up? They are all different, impossible to say off hand. BTW even Ford used Q-Jets, for a short time on the 429 CJs in the late 60s, so did Mopar believe it or not. Once you know them, they are great. Less places to leak gas than...
  13. Lou C

    Holley carb on Volvo Penta 3.0 GSM-A will not idle

    go on to Holley.com there's a lot of information there. it sounds like you have a blockage in your idle circuit either in the fuel supply or the air bleeds and have to go at it and clean it better. When you pull off the float bowl you really have to clean all the passages in the metering plate...
  14. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3 cracked intake manifold

    It’s impossible to say but what I did when I did mine was I removed the rocker arms & pushrods (label positions with a sharpie & stuck pushrods in a piece of cardboard marked so all parts went back together). Then one by one I pulled out each roller lifter to inspect the cam lobes. The lifters...
  15. Lou C

    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    Nice! I’ll be getting mine done next week...
  16. Lou C

    Hydrolocked - now what??

    This was actually the first engine I've taken apart in my many years of maintaining my own vehicles (since 1972). I figured that I have nothing to lose and it would be a good learning experience which it truly was. I had to use an impact gun to get all the cyl head bolts out, and the intake...
  17. Lou C

    OMC 5.0 Part ID?

    Agreed I'd pass on this boat, because if they didn't bother to drain the raw water intake hose for winterizing, what else did they not bother to do? You could have a cracked block and manifolds! All that needs to be done to keep these coolers from freezing: Put drive down, then disconnect raw...
  18. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 4.3GL Water Pump Removal

    Also feel for roughness and/or noise in the bearing of the circulating pump when you turn the pulley. Easy job to replace just like any other Chevrolet small block in the last 65 years. Just make sure to use a marine rated pump for a raw water cooled engine.
  19. Lou C

    Hydrolocked - now what??

    sounds good, glad they could fix it without replacing the short block. Total parts price for my DIY job was $550 for a pair of reman V6 heads $120 for a set of Fel Pro marine gaskets (head, intake, etc) $100 for a set of ARP cyl head bolts So, about $850 for parts the rest was my labor. In all...
  20. Lou C

    Need help!!!! 4.3 mercruiser just clicking

    agreed some of the cheap starters sold are not worth installing. I'd use an ARCO over some of the ultra cheap stuff on ebay or Amazon. I always test starters before installing them. Its not that much of a fun job to do twice in on day, lol.
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