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  1. Lou C

    Who has starting doing all their own maintenance?

    True the 4 stroke outboards, are great for low maintenance.
  2. Lou C

    Milky Oil in 2006 Glastron GX 205 with Volvo Penta 5.0 GL-E

    Interesing there looks like there was some pitting on the intake sealing surface that maybe the PO tried to resurface out, but you can only go so far before the intake will no longer match up to the cyl heads due to the geometery of how it fits together. If your heads are good make sure to use a...
  3. Lou C

    Who has starting doing all their own maintenance?

    Just a few of the things I've aquired over the years. Old school I/O engines are very simple especially if you understand carburators....not many left with points and condenser ignition though!
  4. Lou C

    Who has starting doing all their own maintenance?

    Start out with a factory shop manual, drive jack and alignment tool. Set of sockets in SAE and metric most fittings on older engines are SAE. Spark plug sockets extensions crow foot wrenches ratcheting box wrenches also. Take your time to learn. Not everything on you tube is correct. I’ve been...
  5. Lou C

    E3 sparkplugs OMC 3.0 Cobra (chev)

    exactly, that's all I ever used in my old 4.3...they really do not rust, even in my salt air.
  6. Lou C

    Cannot install the drive OMC Cobra

    I use a drive jack so I can get the drive at exactly the right height and also what helps is to get a long thin screwdriver, slide this in the u joints and when trying to get the driveshaft into the coupler, use the screwdriver to turn the driveshaft just enough for the splines to align. All it...
  7. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 3.0 I/O Overheating. Brand New Engine!

    Have you found a reason for the overheats? Or do they come more or less randomly? There is a document (PDF) called Volvo Penta Overheat Diagnosis. See if you can find it & print it out and if you follow all the steps I bet you’ll find the cause.
  8. Lou C

    Looking for bare engine block with pistons

    And since there have been no new Quadrajets since 1990 good cores are to find. So it’s a Holley, Quick Fuel (like a deluxe better quality Holley) or the Edelbrock.
  9. Lou C

    Looking for bare engine block with pistons

    In the USA we say speak softly but carry a big stick (Theodore Roosevelt). So if you get a chance go for a 4 bbl it will bring it up to 205 hp from 175.
  10. Lou C

    Looking for bare engine block with pistons

    Ah yes I remember it ran fine last year. So when it stalled did you pump the throttle with the flame arrestor off and see that there was no fuel being squirted into the throttle bores? For sure that would point to a carb or fuel pump issue. I would probably check for spark anyway, just to be on...
  11. Lou C

    5.7 Gxi-f outdrive issue

    http://www.volvopentastore.com/Lower-Vertical-Shaft/dm/cart_id.540011104--session_id.403741502--store_id.366--view_id.782035 OK part # 1 is what I am referring to, it is a splined coupler that connects the upper and lower vertical driveshafts. Not sure if this is your problem but it could...
  12. Lou C

    5.7 Gxi-f outdrive issue

    Given the complexity in setting up gears/backlash I'm of the opinion that all internal repairs on an outdrive, are for a professional. And I'll take on nearly anything but that's something I don't have the tools or training to do. If the vertical shaft is not turning the prop shaft (have you...
  13. Lou C

    5.7 Gxi-f outdrive issue

    There are gears in the lower unit but on the Volvo all the shifting is in the upper gear housing like on a Bravo drive. On the Volvo there is usually a metal tag on the drive with the ratio and serial/model number...
  14. Lou C

    Looking for bare engine block with pistons

    Other things.... Anti siphon valve on the fuel tank Pick up tube in the tank Do you have a Rochester or Holley carb? 2 or 4 bbl? I have the 4bbl Quadrajet and have had to rebuild it a few times. Original mechanical fuel pump lasted about 30 years!
  15. Lou C

    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    Not if they rusted to the cyl walls! If the owner is too cheap to fix the starter which is like at most 150-175 in parts I’d say that’s a risky deal. This thing would have to be basically free for it to make sense. Plus the rest of it is 31 years old! What about wood rot in the structure etc!
  16. Lou C

    Looking for bare engine block with pistons

    Is your oil pressure switch working to power the pump after it starts? The boat looks GREAT! I'm getting mine in next week....
  17. Lou C

    V6-240 engine start problem

    That boat has an interesting design, good accessiblity for the engine compared to some BUT, I'd be worried about that rear hatch popping open and flooding the bilge with water!
  18. Lou C

    Outdrive does not want to re -install in boat

    Well yes experience is the thing that makes all the difference. I used to have trouble about half the time even though I got everything else lined up well, when I started using the long thin screwdriver in the u joints to turn the driveshaft, that's when my difficulties with getting it back on...
  19. Lou C

    5.7 1987 OMC shuts off at Low RPM

    Your problem might be different in that the ESA is being activated when it should not be. It should only activate (lower the idle rpm) when shifting from in-gear to neutral to allow the clutch dogs to release. Never when going into gear.
  20. Lou C

    Won't shift into gears. somethings seems stuck.

    You might just have a stiff shift cable. The jacket gets cracks in it and then water can get in and corrode the cable. If you store the boat with the drive down they last longer. One thing I see is the bottom bellows was installed wrong. Those slits are supposed to face down, the way it is hot...
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