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  1. Lou C

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    Only thing I can say is the oil may get very hot when it hits that crossover under the intake. This was used extensively on both auto and marine engines to open the auto choke and also to warm the carb base so you don't get carb icing. Not relevant with a marine application obviously. The newer...
  2. Lou C

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI 2013. Crank but no start.

    does this model have a plastic distributor body?
  3. Lou C

    Cracked Block???

    The whole situation is really sad. A cracked block in a boat is one thing (easily solved) broken pipes in your house is another thing entirely. I hope there is enough money to make all those people whole again! One thing I did about a year before Hurricane Sandy was get a generator, if you have...
  4. Lou C

    1992 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One Gen II has water in oil after rebuild.

    GM 1992-1995 4.3 LTR /262 ci - V6 cyl Cylinder Head - Casting : 10144103<br />14099067 (machineworldny.com) just saw this...might be what you are looking for....
  5. Lou C

    1992 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One Gen II has water in oil after rebuild.

    GM 1987-1992 4.3 LTR /262 ci - V6 cyl Cylinder Head - Casting : 14098768 (machineworldny.com) try calling this place and asking them the question. I put a pair of these on my '88 4.3 about 4 years ago. The don't match your casting # but might work, I'm just not sure. The were the same casting #...
  6. Lou C

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    The cover is to shield the oil in the cam valley from the heat in the exhaust crossover above it. The main issue with that one is you don’t want bits of rust falling onto the cam and lifters. I agree with Rick I’d try to find a better one.
  7. Lou C

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI 2013. Crank but no start.

    Sounds like you need a new oil pan, the steel ones sometimes rust out, they need to be sprayed with corrosion preventative sprays to last. Look it up in a mercruiser parts catalog then see if a Chevrolet standard pan is the same. Unfortunately if that is the case the engine must come out to...
  8. Lou C

    Co-Ownership Question . . .

    The insurance worries alone would stop me from ever considering it.
  9. Lou C

    Volov penta Dp290 trim rams rebuild

    Yep I heard that...
  10. Lou C

    Volov penta Dp290 trim rams rebuild

    Yes and if he’s not there, he’s on the Bayliner Owners Club site.
  11. Lou C

    Gathering Components for adding GPS to Older VHF

    I’d try contacting Furuno tech support and ask them how to do what you’re trying to do.
  12. Lou C

    Merc 4.3l timing question, BTDC mark

    It’s a little confusing because on the older engines the scale was on the timing tab and the mark was on the balancer (still is) now what they are using is a single mark on the timing chain cover and the scale in degrees on the balancer. Kind of what Ford used on their V8s. This changed probably...
  13. Lou C

    Engines: 2 x 4.3GXi or 1 x 5.7Gxi

    A boat that large should have a big block but twin 5.7s would be a good package. The 4.3s max out at about 225 hp depending on how they are set up, while the 5.7s are not that much more powerful but have more torque.
  14. Lou C

    Gathering Components for adding GPS to Older VHF

    It sounds like that you'd need that converter if one component uses NMEA2000 and one uses NMEA183 which is the older system. What do the GPS and your radio use? The radio I bought this summer uses NMEA183 just like my GPS so it was an easy connection. It appears that these can be connected just...
  15. Lou C

    Gathering Components for adding GPS to Older VHF

    thanks nice tip, will keep that in mind for next time.
  16. Lou C

    1996 4.3 Mercruiser water in my oil? Hoping not!

    For a starter mount to crack it almost has to be a hydrolock situation but starter bolts that are too long, or loose can cause that as well, due to allowing the starter to shift under torque. It may be that the engine sat with water in one or more cyls from the leaky exhaust and the cyls rusted...
  17. Lou C

    Gathering Components for adding GPS to Older VHF

    I’ve done this twice with the same Garmin GPS and 2 different Standard Horizon VHFs (the original that I bought 15 years ago quit transmitting this summer so I replaced it with a similar unit). It can be confusing because the tx and rx wires may not be color coded in a standardized way. You...
  18. Lou C

    5.7Gi-F Updates with some lessons learned.

    I always open the engine cover before starting and sniff for fumes and listen for odd noises. Leave an IR temp gym on the boat to check elbow & manifold temps. I keep a digital volt/ohmmeter on the boat and a test light for checking circuits. I also installed a gas vapor detector some years back...
  19. Lou C

    Is this an OEM Carb Kit?

    I can't answer this but I bought an OE OMC carb kit that was actually a re-labelled Sierra kit. I used it and it was fine but for the next time I bought a Quadrajet kit from Cliff's High Performance Quadrajets which includes more and better parts (the OE kit from OMC doesn't include the...
  20. Lou C

    1988 Merc 5.0XL with alpha drives engine replacement suggestions

    If you do: figure a way to organize the parts first and take lots of pics. Label stuff as you take it off. the intake manifold can be tough to get off, what I wound up having to do was heat the manifold with a heat gun around the joint with the cyl heads (be careful) and then use a couple of...
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