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  1. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Thanks achris for the flapper info you confirmed what I thought. I have not ordered them yet, now that fall is here in NJ there is no rush. Thanks bolo, I know slow and steady win the race and I plan to be on the water next spring. Is your powered by 7.4, if so how does she perform? My friend...
  2. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    It has been a while since my last update but I am still plugging away although slowly. Boating season is winding down here in NJ, hope to get out maybe one more time!!! Since the weather has cooled down I figured it was time to get some work done on the Project Sea Ray, after weeks of trying to...
  3. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Hello all, It has been a long while since I have updated my thread, since there really has not been much to update. Back in the spring I was able to get the new helm and steering cable installed and then there she sat. Priorities have been kids and family stuff, soccer of course and most...
  4. mr300z87

    Milkshake OIL 5.7L

    Yesterday I got a call from my friend that the 5.7L engine in his 89 Sundancer 250 would not start what could it be? Today I went over to the boat and went through the standard checks fuel OK, Spark OK. Symptoms are sluggish to crank and the engine wont fire. So I am thinking clogged jets in...
  5. mr300z87

    Adding Anodes to older Bravo trim rams

    Hi all I am getting ready to put my boat in the water for a month long stay at my friends dock behind his house, in brick NJ (IE salt water). My boat has been trialer all it life has no bottom paint (I will proably pull her out after 2 weeks to clean the bottom and I plan to use her...
  6. mr300z87

    Bravo 1 Prop shaft retainer

    Hi all, I hope the forum is getting more stable as they fix the bugs! Anyway I am working on a 1990 vintage bravo 1, it is off my Sea Ray project. It has about 800 hour on it, what I think to be a bad bearing in the propshaft and is a corroded mess :faint2:. So I have decided to use it as a...
  7. mr300z87

    Remove exhaust elbows while in the water

    My friend with the Sundancer 250 is getting his new outdrive installed on Saturday and wants the boat in the water. At my recommendation we want to pull the exhaust elbows from the manifolds to inspect since we do not know how old they are. I already made him return the non OE gaskets and get...
  8. mr300z87

    Alpha 1 milkshake oil

    Today I went to help a friend (the one who gave me the Sea Ray in my signature file) to get his 89 Sea Ray Sundancer 250 ready for the water. His is equipped with the original 5.7L coupled to a Alpha 0ne Gen 1 who's origins are unknown. Last summer his first with the boat he blew up the...
  9. mr300z87

    Need Advice on how to repair fish box hatch

    My friend has a 2002 Aquasport Exporer 250 and last year he noticed that one of the rear fish box hatches was soft. Last week when the weather got good here in NJ we climbed in to remove the hatch and this is what we found after some grinding. It seem that water got into the fastener hole and...
  10. mr300z87

    Anti fouling paint for outdrive

    I am process of re assembling the transom assembly on my project Sea Ray and am almost ready to prep and paint the housing/gimbal ring and drive and was wondering what is best paint for anti fouling and corrosion protection. The boat will eventually (if I don't run out of money first) be kept...
  11. mr300z87

    incorrect serial # stamped in drive? Possible?

    I have a strange finding on what I believe to be the original 1990 Bravo 1 drive from my project Sea Ray and wanted to see what you guys thought. After I was contacted by someone who wanted to purchase the drive I noticed this. On the engine cover which i also believe to be original to the...
  12. mr300z87

    What is the correct bravo bell housing to gimbal ring washer

    I am ordering up some parts to re assemble my 1990 Sea Ray's Bravo 1 transom housing #0D370912 Drive #0D403519 (it is stamped on the drive as well as the sticker on the cover). What is confusing me is, in the Merc parts catalogs I have found 2 different washers listed to go between the bell...
  13. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Re: mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project Yesterday was a beautiful day here in NJ, almost 65 degrees, so my friend and I removed the steering cable, which I might say was a pain in the you know what. First I had to cut it near the steering ram since it was frozen in to the ram's tube...
  14. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Re: mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project Bamaman, I have been going over the install of the engine in my head a million times and have a few ideas, including building a gantry, using some large trees in my front yard (we do have trees in NJ) or possibly as you mentioned hiring a crane or...
  15. mr300z87

    help with Rochester Carb

    Yesterday I reassembled the Rochester Quadrajet #1708-0563 which originally came on the 7.4 L that was removed from my project Sea Ray (see signature file). All was going well and I was setting the basic adjustments in preparation to sell it to the friend that bought the frozen engine from me...
  16. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Re: mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project Not to much to report as the nice fall weather in NJ has ended and we have had a couple of cold spells. Last week we were able to get the big girl on to her new mount No I will not be towing this with the Nissan Frontier pictured. Think I am going...
  17. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Re: mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project Question, today while showing the cleaned interior to my friend I found this up in the anchor locker, any ideas!!!!!!!! It is about 2 ft long and made of 1/2 stainless, the ring is 1/4 in and the diameter is about 3 inches
  18. mr300z87

    mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project

    Re: mercruiser 7.4L engine replacement project Not much to update of late life has been keeping me busy. Last weekend I continued to prepare the engine for a test run, but to be honest I have been procrastinating because I am scared:mad-new:. Maybe today is the day. I have started to pump fuel...
  19. mr300z87

    Sea Ray 250 Sundancer hull damage need advise

    I am working replacing the 7.4L engine on a 1990 Sea Ray Sundancer 250 see thread. http://forums.iboats.com/mercruiser-i-o-inboard-engines-outdrives/mercruiser-7-4l-engine-replacement-project-623926.html Last week I started to clean the bilge and notice this crack in the hull That is the...
  20. mr300z87

    7.4 liter head bolt

    I am preparing to run my used replacement 7.4 liter engine on the ground before installing it in my project boat. See thread in signature. Today I noticed the head of one of the lower center head bolts is corroded to the point that I may need to used a smaller size socket to hopefully remove...
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