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  1. Lou C

    Spring replacement?

    And when the spindle arms get all corroded or the rubber goes bad inside you’re not fixing it, you’re replacing it at 2x the cost of a spring axle
  2. Lou C

    Setting engine valves

    If it’s a Vortec it should be a roller…
  3. Lou C

    Setting engine valves

    When I did mine I used one turn as per my OMC Factory shop manual. The tricky part is finding zero lash first…
  4. Lou C

    Spring replacement?

    Also read the section on that site where he explains the difference in how the force of the weight is transferred from the axle to the frame, torsion vs springs. With the springs the force is spread out along the frame (each one has two mounting points) but with torsion it is concentrated all in...
  5. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GL PWTR - severe overheat - thought I was on fire - troubleshooting Questions

    PS here's what a reman head looks like (4.3 V6, pre-Vortec)... I think what you're seeing is the residue of the old head gasket Also in this pic you can see one advantage of the V6, none of the exhaust valves is right next to another, I guess it can run a bit cooler under high loads, than the...
  6. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GL PWTR - severe overheat - thought I was on fire - troubleshooting Questions

    The advantage of having a machine shop checked the heads is that they will remove all the valves and that will reveal cracks you’d never see otherwise. My overheating happened in July of 2013, after this it ran perfectly normally you’d never know that there were cracks in both heads! I was...
  7. Lou C

    I used up all my curse words yesterday

    Chrysler Pentastar you have to remove the upper intake to do one bank of plugs. To do the plastic oil filter housing the whole intake has to come off.
  8. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GL PWTR - severe overheat - thought I was on fire - troubleshooting Questions

    What I’d to for sure, I’d take the heads to an automotive machine shop and get them magnafluxed to see if they are cracked or not. Where it can happen is the center cyls exhaust ports because the exhaust valves are right next to each other so it gets the hottest there. Mine had cracks in the...
  9. Lou C

    I used up all my curse words yesterday

    The Chevy Monza of the mid 70s required jacking the engine to get the last plug out. Some brands of manifolds are bad like that where there is extra material on the bottom of the manifold for no real reason that gets in your way…
  10. Lou C

    We are in for 2 weeks of drizzle. Day and night.

    Ohh yes we do! And real estate tax…how’s this sound…in suburban Long Island NY where I live, a small house in my neighborhood (Cape Cod, 1/4 acre) is selling for $750-800K, taxes on that house…$13,000. Looked a a few houses for my son & daughter in law, bottom of market here is $650. Old house...
  11. Lou C

    We are in for 2 weeks of drizzle. Day and night.

    I’m trying to convince my adult son to get OUT of New York, the weather is nice maybe half of the year. Southwest here I come! Sick of winter, mildew, cars rusting and wood rotting…then there’s the taxes, energy costs, the illness of NYC infecting the suburbs and the politicians…it’s only people...
  12. Lou C

    Volvo Penta 855932 Prestolite 7801A advance springs

    Yep can’t get those modules for the Prestolite BID (electronic) units, the earlier ones with points & condenser can still be serviced. I have spare springs, points plate etc for mine…I think I might have bought the last of those in the inventory!
  13. Lou C

    Really strange issue with DPSM trim system - hoping for help

    I think that the Volvo SX has a manifold for the trim lines in the gimble housing just like the OMC Cobra, it’s tough to get at with the engine in place, maybe when the lines were connected to that they were crossed..
  14. Lou C

    Volvo penta 4.3GL Knock in engine.

    He’s playing with auto-correct You need to install your distributor correctly!
  15. Lou C

    Volvo penta 4.3GL Knock in engine.

    Distributor installed out of time
  16. Lou C

    Volvo penta 4.3GL Knock in engine.

    Distributor and customer installed out of time
  17. Lou C

    Stupid me, no oil

    When I put in a new set of leaf springs I coat em with a handful of OMC/Evinrude triple guard grease and then spray 2x a year with fluid film. The ones I installed 4 years ago still look new….
  18. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    lol same As old as…the small block Chevrolet
  19. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I’m very been at that same point for the past few years I might be a bit older than you Ted lol! I have permanently lubed ujoints & front wheel bearings in my 98 Jeep it’s 27 years old with 182,000 miles & I have not had to change one yet! With the drive, I’d be worried about the bellows...
  20. Lou C

    Housekeeping PSA

    Sorry to see that! Water damage is the worst! We have a whole house water filter system and as part of that we have water alarms in the furnace room, laundry room, all bathrooms and really should add one 1️⃣ n the kitchen! If there’s a leak the alarm system shuts off the water flow…saved us a...
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