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  1. Lou C

    MerCruiser single point drain leak.

    These things seem to work OK when the engine is new but as it ages, cast iron naturally sloughs off rust flakes, that wind up clogging drain ports. That is the problem with these systems. On my boat I reconfigured the rear of the boat to make the engine more accessible so that I could have...
  2. Lou C

    trailer tires

    Yep never had sway with the bias ply Load Star tires I’ve used over the years
  3. Lou C

    01 horizon 180 inquiry

    as long as the base under it is in good shape, all you need is the foam and a staple gun. Not a hard job, I had to replace the bases on most of the seats on my boat and the big sunpad as well.
  4. Lou C

    trailer tires

    GY Endurance is load range D in that size. That’s probably the best tire you can get now.
  5. Lou C

    trailer tires

    I’ve been using those Kenda Load Star bias tires for years. Only local towing though but no failures. I change em when I see cracks starting. Usually 6-7 years. I prefer bias tires for my use…narrow driveway narrow ramp is tough on sidewalls & bias sidewalls are stronger than radial sidewalls...
  6. Lou C

    Exhaust Bellows 3.0 cobra

    Yes the Cobras are slit on the bottom to reduce exhaust back pressure at idle speed.
  7. Lou C

    FELL Marine MOB+ Install

    The way I read the law this was for new boats but you don’t have to retro fit it to older boats unless you want to.
  8. Lou C

    Volvo Penta Drive Belt - Lots of dust and quickly wearing??

    Well it could be that, I would put an amp clamp on your Alt output to see what it is putting out, you may need a higher capacity alternator. If it is being pushed to max output all the time that could be it.
  9. Lou C

    01 horizon 180 inquiry

    Sorry to say that may be the only way, unless you can find something from Great Lakes boat supply they sometimes have discontinued stuff. If I were you I might just patch it the best you can and get it done in the off season.
  10. Lou C

    Repair Manual for newer MerCruiser 4.5L 250hp

    With cast iron engines oftentimes it is a flake of rust keeping the stat from closing all the way & then the engine runs cool unless you have it up on plane....
  11. Lou C

    volvo penta 3.0L exhaust manifold leak test

    Very good now you just have to dress the sealing surface between the manifold & exhaust elbow. You can use a mill bastard file or a sanding block with 80 grit sandpaper. Then check the flatness with a straight edge & feeler gauges you want it to be less than .003” thickness variation. Preferably...
  12. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    From looking over the literature on this system the main difference I see is simply that, the cap on the hub looks to have a better system to seal out water. Threaded cap with a rubber o ring seal. I've been using the same Lucas Marine grease which by the way, is a calcium sulfonate base not...
  13. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    With that system can you tell if water has entered the hub? Any of these systems are only as good as the seals; as long as I don’t see signs of moisture coming out if the expelled grease abs the bearings feel smooth when I spin the wheel I’m good.
  14. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    I think the original axle that came with the trailer was like that I replaced it within a year or 2 with the first one Champion made for me.
  15. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    PS: With the spindle lube every year after the boat is launched I always greased the bearings thoroughly & have never seen any sign of moisture or corrosion. If you take a sample of the grease and wet it you see it get milky right away the dark blue will get light blue. So that’s what I did for...
  16. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    That Cherokee was never really a “Jeep” it was based on an Alfa Romeo platform. The problem with those was that they botched the ZF 9 speed auto trans programming it took them 3 model years to get it right. On my other Jeep (2007 Grand Limited 5.7) the only bearing part I had to replace was the...
  17. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    Then there’s my ‘98 Jeep with the sealed front bearings. It’s 25 years old has 181,000 miles on it & still has the original bearings up front & they haven’t needed to be replaced, neither has any of the 6 ujoints…also “permanently lubricated”
  18. Lou C

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    Probably less than 5 lol! I live 1/4 mile from the water & the boat yard.
  19. Lou C

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    Well on mine, I had blown HGs putting water in 2 cyls not enough to hydrolock but when I took the heads off it was obvious. The engine would start, run rough, then after about 5 min smooth out. When it cooled off they would get sticky again. You can also get rust on the stem, that for sure will...
  20. Lou C

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    PPS I went back and looked at the beginning of this long thread and your exhaust elbows looked HORRIBLE, (way past replacement time) it seems quite likely that you had water leaking into your cyls, causing sticky valves, if the heads have not been off, do a leak down test and see what it shows...
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