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  1. Lou C

    Oil Pan

    I have the original tin pan on mine, it is still in good shape because I sprayed it with corrosion x or boeshield every other season, boat has been on a salt water mooring for 20 seasons. You can make the steel pans last, just scuff the original paint, brush on 2 coats of rustoleum primer...
  2. Lou C

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    Agreed I'd be pulling the manifold, and looking inside. The boat does not look like it was used in salt water, but you never know till you check. That way you'd see if it was from the manifold or cylinder head. I might want to do an oil analysis to see if water is in the oil, if so change it.
  3. Lou C

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    Perhaps misfiring, and those are fuel deposits? Or perhaps a leaky valve seal? Another modern "improvement" that crab cap. I had GM cars with both the old points ignition (1972 Chevy Impala 350) and the later HEI system (1975 Olds Delta 350) and neither one had problems with the standard Delco...
  4. Lou C

    volvo penta 3.0L exhaust manifold leak test

    Yes just be careful acetone is very flammable
  5. Lou C

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    My OMC engine has the same style exhaust, it is Barr aftermarket. I used their gaskets coated with Permatex Aviation sealer and had no leaks at all. Still good 5 seasons later.
  6. Lou C

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    Volvo Penta had a lot of trouble with the gaskets on these and they were revised a couple of times. Do you know if whoever installed them used the latest style gaskets and followed VP's instructions?
  7. Lou C

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    I think carbon would be black there’s a lot of red in that build up on the plug. The crab cap makes the plug identification confusing. That build up looks like that water has been there for a while. When I had my blown HGs it wasn’t that much at all. Just a little rust & an orange cast to the...
  8. Lou C

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    It all depends on where the water settles in the exhaust manifold. You can have a small leak between the manifold and the elbow and depending on the angle of the boat it may run to the same cyl. Other causes are water leaking into the carb or throttle body, or a leaky cyl head gasket. I would...
  9. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    It’s even less than that! 3/4 mile to the ramp 3/4 mile to the boatyard for bottom paint. Longest tow was about 15 miles to the best fiberglass shop on LI to get it painted in red Imron. Drum brakes is all I’ve used. On those very short toes the hills are real steep, no problems stopping it at...
  10. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    One reason why I prefer hydraulic surge brakes to electric including electric over hydraulic: the easy of troubleshooting and finding problems before setting out.... On some actuators you can pump the master cyl with a long screwdriver, then you can feel if it is solid, or soft, that will tell...
  11. Lou C

    Trailer surge brakes

    If you're going to replace the wheel cylinders, make sure first that the adjusters aren't frozen up. If they are, you will be better off with a pair of new backing plates all ready to go, although you can buy new adjusters separately. I will just extend the threads of a new adjuster and coat it...
  12. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    take a look at this... I never had a lack of braking with hydraulic drum brakes, but this could be a cause of mysterious loss of braking with electric systems...
  13. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    You know there was an interesting you tube vid on a problem that you can have with electric drum brakes. I’ll see if I can find it; it had to do with faulty electrical connections that look ok from the outside but are not allowing full voltage to reach the magnet.
  14. Lou C

    42 amp alt ford 302 engine

    I like ARCO marine alternators & starters.
  15. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    It would be nice to have the temp readout in the instrument panel. I just bought an Autel Maxi Com scanner this unit will read trans temps in addition to a lot of other functions so when I time the boat next year I’ll see what the temp is. I do understand the disdain for drum brakes but I...
  16. Lou C

    42 amp alt ford 302 engine

    bad regulator?
  17. Lou C

    2006 Q6 tahoe Trailer brakes replacement parts?

    If you're changing everything you can certainly change to disc brakes, they are easier to service, that's for sure, I have been able to make the galvanized drum brakes last for me, and because there is less drag than disc brakes and you can adjust the shoes, they work better in my towing...
  18. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    What I'm going to do is pull a clean sample with my vacuum pump in a couple of years and send it to Blackstone Labs, I've used them for oil analyses on all 4 of our vehicles (3 Jeeps & a Subaru) and the boat. They also do auto transmissions manual transmissions and differentials. That way you...
  19. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    ChryCo listed 100k under normal service and 60k under severe. RTV is all that the factory used on these; if you want a gasket it has to be aftermarket. I got the little 8mm bolts snug; waited an hr & then re-snugged them. The official spec is 105 in lbs or about 8 ft lbs. No leaks….
  20. Lou C

    Trailer surge brakes

    I agree just replace it. Even when you can find parts it’s not much more to just start over with a new one.
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