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  1. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Car insurance has close to doubled in about 6 years not funny is it? oh and the homeowners insurance they tried to clobber us on that being close to the water and well, when we hit back with...ahh guys....we are only 100-125 feet ABOVE sea level, so no flood damage here, no storm surge etc a few...
  2. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    looked that up, sounds like bilge water lol.
  3. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    only if it's the full carbohydrate versions not the low carb beer lol
  4. Lou C

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Wow Ted that's amazing. OK got a new business idea for you.... If you are ever on the Hull Truth, there are always a few threads on inboard or I/O conversion to outboards, and this stability issue is rarely mentioned, I bet you could do engineering consults to determine if the conversion will...
  5. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    that's why I called it a conspiracy the auto makers do it because they can, even if not required by fed regulations I'd rather keep my old vehicles and patronize aftermarket companies like Crown, Omix/Ada etc, and salvage yards, than these robber barons. Yes aftermarket can be sketchy but I got...
  6. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/american-consumers-have-had-it-with-high-car-prices-0eb23424
  7. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    To me to be told that you can’t pass inspection because your back up camera is dead & it’s $2 grand to replace and your headlight unit which must be initialized for another grand is just insane, and elitist I might add. No respect for people who work hard & don’t make that kind of cash. It just...
  8. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I’ll go back to what I said without assigning causes: What has all these improvements wrought: More safety yes but: Many young people just cannot afford a new vehicle and neither can many retired folks. For many it’s either chronic leasing (the payment that’s never done), bare bones econo cars...
  9. Lou C

    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    Some inboards are left in the water here, over winter, but I'd never do it with an I/O. Not sure what you'd do about the water still in the Y pipe!
  10. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    OK guys, have you looked at your car insurance premiums over the past few years? Notice anything different? Whether it's politics or the auto companies, car insurance premiums have skyrocketed in the past 4-5 years and high tech expensive to fix vehicles, are an obvious cause.
  11. Lou C

    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    less corrosive because of no minerals, but I just use tap water, when I mix my own.
  12. Lou C

    Cotter pin for Prop...Any one will do??

    I have always used stainless in salt water, and coated the prop shaft splines with Blue Snot (Evinrude triple guard, best waterproof grease I ever used).
  13. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My point is: Who asked for this? Blind spot monitoring It’s a conspiracy guys, between the unelected bureaucrats and the auto execs. Good for them bad for consumers. While the feckless politicians crow about affordability!
  14. Lou C

    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    Sounds like that boat has to get pulled out and the drain holes need to be rodded out. Very risky to do otherwise.
  15. Lou C

    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    Do you have the single point drain system?
  16. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    With the old 98 it still has the original differentials (owned since new) @ 183,000 miles. Always used full syn 75/140 gear oil maybe that helped. The 4.0 six models had the Dana 30 up front & Dans 35 in the rear, the 96-98 V8s had the aluminum Dana 44 which was more trouble prone. My 07 with...
  17. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    That’s one reason why I kept the old 98 ZJ Grand Cherokee. Simple vehicle no screens no nanny devices it does have the long lived AMC/Chrysler 4.0 six and the manual NV 242 transfer case with 2wd, 4 high, 4 high full time & 4 low. Best t case ever put in a Jeep. It does have 4 channel abs which...
  18. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    No I haven’t but test drove a Bronco with it. Just not used to that much shifting I guess, seeing as how what I’ve driven for many years are Chrysler automatics (4 speed 42RE very old school, & 545RFE, the last Chrysler designed auto before they went to the ZF 8 speed).
  19. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    There's some good here, but some of it, is so irritating, I don't think I can live with it. I'll take auto braking and adaptive cruise control but the rest please. We are all grown-ups now. More than that, here are things forced on us I really don't care for: 10 spd transmissions CVTs all...
  20. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Our Subaru does that too and believe it or not, so does my ancient '98 Grand Cherokee.
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