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  1. Lou C

    Thermostat Orientation

    Spring always has to face the direction that the exiting water is coming from...
  2. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    However, look at the engineering complexity that is required to achieve those high #s. Look under the hood of an F-150 with the twin turbo V6 vs your V8. Which would you rather work on? About the safety features....some can really cost you money...example...if you have state safety inspections...
  3. Lou C

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    I've cleaned stuff out of small engine carbs using E10 fuel that suggests that it is pulling in moisture through the carb vent, I never had this problem with the Quadrajet in the boat, but in small engine carbs with a float bowl, unless they are drained, it happens. So all my small engines that...
  4. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    are you running E10 or E0? What's the humidity where the boat is stored?
  5. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    I can just imagine the rants, raves and howls over on the Hull Truth if that ever happens, it is a mostly Florida based outboard style community there, I/Os are the devil to them lol. Personally I doubt it, the outboard manufactures will cry foul and somehow get out of it... I actually wish...
  6. Lou C

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    If electronic ignition and EFI are more reliable and I think they definitely are, that's what you want in an airplane. One curiosity I have is why EFI seems to be less reliable in boats, than in vehicles. It might be that in a boat you can't have the electric pump in the tank pushing forward...
  7. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    I guess I can get rid of the bench. My wife's not a fan of the boat, only time she liked it was when we were able to siphon 40 gallons of gas out of it during Hurricane Sandy! 13 years ago this week! I'd have to find flip up seats that are easy to remove, put a cooler in the middle and...
  8. Lou C

    Gonna need to pull my Alpha outdrive, no water flow.Thinking its clogged

    My Cobra used to have the water intake screen just like the Johnny/Rude outboards, because it is moored in salt water, I had barnacles constantly growing on that thing. One year I split the drive pulled that screen out and never reinstalled it, I just rod out the holes a few times each season...
  9. Lou C

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    Right if you have a 2019 or newer FCA or Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep vehicle, not only do you have to pay Autels renewal fee, but you have to pay Auto Authority to get past FCA's firewall! been there done that! to me that's restriction of business, not fair! oh and those lovely connectors don't you just...
  10. Lou C

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    with the old school points ignition and carb, you can still start with a weak battery, not always the case with computer controlled engines because the computer needs a minimum voltage to run.
  11. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    This poor engine accessibility and the requirement for modern inboards to have cat converter exhaust (parts replacement which will be required in saltwater regions) $6000 parts cost, is why I'd never buy a newer I/O boat, at least one set up like that. Because even if you don't maintain it, the...
  12. Lou C

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    watching South Main Auto and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics, often the problem with modern electrical/electronic systems is bad ground and broken wires. The scanner can't tell you that directly, it can show communication faults etc. So the issue is that the technician has to know how the...
  13. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    I will be able to get more pix maybe after the weekend, I have to pull the seats to get the hatch for the gas tank off, because I have to replace the anti-siphon valve and the fuel pick up tube. So I'll be in there. You can measure how wide the rear seat area is, and see if the standard width...
  14. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    PS I thought of ditching the back seats all together and just put a cooler and jump seats in front of the bulkhead, but I'd have to have that upholstered to make it look good and had a hard time finding jump seats that would be easy to remove. To convert to a dog house, would have been more fab...
  15. Lou C

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    OK had that same "problem". Dealt with it for a few years and had enough. Changed the whole set up. I will post up pix so you can see, to summarize I got rid of the big bench seat and replaced it with a pair of 36" wide pontoon benches. Took the heavy bulkhead that ran behind the seat and cut it...
  16. Lou C

    Should I use a kicker when trolling in a 4.3L Mercruiser?

    wow that is a dramatic difference, where you learned how to stop the wandering! as far as 4.3 reliability, I have found it to be excellent and mine has led a pretty hard life, 100% salt water use, and moored in salt water for 6 months each season for the 23 years I have owned it. Problems have...
  17. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I think you have to keep in mind, you have the understanding to troubleshoot and repair these data network systems. The average mechanic of today, does not appear to have that level of knowledge and skill. Just watching both South Main Auto and Pine Hollow Diagnostics on you tube, these guys fix...
  18. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I have 2 older Jeeps, one is an American Chrysler era Jeep (1998 ZJ 4.0) the other is a Daimler Chrysler era Jeep (2007 WK1 5.7) while the '07 is much faster and more comfortable, I actually prefer the old '98 because every repair job is an order of magnitude easier, no CANBUS, only 4 modules...
  19. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I like these, for classic cars and boats...when you understand these, you will never be stuck for the lack of an NLA part....no modules here, no $600 fuel pumps, etc. Downside, they don't run "perfect" after a cold start....that's it.
  20. Lou C

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    OK I’ll say it: Technology is not really your friend It’s like living with your parents till you’re 40 You never learn! Drivers are less capable than they were when I started driving in the early 1970s. Both in driving skill and mechanical knowledge. If you can’t check oil, change a tire, or...
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