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  1. Lou C

    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    They are glassed into the hull both front & rear.
  2. Lou C

    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    My 1988 Horizon has 2 one in front and one behind the gas tank.
  3. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Well here’s the thing The selection of the prop has to do with the gear ratio of the outdrive which is basically linked to the engine size. Bigger engines can use taller gears smaller ones have to use shorter gears. Now what you want is for the engine to reach the max rpm specified by the...
  4. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Oil coolers I agree would have been a good idea, they have been used in high performance big block applications, but not on less expensive more consumer grade boats like ours. This is exactly why I advise no car based oil in a marine inboard, with no oil cooler. It will shear down the oil and...
  5. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Well the flat tappet cam issues it's more an issue with break in on a new engine or a high performance engine. With a normal performance engine, already broken in, I don't think it's a big deal. The straight 30 recommendation is from years ago. You can use that, straight 40, or 20/50, or Merc's...
  6. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    You know I'm not really sure why they have those orings there but I guess that it keeps the driveshaft from seizing to the gimble bearing if water gets in or if the owner doesn't do maintenance. As far as the trim rams, I just rebuilt mine (after 35 years!) not a hard job, as long as you can...
  7. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Ok glad you added that: 1 yes coat mating surfaces of drive & pivot housing and where the bearing carrier fits into the bellows with triple guard 2) however on the shaft don’t let it get in the grooves that the orings fit in, that can keep the shaft from sliding into the gimble bearing. Use...
  8. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    To hold that odd shaped oring for the water passage in place I like to coat the groove with marine grease & that holds it in place while you install the drive
  9. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    The o rings go on the driveshaft in the 2 grooves.
  10. Lou C

    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    Didn’t realize that bunks cost that much. We have a 6-7 foot tidal swing. All the water piles up in Long Island Sound when the tides rush in. On the South Shore of LI the tide swings are less. So you do see more bunk trailers there. I got a deal on those rear rollers; a guy ordered them & never...
  11. Lou C

    Trim pump not working in down position

    When I reinstalled the trim caps I put a bit of Evinrude Triple guard grease on the threads, it helps parts to not seize up in salt water use.
  12. Lou C

    Trim pump not working in down position

    Just rebuilt my originals. I had a couple of spares from fresh water regions. As long as you can get that cap nut off, it's not a hard job. The other issue on a salt water boat is getting the hydraulic hose fittings loose. One did not want to budge, so instead of making a problem, I took off the...
  13. Lou C

    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    That’s true it would be cheaper to have a bunk over time because even if the bunks rotted and the carpet wore out it’s a lot cheaper to replace those than rollers. However a bunk trailer just would not work at our local ramp except around high tide; too shallow. The majority of trailers here are...
  14. Lou C

    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    I’m greasing them 1x per year. I have replaced all the rear seats ones but still have some of the originals on the front.
  15. Lou C

    replacement Chevy engine for volvo penta

    You should go on the Volvo Penta parts website and put in the model # for your engine. Then get the parts #s and see what it cross references to. A couple of aftermarket parts suppliers you may come across are Sierra and Mallory. There is no automotive distributor cap that’s going to work on...
  16. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Yep that car style instrument cluster I’ve never seen so it’s hard to say what setting is correct but it wouldn’t be hard with the engine running. Just hook up a tach/dwell meter to the engine & check it against the instrument panel tachometer or rev counter as you say… Good catch on the...
  17. Lou C

    No clearance between starter bolt and flywheel housing on 4.3L 175hp

    The ARCO starter I put in my boat a few years ago had different bolts with a taller hex, made it easier to install, in addition to it being smaller and lighter by a lot!
  18. Lou C

    Trim pump not working in down position

    That’s a habit I’ve had for many years when I had a shallow mooring spot; I’d trim up all the way & then just lower it enough to get the rear anode & end of the trim rams under water…
  19. Lou C

    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    That's hilarious I love it bet it fooled a few self important trouble makers
  20. Lou C

    OMC 4.3

    Looks like someone converted it to a Merc 2 piece exhaust system, these originally came with the OMC one piece batwing exhaust. Mine had those, eventually I had to switch to the 2 piece system and used the ones that were used on later OMCs and Volvos. Here's the old style OMC batwing exhaust...
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