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  1. Lou C

    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    FWIW, I'd either use my mix of Sierra/water, or -100, or just leave it dry I don't trust the other stuff even though it is widely used. In my climate a -75 might be fine if I didn't want to mix but its harder to find. However, I feel that the corrosion inhibitors in the better AF do reduce...
  2. Lou C

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    What's the voltage reading at the positive terminal on your coil when you turn the ignition to on but not starting the engine? I had a low voltage to the coil problem on my OMC for years before I tracked it down. After that much better starting and running.
  3. Lou C

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    https://www.volvopentastore.com/Distributor-855705/dm/store_id.366--view_id.789715 I think this is what you should have, which appears to be the Prestolite BID system, it has an electronic module but still uses centrifugal advance like the points distributors did. Might try replacing the cap n...
  4. Lou C

    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    if you get temps down to zero and want to use -50 or -60 try putting it in the freezer at zero & see what happens…it gets hard…to me that means it doesn’t belong in a cast iron engine that will see temps that low. I mix up my own Sierra PG antifreeze with water. Mixed 50/50 it gives freeze...
  5. Lou C

    Oil Filter, alt brands

    I've used Sierra marine filters which are always available at West Marine and other sellers but I think you can use a good automotive filter as well. Even in my salt water environment I haven't had problems with oil or fuel filters getting rusted; they get changed yearly.
  6. Lou C

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Was that taken at dawn or sunset....red sky in morning....sailor take warning....the day that Sandy arrived, the sky was that same color red.... and when it the water rose, I had gone out and bought the last 2 gas cans in the hardware store. In this pic, it is 4 hrs before high tide, at when the...
  7. Lou C

    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    How we used to go on slippery surfaces with RWD...before everyone had an SUV, the only people who had Jeeps were sportsmen and gas station owners with a CJ with a plow or push bumper on it...We had GM full sizes early to mid 70s and no limited slip, so we used to put some 40 lb sand bags in the...
  8. Lou C

    Trapped air after filter change

    I usually fill the fuel filter nearly full before threading it on but the system should self bleed.
  9. Lou C

    Burning Rubber Smell and White Smoke from Engine?

    Glad it was a simple solution!
  10. Lou C

    5.0GL-C won’t get on plane

    There has to be a way of getting at the connections for the fuel tank. Some boats like mine has a hatch that you remove, others have a circular pie plate cover that comes off to reveal the connections. My boat had a similar problem & it was the anti siphon valve which is what the fuel line from...
  11. Lou C

    Altenator and Starter Replacement

    I’ve never used them but some members on here have; maybe post up that question
  12. Lou C

    2012 VP 300 C-A Exhaust manifolds getting too hot - DTC 441 & 442

    An exhaust elbow that was used in salt water can look great on the outside but could be all rotted out under the hoses where you can't see and the ONLY way to tell if your cooling passages are open is to take it apart, if you are suspecting a blockage due to hot running temps. In your case the...
  13. Lou C

    2012 VP 300 C-A Exhaust manifolds getting too hot - DTC 441 & 442

    I Thought that's what I said...if there are air pockets not filled with coolant, then you have hot spots...
  14. Lou C

    Altenator and Starter Replacement

    actually they are not, water will kill them! especially starters.
  15. Lou C

    Altenator and Starter Replacement

    It is a metal screen that prevents flames from ignited vapors from escaping from the electrical component; so for example if an explosive mixture of fuel vapors gets inside the starter, alt or distributor and is ignited the screen stops the flame from traveling outward & igniting the rest of the...
  16. Lou C

    Burning Rubber Smell and White Smoke from Engine?

    Sounds like your exhaust mat be overheating if those manifolds & elbows are original they might be way past their expiration date (clogged by rust, not cooling & overheating the rubber exhaust hoses). Water cooled exhaust on an inboard has to be maintained unlike automotive exhaust. Get an IR...
  17. Lou C

    Altenator and Starter Replacement

    Yes. They are ignition protected. Do not use auto anything on your I/O for: Alt Starter Distributor Carb Fuel pump I like ARCO for alternators & starters
  18. Lou C

    2012 VP 300 C-A Exhaust manifolds getting too hot - DTC 441 & 442

    Even if the engine doesn’t overheat due to the design of the exhaust manifolds if the air pocket just happens to be right near the location of the temp sensor then you can get those codes I’m guessing. So for it to not have any codes you probably can’t have any leaks at all in this system. I’d...
  19. Lou C

    Stalls out hot

    OMC used a 160 stat
  20. Lou C

    Converting to carburetor from mpi 350 mag

    Agreed that’s what I thought worries about depending on a regulator to not overpower the carb
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