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  1. Lou C

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    OK so the pic of the greasy brake backing plate, there's more to that story, if you know how these things work, you know that you pump it with the wheel off the ground, turning the wheel and in a short amount of time (unless its the first time you are greasing it) the grease SHOULD exit the...
  2. Lou C

    DP 1.95 SM outdrive hosed

    agreed that's an insane price, as in typical Volvo Penta highway robbery. find a good outdrive rebuilder, learn how to pull and install your own drive, quit getting ripped off! I can get a totally remanned Cobra for 2500-3000 tops that's all I'd pay for one! Volvo will cost more being a DP and...
  3. Lou C

    DP 1.95 SM outdrive hosed

    Just for the future but I follow the trust but verify principal, I check things before I let someone work on them, a minor hit like that can cause damage but the first thing I'd have done was re-condition/replace props, check for prop shaft run out and check gear oil. I trashed a prop on my...
  4. Lou C

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Agreed but then for a boat trailer what’s the proper interval? That’s all up to your use. As I said if I were a trailer boater with trailer getting wet every time I’d be regreasing every 3 months or so, my point is with easy/super lube you SEE what the grease coming out looks like! So go by that...
  5. Lou C

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    well one other idea, is to have towing insurance that could cover such an inconvenience, I have this through Boat US, its actually quite reasonable, so if I had a problem like that I could get the boat/trailer flatbedded back home. However, not having a breakdown in the first place is even...
  6. Lou C

    Boiler Catastrophy ,Have to replace it ,Which to get?

    If you can Charlie go with nat gas, low maintenance and no worries about deliveries
  7. Lou C

    Alpha1 350 raw cooled boils and ticks rapidly after short time on muffs

    those dry joints can have both ports open, both closed (for closed cooled manifolds) or one closed and one open.
  8. Lou C

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Agreed and the fact of the matter is that boat trailers esp those used by trailer boaters that go in the water every time you use the boat need frequent maintenance. Very different that someone who keeps a boat in a slip or on a mooring like I do. For me it’s like 2-4 times a year in the salt...
  9. Lou C

    Corrosion on drive

    "ceased trading" means out of business?
  10. Lou C

    Jacking a tandem axle trailer safely

    I have a 40 year old made in Japan Craftsman floor jack that works great!
  11. Lou C

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    I have had the spindle lube system for about 17 seasons worth and never had trouble with the bearings; every time I greased them fully all the old grease came out looking fine no sign of water/emulsified grease and no roughness while spinning the wheel. I changed the seals twice in that time...
  12. Lou C

    Jacking a tandem axle trailer safely

    I have always used a floor jack right near the spring pad, never had a problem, but the axles I used were both built from 1/4” thick steel. First one was a 2x2 3500 axle the second which replaced that one is a 2x3 6000 axle. Maybe also use a block of wood with the bottle jack to spread the load out.
  13. Lou C

    Alpha1 350 raw cooled boils and ticks rapidly after short time on muffs

    Actually Barr is better than the other aftermarket stuff that is what most mechanics think here at least.Yes they can be rodded out to clear the corrosion. Keep in mind elbows always corrode faster than the manifolds do because manifolds have water in them all the time while the water passages...
  14. Lou C

    Daily Driver

    I haven't bought a brand new car for myself in 23 years, when I bought the '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee we still have. I have fixed a lot of stuff on it, but we are attached to it being one of the last of the AMC/Chrysler era Jeeps. Simple, great off road and cheap to fix. Then felt the need for more...
  15. Lou C

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Yep, if I did any long distance towing (I live 350 feet from the water) I'd get an extra brake drum, with pre-packed bearings, in plastic bags, spare hub seals, spare spindle nut, cotter pin, cap, tools to change etc. And my grease gun as well for the spindle lube hubs. What I like about the...
  16. Lou C

    Replaced the Boat jack bearing today

    I like the anti throw away society philosophy
  17. Lou C

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    Air compresses water does not
  18. Lou C

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    If it hydro-locked when you want to start it; it would not crank normally; either one solid CLUNK then nothing or really slow erratic cranking. The problem with Hydro locking is it can cause severe engine damage like bent connecting rods…..
  19. Lou C

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    Did it hydro-lock? If not it may not be that bad; when mine had water in a cyl it wasn’t enough to hydro-lock it so I was able to do the repairs needed without having to get into the short block. Doesn’t sound like it from what you’re saying.
  20. Lou C

    Alpha1 350 raw cooled boils and ticks rapidly after short time on muffs

    OMCs and Volvos always had a cold manifold design and I don’t think that the manifold life was any different. The ones on my engine are exactly the same as what Volvo used from about 1994 all the way to the cat converter era. They do run cool; 90-100*F at idle the hottest they ever get is about...
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