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  1. Lou C

    OMC 350

    I'd get out of that multi-year and thousands of dollars projcet any way that you can! Unless your goal is to learn how to rebuild a fiberglass boat from the bottom up and repower it as well. But it is years, and thousands of $$$$ even if you do a lot of the work yourself. If you want a boat to...
  2. Lou C

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Gorgeous! Gonna get it out a few times before the end of the season? This next week is going to be great boating weather for October here in Long Island….after the storm out in the ocean clears out..
  3. Lou C

    Flooding...

    If there’s water in the oil the water will be mostly at the bottom of the pan. I would pull the drive because you likely got water in the bellows from inside the boat; you want to also dry out and grease your gimble bearing & ujoints. Run the engine till hot & Change oil right away, might have...
  4. Lou C

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    Nick’s pronunciation lol!
  5. Lou C

    Mercruiser 4.3L TKS Won't start when warm.

    Right you may need to shut the engine off before shifting out of gear, till it’s fixed properly. Had the same issue with my OMC Cobra when I first got it in 2002 but the cause was different.
  6. Lou C

    Internal Coolant Flush and Winterizing VP 4.3 GXI-BF

    I think he said the AF wasn’t strong enough to protect against freezing. My pet peeve is that people don’t believe in buying shop manuals and self teaching. It’s ok to ask questions but really you need to have SOME base of knowledge!
  7. Lou C

    winterizing merc?

    That’s what Merc says to do in their shop manual! Draining is most important but adding corrosion protection over the long haul is a great idea I’ve done it for close to 20 years
  8. Lou C

    Strange noise Mercruiser 4.3 VIDEO

    that is the nature of these things. I had an occasional noisy exhaust flapper that drove me nuts till I figured out what it was, sounded like an engine knock. Found it with my mechanic's stethescope. Happened because I changed the style of exhaust system from the old OMC one piece V6 units to...
  9. Lou C

    1987 5.7 omc outdrive

    youre welcome just make sure to really check things....maybe get an OMC shop manual if you can find one that will help a lot.
  10. Lou C

    1987 5.7 omc outdrive

    So the lowers are the same the gear ratio changes are done in the upper unit.
  11. Lou C

    1987 5.7 omc outdrive

    There are differences in that the older 4 cyl ones had a smaller lower unit the first few years but at some point they all started using the V6/V8 large gearcase lower unit. Might be from 1990 & up you have to check
  12. Lou C

    Strange noise Mercruiser 4.3 VIDEO

    Other thing you can do is just briefly remove the serpentine belt and run the engine (but really brief so you don’t overheat). If the noise is gone it could be the bearing on one of the accessories like the front water pump, alternator or P/s pump. Also check idler and tensioner pulleys. All...
  13. Lou C

    Strange noise Mercruiser 4.3 VIDEO

    Sounds like a vacuum leak check all vacuum hoses hooked up to the carb, make sure bolts holding carb to manifold are not loose.
  14. Lou C

    Internal Coolant Flush and Winterizing VP 4.3 GXI-BF

    Yep muc can teach us things we would never be able to learn thanks for all the help!
  15. Lou C

    302 valve seal and gasket replacement

    You need a FoMoCo shop manual then. I had one for my 1970 Torino which had the 302 but that stuff is long gone.
  16. Lou C

    Internal Coolant Flush and Winterizing VP 4.3 GXI-BF

    Sorry some of us are not fluent in V/Ps arcane and nonsensical model letters/numbers. But now that you posted it.... https://www.volvopentastore.com/Cylinder-Block-And-Flywheel-Housing/dm/cart_id.974038732--session_id.592410868--store_id.366--view_id.767692 Just as I said above, a drain plug...
  17. Lou C

    302 valve seal and gasket replacement

    Distributor in front? Then its a Ford 302.
  18. Lou C

    Channel Lock Stuck In Distributor?

    post up a pic, I'd think about using a very small screwdriver, or a pick.
  19. Lou C

    302 valve seal and gasket replacement

    5 liter Ford is 302 cu in 5 liter Chevrolet is 305 cu in.....except of course the original Z/28 which was 302 cu in but that will never show up in a boat! So which is it? I don't believe the standard valve train on the 5.0 Ford was adjustable in the same way the older Chevrolets were.
  20. Lou C

    302 valve seal and gasket replacement

    First of all is this a 5 liter Ford, or Chevrolet they are totally different animals. The older Chevrolets have an adjustable valve train that has to be set right or the valves won't open far enough or close completely either way it will cause problems. There is a 2 step procedure in the shop...
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