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  1. Lou C

    Winterizing

    Ok I’d still try to disconnect the bottom end of the big hose because on the GM engines this holds a lot of water (inside the circulating pump) I’m not sure if the same is true on the Ford engines which is what you have. For the P/S cooler there is a drain plug on it but they can be tough to...
  2. Lou C

    Sold Candia 19'

    I know what you mean, I have that same attachment to our old boat even though it’s a lot of work. My solution in the future will be a new engine with closed cooling & a remote oil filter mount both will make the maintenance much easier.
  3. Lou C

    Replacing batwing manifold questions (and other questions)

    The question is why did the block crack? A rusted or cracked manifold would cause water ingestion not necessarily a cracked block. If your 2008 Vortec was a marine block then replacing it with the same thing should allow you to use all of your accessories. The intake can be checked by a machine...
  4. Lou C

    Boat docked at slip- little water getting in bilge????

    Thanks! It's 32 years old! Might want to check your driveshaft bellows sooner rather than later, don't want water sitting in it over the winter.
  5. Lou C

    1995 Volvo Penta 5.8 FSI

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/mercruiser-motorola-versus-stand-alone-ecms.740547/ see what I'm talking about? we had one of the Ford Windsor series of engines in our 1970 Ford Torino, a 5 liter (302 cu in) with a points distributor and Autolite 2bbl carb. Nice simple engine. I liked the...
  6. Lou C

    Winterizing

    Yep any water that gets in there you want it to be able to drain out. I also remove the outdrive and put a cover on the opening in the transom mount.
  7. Lou C

    Winterizing

    yes that drains the bilge, remove it or else if water leaks in round the cover your bilge will be full of water, ruining the starter and freezing into a block of ice! That's the first thing I do when I pull the boat for the season.
  8. Lou C

    1995 Volvo Penta 5.8 FSI

    Just as a data point, there is exactly 1 dealer that comes up as being trained to install the Holley Sniper system in the entire metro NY area. I searched on Holley's site. Not sure if they even do marine work. So if you do an install and run into a problem you have there is only one shop who's...
  9. Lou C

    Boat docked at slip- little water getting in bilge????

    While you hate to miss boating time sometimes its better to go through everything in the off season, to make sure its ready for the next one. I have found that if you can store the boat with the drive down the bellows can last as long as 10 years but at that point the rubber is getting stiffer...
  10. Lou C

    Oil capacity?? 1988 GM 5L

    With some of these dipstick designs, there is a quirk that you have to get used to in that they will read low right after the engine is shut down, then if you pull the stick out and allow the level in the dipstick tube to equalize, it reads correctly. With a cold engine sometimes the opposite...
  11. Lou C

    1995 Volvo Penta 5.8 FSI

    While it’s true that there will be thousands of GM MPI engines in use the applicability of that to marine use (do it yourselfers fixing their own boats) will only work if the parts are identical to marine operating parameters. For instance we know that Marine carbs and ignition systems have to...
  12. Lou C

    Oil capacity?? 1988 GM 5L

    My OMC shop manual says 5 qts without filter and 6 qts with. I'd put in a 1/2 qt less and recheck, then fill to just under the fill line. It takes a few minutes for the oil level to stabilize in that tube after you pull out the dipstick so wait for just a bit before checking. Sometimes you don't...
  13. Lou C

    1995 Volvo Penta 5.8 FSI

    The Ford family of small blocks starting with the 260, 289, 302, 351 both W (Windsor) and C (Cleveland) were as common as Chevrolet small blocks in the USA and were in just about everything Ford built for literally a generation. From Mustangs to F250 pick ups .The simple reason to go carb...
  14. Lou C

    1995 Volvo Penta 5.8 FSI

    Yep that was my thought process I can still get parts for a 30+ year old Quadrajet, and a mechanical fuel pump is like $85 depending on where you buy it...
  15. Lou C

    1990 Mercruiser 5.7/v8 rusted exhaust manifold bolt

    Yep you’d think so as long as no water in the oil or cylinders it should be ok
  16. Lou C

    1995 Volvo Penta 5.8 FSI

    Approx $1390 less the fuel pump, not bad for what it is. The carb conversion could be done for about 800 or so depending on what you have to pay for the carb, those prices can vary if Holley runs sales. I wonder if they can find a local dealer with tech support if you have any issues with the...
  17. Lou C

    1990 Mercruiser 5.7/v8 rusted exhaust manifold bolt

    And if the manifolds were welded up (freeze damage) I wonder if you will find JB weld patching freeze cracks on the side of the block...because if someone let it freeze and the manifolds cracked, the engine might have as well. Is the oil clean, or milky?
  18. Lou C

    Awful Boat-Outboard Mismatch.-

    The decals are wrong but I do think that’s a Four Winns hull; probably a 195 Sundowner
  19. Lou C

    357 mag bravo 4v long block replacement

    Yep that looks worse than my old heads when I had both HGs blown! If the cyls did not get rusted up you might able to save it with reman heads like I did.
  20. Lou C

    1993 4.3 engine winterization

    Sounds like you got it right, I'd just disconnect the raw water intake hose where it connects to the thermostat housing, put the drive down and point that hose down so it drains, then fill it with -100 AF till it runs out the drive water intakes. Bump starter for a sec, that puts AF in the...
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