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  1. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Thanks for all the help! Just got it will report back with results. What's the best case scenario?
  2. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Sorry for all the questions. I'm going to pick up a cooling system tester now. Once I get it hooked up, am I listening for where the leak is coming from? And how much psi should I be putting in?
  3. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Sorry for all the questions. I'm going to pick up a cooling system tester now. Once I get it hooked up, am I listening for where the leak is coming from?
  4. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Do I need to put the manifolds back on?
  5. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Is it somehti Is it something like this?
  6. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Excuse my ignorance, what will that test tell me and how do I go about doing it?
  7. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Blown head gasket? How would I check for that without a leak down tester. I don't have a tester or air. Already this far in I'm thinking of just pulling the heads
  8. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Starboard Front to Back 110 109 115 120 Port Front to Back 110 85 105 105
  9. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Other side. Will do compression next. Need to figure out how to disable fuel injectors
  10. cameron92

    Can I buy a used 302 and use parts from my bad motor to convert it to marine?

    Other side. Will do compression next
  11. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    One side down
  12. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    User error. Missed 4 bolts. Can't get it off the studs and I can't get the exhaust out of the rubber. Still working away
  13. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    I'm having a real hard time getting them off is there a good spot to pry at them?
  14. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    I'm guessing I can just pull the manifolds off and inspect? Sorry I'm very new to this
  15. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Is it worth all that with water in the oil pan after only a 30 min total boat ride?
  16. cameron92

    Can I buy a used 302 and use parts from my bad motor to convert it to marine?

    Bought a boat on marketplace only to find out I got scammed. Seller put fresh oil in so it looked good. I took it out on the lake and now there's water in the pan. Not sure where it's getting in. I took one compression reading on the plug I could get to and not sure if I did it right but I got...
  17. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Just found out he changed the tachometer too. This is my first boat. 5k down the drain. The tach is from a 2007. Said it had 685 hours. F me.
  18. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Also just found this. Oil was fine when I bought the boat. I'm ready to bring this back to the guys house.
  19. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Just found out my power steering pump is bone dry... Was full when I bought the boat. Another issue he's covering up I guess.
  20. cameron92

    Help! Bought a 1993 Four Winns W/ 5.0 OMC Cobra Motor and Drive - Losing power after crusing

    Ya there's a little microswitch I forget the name of it but when I press it the rpms drop
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