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  1. matt167

    are there boat "salvage yards" anywhere in the U.S.?

    There are a few at least.
  2. matt167

    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I use a $5 transfer pump that you can get at any auto parts store, Walmart or HF. The prices run $5-15 or so depending on where. Hook the small line to it and snake it down the dipstick. It’s a slow process. The pump draws a vacuum and you’ll hear and feel it working
  3. matt167

    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    The engine itself was used by OMC, Volvo and a Mercruiser along with many other manufacturers for things like water pumps and fork lifts. So there is no shortage of parts for them.. where your going to have issue is with anything that is Yamaha specific. You’ll need to get an exhaust riser to...
  4. matt167

    250CI MerCruiser Question

    Chrysler coil and a ballast resistor or a GM coil and a resistor wire does the same thing. If you have 6-9v at the points while running than your golden. Since Chrysler ballast resistors are somewhat known to fail. Check the resistor for voltage and see what you got.
  5. matt167

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    Battery pack on something like a Prius can go a very long time and for the most part easily serviced. Hybrid makes a lot of sense in stop and go traffic.. it could make a lot of sense in a low/no wake situation. Imagine being able to troll and turn down the speed to almost nothing, even...
  6. matt167

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    For boats a hybrid technology would be cool. Smallish liquid cooled engine to run a generator to keep a battery pack charged, and then either an I/O type setup with a drive motor or an outboard on a pod.
  7. matt167

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    GM is actually all Android at this point but they are trying to move into something in house. It hasn’t come through yet. My Wife loves Sirius XM country channels and for $5/ month I’ll let her keep it. I actually put a Sirius receiver in my car as my commute is in a 100% cell dead zone. I...
  8. matt167

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Yeah. I bought my wife a ‘25 Equinox Activ and the HVAC controls have a function in the screen, but also controls directly under the screen. I think they also voice command but I don’t get to drive it much to actually figure out all it will voice command.
  9. matt167

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Tech probably not paying attention. Lifters more often than not take out the cam. Damaged cam almost always means new engine. We had one come in last week for a lifter issue and needed a cam. Customer pay. Cost was $1,500 less than a new engine. Customer bought the engine of course If it...
  10. matt167

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I work on them every day so I ‘get’ them. The electronics are what I don’t like. A radio update has the potential to create a no start on a GM vehicle for instance
  11. matt167

    1963 Starcraft 18' Holiday replacement windshield

    With as popular as StarCraft is, you can probably get one from UDP plastics. They make them custom and then keep the pattern on file after that. Expensive though. Some glass shops can do them as well if they work with plastic
  12. matt167

    Name or part # for MC-1 Hook Thing?

    Earlier MC1 has the hook. Eliminated later year’s because it wasn’t really needed. It was used for lifting the outdrive off for service. It’s not a trailer support. If you need to hold your drive up, run a ratchet strap from one transom eye to the other under the outdrive and tighten it up...
  13. matt167

    China propeller

    The chances are they probably work. You might not find the perfect prop but probably fit and work fine. China is pretty good at making exact copies of stuff. I put a chinese mercury remote on my 18’ StarCraft and other than no logo, you’ll never know. It also has Vevor steering which works...
  14. matt167

    Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion

    Nobody’s going to want a conversion either, especially with what you would need to charge for it. My advice is to donate the boat and claim it on your taxes. If you need to get rid of it
  15. matt167

    Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion

    What is wrong with it? That Mercruiser 4cyl is hard to beat and parts are cheap
  16. matt167

    Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion

    Sell 175, buy 170. The boats are basically the same except largely different where it counts. Your wanting to convert from I/O to outboard. Generally that is done with a pod and on such a small boat will change your handling greatly. The transom you’ll find is vastly different. Cutting it...
  17. matt167

    2014 GMC Sierra AC

    I think 2014 will have the stretch belt. You’ll need a new install tool if you don’t have one, and a 24mm w/ breaker bar to rotate the engine. If you haven’t done a water pump lately I’d recommend it while you’re in there.
  18. matt167

    Tire grew in size?

    Way out of the realm but a good example. 20x10x8 Carslile Turfmaster made in USA vs China will be roughly 1/2” in diameter different. You won’t be able to mow with one of each. Tire size is meaningless across lines and even country of origin
  19. matt167

    Older 4-stroke or newer 2-stroke?

    Back in the 90s Honda was THE 4 stroke brand. They are great but the older ones are getting harder to get parts for. The Yam will have everything available you need and a tech willing to work on it should you need it
  20. matt167

    1986 four winns 160 restoration

    I used the same exact same boat for parts. It was rotted completely to the forward bulkheads. That’s where I got into solid wood when I chopped it up. It was the same kind of story. They just had it out on the lake, but it was obviously dangerously rotted. If you know it’s rotted don’t put it...
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