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  1. Redrig

    How to tel if boat will over heat in the water

    I know that the original sender that OMC put on my ford was the "standard" scale of OHMs that most gauges used. I know that on newer stuff the different manufacturers use different scales. Does anyone know if the Chevy OMC engines used the same senders ? I honestly dont know. But I would assume...
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    How to tel if boat will over heat in the water

    Me personally , I would be leery of that gauge right off the bat. A nice Faria or marine one is just a couple bucks more. I'm willing to bet that digital gauge was bad right out of the box. I cant comment on that adapter thing that goes on the hose , seems unnecessary to me . Just get a good...
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    How to tel if boat will over heat in the water

    The sender has to be the correct OHMs for whatever gauge you are using. What gauge did you get ? there will be a scale of OHMs for it (Cold to Hot) the Faria gauge I used matched the sender that OMC / Ford originally used . Find out what scale the gauge uses and get the sender that matches...
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    My vote is on power valve as well. I fought the same battle last year . My Fuel screws all the way in and still running rich.
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    MASSIVE oil leak mechanic can’t find

    throw some dye in the oil and take it for a ride under load . should leave a nice trail wherever its coming from
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    Electric shift stringer omc stern drive

    on the outside , yes its noticeable. Right where the cable passes through into the boat. tilt the drive all the way up and you have easy access
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    Electric shift stringer omc stern drive

    there is a clip that has to be unbolted before removing the drive. Its right where the shift cable goes through the intermediate . be sure to remove the clip or you will rip the cable
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    Electric shift stringer omc stern drive

    yes you can just swap over the drives. If they are both 84's they are not electric shifts , they are mechanical shifts. how are the ball gears on both of them ? anything below 50% wear should be replaced. So if one of the boats has better ball gears swap them over as well. and be very...
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    Looking for help with electric shift stinger

    Honestly , assuming your upper unit is in decent shape, I would start looking for a new lower unit . Kenny will know more about it , but I am pretty sure to fix yours properly , you will need the new shaft and all of the very hard to find shimming tools . I see those lower units all of the time...
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    Looking for proper name for this drive

    electric shift stringer is what that is known as . takes type C fluid in the lower
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    Partial Power... Part of the Time!

    I got lazy one year and didn't file the points and gap , dwell , etc . It was a quick April trip and I figured " it was fine just back in September" the boat ran quite poorly and needless to say I havent done that again . My money is on the same situation for you.
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    How to wire a tach

    Does it have a light ? you should have 4 wires going to it , not 3. what are the wire colors for your pigtail ? either way it should be really straight forward wiring it up even without the pigtail. The 4 (3 with no light ) wires should be this below. Signal - negative side of coil 12v...
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    1980 OMC 140hp electrical

    I would imagine so. That's how my Ford 302 is set up. Full battery voltage to the points while cranking. Then with key in "run" position it is fed through a ballast resistor.
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    How to tel if boat will over heat in the water

    I did exactly that , to a new faria gauge. Works perfectly
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    Where to Buy

    Being an OMC owner , I would certainly bookmark this page below. it gives the OEM part numbers for everything, you can then search based on those numbers. http://epc.brp.com/Index.aspx?lang=E&s1=8427e6fd-07ba-48af-89af-4ae2760d7523 Ive had good luck finding almost everything needed for my...
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    Holley 4160 - Flooding Secondary

    Mine is a 2bl , I've never had a 4bl holley , but that sure sounds like a power valve. ( does a 4 barrell have 2 power valves IDK ? ) Mine was doing exact thing last year , pig rich when I could actually get it to run - Power valve was toast . did you replace it during the rebuild ? Ive seen...
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    Starting circuit

    Yeah , there is a neutral safety switch in the controller to prevent starting while in gear. Yours appears to be toast. And Fyi , the prop will usually spin a little even in neutral when running it in the driveway . With the engine off , can you spin the prop by hand or is there resistance ?
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    Auto AC stats and questions

    well , I have some good news . I feel like a bit of an idiot though . The thermometer I was using for these readings is about 7-8 degrees off (10-12$ vent one from oreillys) I used the icewater test trick the other night to test its accuracy and yeah , not too accurate at all. So I got another...
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    Auto AC stats and questions

    So would the vacuum remove all liquids that were in the system ? getting rid of all of the flush ? yeah , I didnt have a scale but I have read about adding the cans using that method . They say to charge at about 80-85% of what the normal R12 charge would be.
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    Auto AC stats and questions

    Hi , thanks for the response . I used those ac manifold gauges with the 2 dials for low and high pressure. The low pressure side has a gauge with vacuum on it . It pegs out at 30 and that's where the pump and system maxed out at. And the vacuum pump was just a rental from O'Reilly. But yeah...
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