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    Wow that's a nice setup you got there! I bought a '69 Camaro when I was around 20, former race car, had an M22 in it. Car got totalled, I kept the trans and put it in my '57 Chevy when the trans blew in it, sold it with the car. They were noisy but they were pretty much bulletproof!
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    Sunday afternoon and today
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    Wow, just about identical to mine! The Firebird is a roller, it didn't have a motor or tranny in it when I bought it. Tags say it was originally a 326 car with a powerglide, going to put some sort of big block in it along with an M21...eventually
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    Ha ha I was wondering why no one had responded, I guess in all my haste I forgot to upload the picture! I saw my window of opportunity to finish winterizing the boat shrinking fast, so I took advantage of the long weekend to finish it up. Spent Friday R&Ring the spark plugs, 4-1/2 hours and a...
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    I need to have these seams re-sewn over the winter, do you think there would be any harm leaving the cover off until spring? Plan on shrink wrapping tomorrow.
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    Question on filling the gear oil: I've seen 2 different ways of doing it. One way has you filling from the drain plug until it reaches the fill plug, then closing drain plug and finishing from fill plug. Other way has you just filling from the fill plug. Which way is correct?
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    Thank you for the reply. I bought the permatex aviation sealer, supposed to be equivalent to the OMC gasket sealer? I saw those allen plugs for the drain/fill, will probably order a pair.
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    Quick question about the plugs to drain the pivot mount and drain/fill gear oil: how do you know these things are tight enough when reinstalling? I had to use an impact screwdriver to loosen most of them, and being slotted plugs they were already chewed up. I'm not comfortable with the the...
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    How in the heck do you get these spark plugs out??

    Thanks for the replies guys. I ordered a 1-piece swivel plug remover which MAY work, the crowfoot idea is a good one too. The problem seems to be the length of the socket, there's no room on the end to get anything in there. I applied for a job once (I'm a mechanical designer) and they told me...
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    How in the heck do you get these spark plugs out??

    1992 Four Winns with 5.0 HO OMC Cobra, new-to-me boat, first-timer and want to tune it up. Went to R&R the plugs and couldn't do anything more than get a socket on the plug, no way to get a ratchet, extension, swivel or even a wrench on the flats of the socket? Please don't tell me I have to...
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    Thanks, I'll take a look and see if the choke is open or closed when cold, give it a couple blips of the throttle and see if anything changes. That's about all I can do for now, boat is already winterized. At least it gives me something to think about.
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    Yes, I have that button in the center of the throttle, wondered what that was for! I feel like such an idiot when it comes to boating! Thanks guys for the replies.
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    It was sitting for about a month. I did give it gas before starting, being a noob to boating I did not know there was a throttle-only button? How does that work, I had to engage the drive to give it gas when running?
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    Yeah it def sounds like it's starving for gas. I'll check like you said, I suspect the choke but could be a carb or even a fuel pump issue as well. Thanks for the reply.
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    Almost forgot, it's a 1992 Four Winns with 5.0 H.O. OMC Cobra, 2bbl. Holley carb
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    While winterizing my new-to-me boat I noticed it was very hard to get started. The couple I bought it off of had told me they had trouble from time to time, their mechanic said it needed the fuel filter replaced but they hadn't gotten around to doing it. The boat would start and sputter a few...
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    Wow, thank you for all your help, so much to learn!
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    Thank you for all your help through this. On a totally unrelated subject, do you happen to know what tune-up parts are marine-specific? And are there any aftermarket suppliers besides Sierra for these things? Looking at OEM OMC parts diagrams this stuff gets expensive quick!
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    I guess I'm about done as far as winterizing goes? Do you see any harm leaving the draincocks open and that hose off over the winter? Not sure if I'll have time to pull the drive before winter, how big of a job is that? Thing looks heavy...
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