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I have a 1989 Four Winns 160 Freedom with 3.0L 4cyl I/O. At the start of the 2014 season the u-joint and exhaust bellows were replaced, lower unit reinstalled and lube checked. Shift cable was replaced and shift linkages set to factory specifications at the end of the season in 2011. All...
I have just recently converted a 1989 Four Winns 160 Freedom with OMC 130hp 3.0 for use in saltwater. Because the boat will be on a mooring I have decided that a bilge pump with a float switch is the best option to keep it from taking on enough water to make it list/sink. After reading some...
Hello from the Northeast,
While attempting to replace the small anode on the rear of my engine the bolt that secured it was broken off (Most likley corroded and weakened). My question is:
Is there any way to safely extract this headless bolt?
-The prop spline seems to get in the way of using...