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  • tpenfield
    tpenfield replied to the thread projects other than boats.
    I've been doing hardwood flooring (again). I did a bunch last year, now onto some more. This is wide-plank maple going into the...
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  • Lou C
    Lou C replied to the thread 5.0LX surging/stumbling.
    Cliff's parts are good, I have used them and also parts from Quadrajetparts.com Cliff has warned many times, do not buy a reman Qjet...
  • rickasbury
    rickasbury replied to the thread Intake manifold, 350 GM.
    I don't like that! I need to pull the rotor cap and see what I'm working with. I'm happy to be hitting these items before I get back on...
  • rickasbury
    rickasbury replied to the thread Intake manifold, 350 GM.
    If the merc works on an mpi that's a good back up. I would add by recollection, mine did not look like that- the top shape.
  • rickasbury
    rickasbury reacted to Bondo's post in the thread Intake manifold, 350 GM with Like Like.
    Ayuh,..... You, 'n yer boat will be better served by redesigning the storage locker the O/B motor sits in, to move the water drips...
  • rickasbury
    rickasbury reacted to Lou C's post in the thread Intake manifold, 350 GM with Like Like.
    Pick up one they are heavy cast iron. Mine has had salt water running inside it (raw water cooling) for at least 25 years and it hasn’t...
  • flashback
    flashback replied to the thread projects other than boats.
    I'm surprised you still have the sidekick handle..
  • Scott06
    Scott06 replied to the thread 5.0LX surging/stumbling.
    there is so much chit out there is rebuilt/new carbs and kits... hence why its worth doing it yourself. As said earlier in thread Cliff...
  • redneck joe
    thats why i asked where in my first reply. AZ desert is way different from PNW.
  • tpenfield
    You can also siphon (pump actually) from the main fuel line . . . no need to remove the sender, unless you want some visual of the tank...
  • eggs712
    eggs712 replied to the thread 1978 Islander 22 I/O.
    I bought a cheap electric sprayer after my first rolled coat of tractor paint looked crappy. Thinned, sprayed, and using multiple light...
  • Bondo
    Bondo reacted to keviwe's post in the thread 5.0LX surging/stumbling with Like Like.
    I rebuilt the carb with a Sierra carb kit. Not much improvement. Then, pressed for time, I bought a carb from an online carb shop that...
  • K
    Unfortunately, I store this boat in another state so I can't check the label on the tank, until I get out there to start working on it...
  • aspeck
    aspeck reacted to airshot's post in the thread Boat covers like Seal Skin with Like Like.
    In snow country, your far better off to create a framework with some type of cover to support the snow weight then you can use any type...
  • K
    keviwe replied to the thread 5.0LX surging/stumbling.
    I rebuilt the carb with a Sierra carb kit. Not much improvement. Then, pressed for time, I bought a carb from an online carb shop that...
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