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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I tried sucking on the barb, it did seem to allow me to suck air through without much resistance.
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    This is a picture of the pickup tube, doesn't seem there's a filter/screen inside it. I think the problem is the pump not being able to suck uphill. It will self prime to some small extent but the flow rate is so slow that teh fuel just trickles slowly from the output pipe, if the output...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks. I didn't manage to get more than maybe a gallon out of the boat tank using the little electric pump today, the pump was still running but the flow completely stopped with the boat tank still half full. I wondered if it was broken or needed a bigger head than the half tank of fuel...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I found this thread which mentions a couple of companies https://www.smwebhead.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13428&p=162347&hilit=gauges#p162347 This post answers my question about whether or not the car style cluster gauges use standard sensors... "All the wires in the back come from...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Seems there's no way I can create an account on that forum. In June last year I tried to make an account, there was no 'create an account' option but the FAQ's pointed me to email an administrator, I sent an email but they didn't reply. Maybe they banned none US users from creating an account...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Still need a rebuild kit for the 3850702 Holley 2bbl carb. I phoned the marina (link above) today, they told me they couldn't guarantee the rebuild kit they list would be compatible with my carb. I think there's a good chance it would be compatible but I'd rather buy one that the seller says is...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks Lou. I haven't done much with the boat since my last post. The longer bolt I ordered and thought I needed to attach the PAS pump to the alternator hasn't arrived yet but I found the stainless bolt that was originally in that position (at least when I bought the boat) and have fitted the...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks. Would it be OK to rig an external pump (say pond pump) to feed the engine with water from a bin when the engine isn't running, or would/could that lead to water entering the engine cylinders? Looking at the design of the riser outlets and the angles involved it seems it wouldn't take...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I'm honestly not sure if the pump is or isn't always below the water line or if the pump does or doesn't have a small amount of self priming ability but I take your point re priming. Just going on memory which could be wrong I seem to remember the water inlet port on the leg being around level...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I think you mean the pump can't self prime but is normally below the water line? In that case would the bin idea work if the level of water in the bin were above the pump? Even if I don't go with the bin idea (I'll decide after reading your answer) I would (like you) want to prime the pump...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks for the carb rebuild info. Would prefer a 4bbl but I should make sure it runs before doing any mods. Early in the rebuild I considered swapping to aluminium heads and fitting a closed cooling system, I'd expect doing that along with the 4bbl would make a lot more power. I mean feed the...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I like the simplicity of a carb setup but I convert vehicles to run on LPG (propane) for a living so I'm clued up on fuel injection systems and would like the extra 20hp and better fuel economy fuel injection might give. That said I suppose given the age of the components a carb setup stands...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    You're right it doesn't cut the ignition during shifting, no ESA fitted. I was probably overthinking the coil wiring, thinking about it now I'm pretty sure I've got the ignition wires connected correctly. Just didn't want to risk blowing anything like the electronic ignition in the distributor...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks for all replies. Gas fumes as in fuel or CO? That reminded me I may want to fit a new bilge blower and check routing of the blower ducting. The existing blower sounds like it has bad bearings but may just need cleaning out. There was a portable CO alarm fitted in the cuddy but its...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks. This is a 1996 OMC Cobra / Ford 302 / Volvo SX, is the wiring the same?
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