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    Gelcoat Repair Help Please

    Hello I have an old 1979 Orrion open bow 19 foot boat that I have working on for a Long Long LLOOONNNGG time now been many time I though about pulling it out of the shop and torching the dam thing!!! would have been cheaper to buy a new boat at this point !! but I am in to deep at this point...
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    OMC sterndrive 400 help

    Hello hope I can get some help please? every time I dig into something on this boat I open up a can of stinking skunk worms!!! so this time I will ask a few question 1979 Orion 19 foot open bow with a OMC 140hp inboard / outboard 400 with tru course steering 1 my steering wheel has a wood...
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    OMC 400 steering worm gear

    Hello I am in kind of deep here I am rebuilding a 1979 OMC sterndrive 400 and I am at that worm gear in the upper gear case I have some questions if I may? 1 - how tight do you set the threaded cat on that worm gear till there is no end play?? or a bit tighter ?? 2 - on the treaded end cap do...
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    Lose outdrive ? Help Please

    i got a 1979 omc inboard outboard stringer OMC 400 with a GM 181 cid motor i got the motor and upper unit in and a new boot seal. well i hung (installed} the out drive got everything tight, then noticed that i could move the out drive about less then a 1/4 inch out by the prop from side to...
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    Ball Chain bolt ends??

    Well i do not really know were to put this post! as it could be applied to all makes!! what i have is a inboard outboard omc 400 some will ask so its a 1979. well on the pivot end caps on the outboard i have a garden hose connector on the drivers side pivot end cap, the hose cap has a stainless...
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    Ball Chain bolt ends??

    Well i do not really know were to put this post! as it could be applied to all makes!! what i have is a inboard outboard omc 400 some will ask so its a 1979. well on the pivot end caps on the outboard i have a garden hose connector on the drivers side pivot end cap, the hose cap has a stainless...
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    new single wire alternator help

    Just got a new alternator and it only has a single post. my 1979 omc stern drive system has a 3 wire for the old alternator! the new alternator has a built in regulator! so my question is ( if i get it wrong please correct but be kind as its a ego thing) with the new alternator i can do away...
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    HEAD GASKET?? 3.0l 181 CID GM

    I got a top end kit listed as a marine kit for a GM 3.0L 181 cid 4 cylinder! But the head gasket is not a stainless steel head gasket that came in this kit does this make a differance?? or should i stay with the stainless steel head gasket and look for a new one of those??
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    OMC 400 water pump question

    I am getting ready to put in a new water pump in my omc 400 out drive i have no leaks no were all the oil is clean no water in the oil so i got a water pump kit and a new ball gear kit and i was wondering how big of a job this but my question is should i get a upper gear case seal kit???? all...
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    carb choke heat tube in manifold help please

    well i got my motor all rebuilt new mains and rod bearing new piston and rings 1979 omc chevy 3.0L inline 4 cylinder 140hp!! so i went to pressure test everything i could and all was fine till i got to the exhaust!! there is a heat tube in the intake / exhaust manifold about in the middle next...
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    Quicksilver cylinder head??

    Hello does any one know anything about these QUICKSILVER CYLINDER HEAD ??? replacment for the 3.0L 181 engines?? are the a true replacement or for a differant 3.0L??
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    1979 omc 140hp 3.0L 4cyl

    Hi Guys I got a 1979 omc 140hp 3.0l engine! i guess i did not get all the water drained out of it and it crack the block the head and the manifold! today i took my 140 volt (110v) mig welder with 0.25 flux core wire and took my die grinder and on my manifold i ground out the crack on my...
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    Need Advice Please 4cy 6cyl

    Disaster has struck my 3.0 L engine is cracked!!:facepalm: exhaust manifold too 1979 orion with a 181 cid 140hp omc whith a omc 400 out drive what i have found is a older boat dont know the year but it is in the 80's it has a omc 3.8 L v6 cyl the block is shot cracked but is has a out drive for...
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    engine swap

    been restoring my boat for a while now! I am at the point to put the motor back in! i have a very good chevy 4cyl with an onc 400 outdrive! i have asked this question befor i would like to drop a small V6 in this boat instead of the 4cyl!! now be kind with the comebacks here as i will go at...
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    New boat seats need good advise here

    Been restoring my boat now for 3 years now just got the new carpet put down and it looks good :) the seats were top of the line to have lasted 35 years they are still ok but faded and cracked in places i call a person to reupholster the seat and he side it would cost the same just to buy new...
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    bubbles in the gel coat help?

    started pulling the upholstered side boards off! What i found under the boards on the open bow is cracks in the gel coat were the screws were and allot of bubbles - blisters??? Well like my nick here " In To Deep " I get one thing done then i find anther been pondering if i should give this...
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    plastic boards? need some help please

    Hi I have been rebuild my boat for a few years now got new stringers and new marine plywood down! i let the wood dry out for a year and a half then coated it all with resin then glassed everything in! I am getting ready to put new marine carpet in and i was looking at the side boards with...
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    4cyl to v6 engine swap? help

    Need some help here please! i am restoring an old 1979 19' open bow boat it has it a Chevy 140hp 4 cyl and a OMC 400 out drive? i get that right inboard outboard? the unit that bolts up to the engine has a capped off exhaust port. since it is not being used i was thinking if possible about...
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    1979 orion 19' open bow

    been working on this dam boat for 2 1/2 years now paid good money too a boat repair place in woodburn oregon to fix all this! new stingers, transom, and floor seven years ago! went to go fishing 3 years ago to find that the ez-load trailer rusted through so i built a new one out of 3/16 2x4...
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    Fiberglass help PLEASE!!!!

    i think this has been asked before here!! so i will ask it again and SORRY for doing so!!!!!! i got a 1979 19ft open bow with a 140hp inboard / outboard omc 400 i get that right??? had the floor replace once was told they would replace all dryrot well they did not do that!!! i am haveing to...
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