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    The debacle runs!!

    After a month of gathering all of the missing parts... I had the distributor on the proper cam tooth first try! Took some dinking around to get it to run, but as soon as I got it running and put a timing light on it and set it, I'm very pleased. The cursed out drive won't go down though... 1998...
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    The debacle... It's her nickname

    Making great progress! It's a 1998 seaswirl 250 aft cabin with a 350 ( if you have not seen my other posts) Motor is in, outdrive is back on and thanks to a friend that loaned me the line up tool/bar the outdrive is perfect! And here come the questions! How do the fuel separator and circuit...
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    Begging for pics of wiring 98 omc 5.7 gs

    If you have seen my other posts you will understand that I have taken on a project. Bought a boat with the motor already removed. I put the motor in tonight!!! It's a 98 omc seaswirl 5.7 GS (carburetor). Motor. I found a decent ish diagram for the starter and distributor wiring. Nothing for the...
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    Missing sensors and a ?

    Back again! So, the engine I'm putting in has nothing in it for sensors and such, does any one have a link th where all the wires go and the sensors that should be in there? I need to go buy all the sensors soon. 1998 seaswirl 250 aft cabin, 5.7 gs I have looked but just don't seem to be able...
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    What bolts or studs to use on a vortec 5.7 exh manifold?

    I'm having trouble finding a dealer that stocks the manifold bolts. I have the Sierra manifolds new in box with the gaskets. (Vortec 5.7 Volvo center rise style) tried to find them on this site in the parts category. 18-8550 kit? Any one have a length and bolt grade recommendation? I have a...
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    Want to try a cabin engine heater off of the fresh water cooling system.

    So what I mean is a set of hoses to a cage with a fan, aka car heater style. I would run good hoses with anti rub protection. My worry as I am thinking it through is the engine might be to cooled? Probably overthinking stuff again...
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    Just an introduction and hello!

    So hi everybody! I'll be bugging you all quite a bit I'm guessing... Backstory is that I bought a 1998 sea swirl 250 aft cabin for a song. Reason for the good price was the motor was not in it... But the previous owner is actually coming through with the motor! Old one cracked the block over...
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